Several engineers have previously changed the iPhone’s Lightning connector to a USB-C connector, and now one engineer has had the bright idea to build a dual-interface iPhone, adding a USB-C connector to the original Lightning connector.
YouTube blogger Hyphaistos3672 modified an iPhone 12 mini to put a USB-C port on the side of the Lightning port, creating a dual-port iPhone. To accomplish this feat, they took the iPhone apart, cut a hole in the bottom, placed the new USB-C port, connected it to the cable of the existing hardware, and put it back together.
The blogger ended up with a dual-port iPhone, both of which are also fully functional, and of which can successfully connect the iPhone to iTunes.
While a two-port iPhone may seem odd, one user pointed out that one of the benefits of this dual-port design, “you can now use headphones and charge at the same time, just like in 2016.” The netizen was referring to the iPhone 7’s elimination of the headphone jack, which has caused some problems for iPhone users who are keen on using wired headphones.
Apple is currently under pressure to switch the iPhone to the USB-C interface, as EU regulations, finalized in October 2022, will force smartphones to use a universal charging interface or USB-C, and India intends to follow suit.
