Apple can own I/O to own the universe

Re:Apple can own I/O to own the universe by sjg007 on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @01:53PM (#26715116)

I thought the lighting adapter was a big improvement but my kids have managed to break the tip off multiple times in multiple ipads... fortunately I've been able to get the pieces out. The other issue is that for some reason after too much use, they fail to connect/charge which isn't always a cable issue but something intrinsic to the port. The other thing I found is my kids have plugged the lighting adapter into an electrical outlet on a surge protector... they did with with usb-c too so there's some confusion there too.

USB-C seems more robust but it may have other issues I haven't discovered yet.

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Re:Apple can own I/O to own the universe by bradknowles on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @03:38AM (#26721518)

Breaking the tip of the cable is better than breaking the port.

As you have proven, it is usually possible to get those parts back out of the port, which is hopefully undamaged, even though the tip of the cable broke off inside.

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Re:Apple can own I/O to own the universe by willyt on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @01:51PM (#26728352)

> The other thing I found is my kids have plugged the lighting adapter into an electrical outlet on a surge protector...

Yikes! Oh well at least they are protected from power surges...

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