Because Apple recently stopped selling iPhones with 3.5mm jacks; today, the only way to get wired audio out of one is by using a first-party accessory. Now, thi

Because Apple recently stopped selling iPhones with 3.5mm jacks; today, the only way to get wired audio out of one is by using a first-party accessory. Now, third-party dongles and headphones fail to work and are met with a "No longer supported" message. If you want something to plug into "i" device, it either needs to be made by Apple or have their special approval. Third-party developers would cry fowl if they implemented USB-C and tried something similar. Because losing it would function to hinder their control over their accessory ecosystem, I don't see it on the "chopping block" any time soon -- despite how much we all would like to see it replaced by something more consumer-friendly.