The Advantages of Third Party Use of the Lightning Port

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It was already announced that Apple would allow the use of the Lightning port of your devices. In this way, other companies can launch devices that interact and connect, through this port, with our iPads or iPhones. In addition, we now know that at the same time, the “Made for iPhone” certification is created, which will be awarded to this series of Lightning-compatible products.

Apple's hopes are aimed at the adoption of the Lightning port by other manufacturers, which it hopes will replace the micro usb connection with the port designed in Cupertino, making it standard. Within the list of possible are video game controllers, cases with batteries, docks, headphones, Bluetooth speakers, etc. In these cases, for example, Apple would allow the accessory to have access to the device's battery as well or to work with the power adapters with which we charge our Apple devices.

Another advantage is that Apple will not only allow access to the port to share power and charge devices, but the use of the port by third parties would also be an advantage for manufacturers of wired headphones, since they could become functional. directly through the Lightning port. Manufacturers like JBL has already announced its intention to start working on it, while Philips has already launched its Lightning headphones.

According to Apple specifications, accessories are can only include one Lightning port. In this way, Apple limits the connection of Apple devices to the same accessory, so that headphones cannot be connected to different devices or that some type of device can be put on the market hub of Lightning ports.

With this unification "to your liking" that Apple intends, it is worth highlighting the advantage it represents in terms of cables and different chargers. With our Apple device and accessories using the same type of Lightning port, we will avoid having a charger for each accessory and everything can be charged through the Apple electrical adapter. This will also avoid the cost of the charger to the manufacturer so the price of the accessory should also (we know not) be shorter. Another benefit of the Lightning port is the charging speed, which is much faster through this Apple port than through the classic USB.

This opening of Apple is not accidental, since the EU obliges Apple, and all manufacturers, to unify power adapters and chargers of all the products that they want to market as of 2016. With the offer of the Lightning port, Apple proposes to the rest of the manufacturers to adapt their manufacture to the model they use in Cupertino. What cannot be denied is the advantage that it would bring, both for quality and for usability, the fact that everyone used Apple's Lightning port.


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