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Apple's controversial iPhone accessory may have been discontinued (www.theshortcut.com)
submitted 4 days ago by Joker@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] locuester@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That’s certainly a good possibility.

Could it instead be related to them discontinuing the lightning port on all devices, and usb-c to 3.5mm adapters are available for $2 on temu so they’re not bothering? Is that alternate reality also possible?

A follow up, if wired headphones actually are unpopular, why are there pages and pages of sellers in all marketplaces selling usb-c to 3.5mm adapters?