This is really the world of USB-C, and we just live in it. Apple not only announced the new iPhone 16e With the USB-C port, and also stopped the iPhone 14, the final relic of the Lightning port. That's right, Apple no longer sells any devices with a lightning port, the true end of the era.
Once upon a time, the lightning port was a new guy in the city. Apple first introduced it in 2012 as a replacement for a bulky 30-pin pitch connector.
However, the lightning port did not fall without a fight. While most other companies were on the USB-C train for some time, Apple changed the Lightning port only when the EU forced its hand. In 2022 EU announced That all the new mobile devices, therefore, phones, tablets and headphones are long to be delivered with the USB-C charging port. The block set the end of 2024 as the deadline, but Apple began a shift with His iPhone 15released in September 2023. The laptops must comply with the spring of 2026, but Apple has already transferred its MacBook to USB-C Chargers.
Another relic of Apple Technology, a venerable home button, has also been stopped today. The old iPhone SE was the last device in the Apple line, in which he showed it – really the day when some classic Apple Interfaces are going on forever.