{"id":31471,"date":"2025-07-23T15:12:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T15:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/31471\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T15:12:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T15:12:07","slug":"this-iphone-case-switches-lightning-ports-to-usb-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/31471\/","title":{"rendered":"This iPhone case switches Lightning ports to USB-C"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The engineer who beat Apple by creating the first USB-C iPhone has now evolved his work into a phone case that switches the Lightning port on older iPhones to USB-C. Ken Pillonel\u2019s latest project aims to fight planned obsolescence by giving people one less reason to replace their old iPhones, and builds on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/10\/12\/22722123\/first-iphone-usb-c-port-robotics-engineering-student-custom\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">viral mod from 2021<\/a> by improving support for fast charging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">\u201cThis time, I\u2019m turning that one-off DIY mod into a real product you can own,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KUXQzVD1TdI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pillonel said<\/a> in the description of his latest YouTube video. \u201cThis isn\u2019t just a hack anymore; it\u2019s the biggest project I\u2019ve ever done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The iPhone case is available for \u201cmost models\u201d starting today via <a href=\"http:\/\/obsoless.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">obsoless.com<\/a>, with pricing set between $45-$55. Features include support for MagSafe charging, data transfers to computers, CarPlay, and 9V fast charging. In Pillonel\u2019s previous 2021 USB-C hack, fast charging was only activated if the cable was facing the right way, but now fast charging is supported no matter how it\u2019s plugged in. Other features available to Lightning and USB-C may not be supported, however.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">\u201cI guarantee the following: Fast charging, data transfers to computers, and CarPlay. Anything else is not officially supported and you\u2019ll need to remove the case to use it, sadly,\u201d Pillonel told The Verge. \u201cThis is because Apple has locked down the adapters for Lightning phones, so that they can earn a commission on all adapters sold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The phone case also includes an extra SIM card storage slot that\u2019s convenient for travelling overseas, and a lanyard attachment. It\u2019s available in dark gray at launch, and Pillonel says that more color options will be available in September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Pillonel has previously modified other Lightning-based products to have USB-C ports, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/5\/10\/23064915\/usb-c-airpods-mod-lightning-port-ken-pillonel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AirPods<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/2\/28\/24085141\/apple-airpods-max-usb-c-ken-pillonel-mod\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AirPods Max<\/a>. Like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/10\/3\/24260280\/apple-airpods-pro-max-usb-c-upgrade-ken-pillonel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">commercially available cases for AirPods<\/a> that Pillonel launched in October last year, the iPhone cases are designed to prevent users from having to carry around an extra cable or USB-C adapter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The engineer who beat Apple by creating the first USB-C iPhone has now evolved his work into a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31472,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[517,166,4536,3,172,74,13672],"class_list":["post-31471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-apple","tag-gadgets","tag-iphone","tag-news","tag-tech","tag-technology","tag-usb-c"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}