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Apple's controversial iPhone accessory may have been discontinued (www.theshortcut.com)

submitted 14 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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🤔 One of Apple’s most famous accessories seems to have been discontinued

👋 The Lightning to 3.5mm jack adapter has sold out in the US

🌎 It’s also not available in other countries

🎧 The adapter was introduced in 2016 when Apple removed the headphone jack from the iPhone 7

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

Seems a little early doesn't it? I know the iPhone 15 and 16 have a USB type C, but don't they still sell devices that have the lighting port?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Yup, iPhone SE 3 for example

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

I thought so.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I don't think they do, iirc the watches and ipads both use type c

[–] [email protected] 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

What about the iphone SE?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 hours ago

They still make the SE?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (4 children)

I mean if you’re buying the apple version sold on their website a 5x market value instead of an off brand one that’s on you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

The off brand ones are noisy and sounds like shit, the apple one was worth the money over that shit.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 hours ago

Unironically, the Apple USB-C DAC is the best you can buy for that price. You’d have to go for something double or triple its price to get the same performance from any other dongle, specially at that size.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

It's $10 and high quality. How much do you think you're saving with a junk off brand one?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

You got a point, and I looked on amazon. Most bundle 2 or 3 into one, and the price is around $10 with a few above and not many below. I did find a 2 pack for $5. so I guess 50% because that's definitely the one I would buy.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

And when it's junk out of the box because random no-name Amazon cables are universally terrible?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Can confirm it is terrible. I bought a pack from Amazon and both of them have terrible DAC artifact noises. Should have gone with the Apple one.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago

True