With the arrival of the iPhone 15, Apple had to incorporate the USB-C connector To these, since a law of the European Union forced them, so they took advantage of all the devices, regardless of the country where they are sold, take it.
Today nothing is sold that does not have this type of connector, which makes the majority of cables and loaders that we have in our home are like that, and it is uncomfortable to be the only ones that we use a different one for having an old iPhone with lightning, although this could change.
Case that converts lightning into USB-C
An independent engineer, known for modifying Apple products, has shown today a curious accessory, consisting of a made of a fully functional USB-C port on old iPhones that still have lightning connector.
This is Ken Pillonel, the Swiss engineer who became famous in 2021 for adding a USB-C port to an iPhone X modifying its hardware, has now launched a commercial accessory that allows Load and transfer data by USB-C on iPhones with Lightning Portwithout the need to open the device or make internal changes, that is, much simpler than their old invention, and functional for anyone, despite not knowing modifications, since it will only have to put a case.
The accessory, which is sold under the “observo” brand, is a two-piece case with pressure closure that includes a custom-made circuit plate and a USB-C connector. It is designed to be fully compatible with fast charging at 9V, data transfer and Apple Carplay.
Its operation is very simple, and there are battery covers that use the same system, connecting to the original port, and including an external one to be able to transfer energy through the accessory. In this case it is the same, only that the second connector becomes USB-C instead of another lightning.
The accessory also works with Magsafe and is Compatible with 20 iPhone models They have lightning connector. As of September, new colors will be launched for the case.
And as a picture is worth a thousand words, we leave you a video where you can see it yourself.
If we access the store that leaves us in the video, we can check how the price of this case is from 43.90 to 49.90 CHF, which would be equivalent to about 50 eurosalthough it does not have all the models available at this time, and we would have to wait for September.
It is true that it is something expensive, although functional, so if you want to save more cables and use only one USB-C, this can be the solution. We have not been able to try it, so we do not know how good or bad it works, but the truth is that it looks good, so we believe it will be a fairly sold product.
And you, do you think this change is necessary? Do you have an iPhone with Lightning port? Leave us a comment with your opinion about it, and if you would buy it, or not.
