A reversible 8-pin plug and socket for Apple mobile devices (the ... Introduced in 2012 with the iPhone 5 and new iPods, Lightning superseded the 30-pin dock connector that dates back to 2001.

It's a Lightning cable. They're everywhere. In 2012, we said goodbye to 30-pin, and Lightning became Apple's main connector. But, seven years later, it's on only two types of devices: iPhones and ...

When Apple moved the iPhone to USB-C with the iPhone 15, it left behind more than just the Lightning port. While each new ...

One of its current line of proprietary interfaces is the Lightning connector, best thought of as an Apple-only take on the same ideas that the rest of the world knows as USB-C. There are a whole ...

Lightning was initially a superior alternative to Micro-USB and its own 30-pin connectors. A few years later, though, Apple found itself clinging to Lightning despite the obvious technical ...

Phone USB-C owners can avoid the connection troubles by using an official Apple cable sold under the Beats brand; it's not ...

which superseded Apple's own 30-pin and Lightning connectors as well as the 3.5mm headphones jack. The Apple device contains the socket, and the cable or docking station has the plug. In 2012 ...

Reports said that while Apple would remove the charger and EarPods from the retail box, the USB-C-to-Lightning cable would come in a braided version that would be stronger than the original model.