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You can also do a hardware mod by swapping some data pins on the connector and soldering a special cable just for you.
by jakobdabo 7y ago
You can also do a hardware mod by swapping some data pins on the connector and soldering a special cable just for you.
- pfundstein 7y agoSneaky, I like it. But you'll definitely will need an above-average soldering station, and skill.
- StavrosK 7y agoWay above average. Those USB ports are nigh-impossible to solder, I'm not even sure how you'd "swap the data pins".
- Trav5 7y agoHa, the up side of my failed usb port I guess... I can only wirelessly charge is the downside...
- toomuchtodo 7y agoAny reason one couldn’t remove the lightning port entirely? And charge only wirelessly (Qi), using Bluetooth for audio?
- nobodyshere 7y agoThe only reason might be something only available through the lightning port. The only thing I can imagine is trying to restore from backup if the OS got messed up for some reason or the screen is broken and touch UI is not an easy option.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoDepending on your threat model, it might be suitable to have it removed and roll the dice if something goes wrong. Would be swank if Apple had an option to wipe the device and flush the secure enclave if it can detect physical tampering (momentary contact closure) with the traces for the port that was removed.
- geggam 7y agoJust cram a bunch of lint in the port :) Always scares me when that happens
- thesmok 7y agoOne could remove the lightning port, or fill it with epoxy. But the lightning port is a replaceable module, so sufficiently motivated party would just perform an easy repair job of replacing a new lightning port.
- m0zg 7y agoThat's not as easy as you'd think. The connector contains a chip on a tiny teeny PCB. And you'd need to re-route signals _after_ that chip in order for this to do anything.
- Hamuko 7y agoHow does one go about integrating an USB Killer inside an iPhone?