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iPad Pros also use USB C, so they already have the requite support on the portable electronics side. Right now it seems mostly a transition for the phone access

iPad Pros also use USB C, so they already have the requite support on the portable electronics side. Right now it seems mostly a transition for the phone accessories. Personally, I think apple has wanted to switch to USB-C for a while on iPhone. They waited until the EU actually passed legislation so they could find a person to point fingers at when their customers complained about accessories breaking compatibility.

Hamuko 4y ago
All iPad models use USB-C now. The only caveat to that is that when they introduced the new iPad model with USB-C, they kept the old model as part of the line-up and that old model still has Lightning.
- youngtaff 4y ago
  There’s some variation between them when it comes to software though - with custom USB drivers only being available for the M1 based iPads that are supported via USBDriverKit I’ve got an iPad mini and what I really want is a USB oscilloscope that works with it
masklinn 4y ago
> iPad Pros also use USB C, so they already have the requite support on the portable electronics side. It's always been there, lightning is just a connector, the physical protocol is USB. > Personally, I think apple has wanted to switch to USB-C for a while on iPhone. Yes, but also after the DC -> Lightning transition they kinda promised there would be no new transition for a while, which was pretty safe at the time, but USB-C landed a few years later. I actually expected the iPhone 14 to switch, as 2022 is the 10 years anniversary of Lightning, and about how long the Dock Connector lasted (although technically it survived until this year and the discontinuation of the iPod Touch).
- realityking 4y ago
  > although technically it survived until this year and the discontinuation of the iPod Touch The iPod Touch has been using Lightning since the 5th generation released in 2012.
  - diroussel 4y ago
    When it was announced by apple they said the 30-pin connector has lasted a decade, and lightning was the connector for the next decade. That was September 2012. The decade is up. Personally I would be happy to keep lightning. It’s simple, it works. I have many lightning cables. If I see I lightning cable I know exactly what it’s for. With USB-C you can’t know the capability of the cable by looking at it. But I suppose lightning has had it’s term in office and it’s time to move on.
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Hamuko 4y ago

All iPad models use USB-C now. The only caveat to that is that when they introduced the new iPad model with USB-C, they kept the old model as part of the line-up and that old model still has Lightning.

youngtaff 4y ago
There’s some variation between them when it comes to software though - with custom USB drivers only being available for the M1 based iPads that are supported via USBDriverKit I’ve got an iPad mini and what I really want is a USB oscilloscope that works with it

masklinn 4y ago

> iPad Pros also use USB C, so they already have the requite support on the portable electronics side. It's always been there, lightning is just a connector, the physical protocol is USB. > Personally, I think apple has wanted to switch to USB-C for a while on iPhone. Yes, but also after the DC -> Lightning transition they kinda promised there would be no new transition for a while, which was pretty safe at the time, but USB-C landed a few years later. I actually expected the iPhone 14 to switch, as 2022 is the 10 years anniversary of Lightning, and about how long the Dock Connector lasted (although technically it survived until this year and the discontinuation of the iPod Touch).

realityking 4y ago
> although technically it survived until this year and the discontinuation of the iPod Touch The iPod Touch has been using Lightning since the 5th generation released in 2012.
- diroussel 4y ago
  When it was announced by apple they said the 30-pin connector has lasted a decade, and lightning was the connector for the next decade. That was September 2012. The decade is up. Personally I would be happy to keep lightning. It’s simple, it works. I have many lightning cables. If I see I lightning cable I know exactly what it’s for. With USB-C you can’t know the capability of the cable by looking at it. But I suppose lightning has had it’s term in office and it’s time to move on.

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