Lightning to USB Cables are Here to Stay

USB cable with their various iPad offerings, anything apart from the
2018 iPad Pro that has a USB C port.
Apple kept a similar design for certain models consistent for about 3
years. Therefore, mobile device accessories for these phones also did
not have to update their form factors.
The advantage of this decision was for customers as well as
manufacturers. Customers did not need to buy new cases and cables
even if they upgraded their phones, and accessory manufacturers did
not have to invest in a new product line. Their existing products
generated revenue steadily.
With the absence of the headphone jack, the importance of the lighting
cable has only increased as the only port for charging the phone,
connecting it to anything and for plugging in headphones. The push for
wireless is increasing but not everything can connect wirelessly.
Overall, the existence of wires is not going away any time soon, no
matter how much Apple wants it.
When Apple introduced the lightning cable in the iPhone, people
perceived it as a good thing because it meant a smaller port and a
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