If Apple isn’t making the slightest effort to have an iPhone with USB-C, someone should. that someone is Ken Pillonel, engineering student What Managed to replace iPhone’s Lightning port and replace it with a USB-C. It’s a complete challenge, but a challenge with good results. Successes don’t end with iPhone, now accomplished with an AirPods case According to the video he posted on YouTube in the last few hours.

First AirPods with non-Apple USB-C port

In essence, it is a professional job subjected to different tests. Everything started to form concept to see how the port will fit regardless of the final design. that’s how he got it includes a flexible printed circuit board (PCB) With the charging hardware needed to make it happen.

AirPods with USB-C port by Kevin Pillonel

Seeing the first photos the result looks natural, you really had to bend some of the PCB to get it to fit correctly. Published video shows how AirPods case is charged With the same cable you used for a MacBook and iPhone that you replaced earlier.

Faced with Apple’s rejection, someone had to do this

It’s surprising that Cupertinos uses the same USB-C charging port for Macs, iPad Pros and the latest iPad Air, and hasn’t considered the change for iPhones and AirPods, among other accessories that use that port.

AirPods before switching to a USB-C port

Why will the Apple standard be retained as currently the most widely used standard? maybe Lightning port has more control at Apple More so than USB-C itself. These factors can be anything from fast charging to file transfer.

Let’s remember that the European Union has a pending legislation. It could force Apple to replace its devices With Lightning port and includes USB-C. The goal is to reduce electronic waste. No one is going to have an iPhone or AirPods with USB-C unless it’s engineer Kevin Pillonel.