We’ve all had that feeling, the one where we’re in the car and our phone suddenly warns that it’s about to run out of charge. There’s the frantic scramble for the relevant cable, only to remember that ...

USB has been around for a long time, evolving from generation to generation. Nowadays, the most common type is USB-C, but for years, Apple was adamant on using its own Lightning port on its ...

The long and short of it is that Apple most likely made the decision to comply with a law imposed by the EU mandating that a multitude of devices have a common charger, which included smartphones.

Thanks to a mandate handed down by the EU in 2022, Apple finally parted ways with its proprietary Lightning port in favor of the far more universal USB-C on the iPhone 15. While Apple complied with ...

Last year when rumors started swirling around Apple’s plans for an ultra-thin new iPhone, one limitation on thinness was expected to be the USB-C charging port. But it turns out, Apple had a clever ...

Apple’s vanilla iPhone 17 and iPhone Air models still offer USB 2.0 data transfer speeds. Apple has limited the higher USB 3.0 transfer speeds on the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max variants. The iPhone ...

The new iPhone Air is limited to USB 2 transfer speeds and it does not support faster USB 3 transfer speeds like the iPhone 17 Pro models. Apple also didn't update the USB port that it's using for the ...

Ken Pillonel has a history of developing clever projects that add USB-C support to gadgets that have less common, outdated port types. After creating the first ever USB-C iPhone back in 2021, the ...

Apple finally moved to USB-C for its smartphones in 2023, with the iPhone 15 series. While earlier models use Apple’s own Lightning port for charging and data transfers, USB adapters exist. Engineer ...

Hidden away in your Android phone's developer settings is a powerful feature called USB debugging. It's a special mode that opens a direct line of communication between your smartphone and a computer, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Have you recently upgraded your iPhone? If you have and you ...

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...