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These Are Apple's Only Products Still Sold With Lightning After Magic Accessories Switch to USB-C

Apple has been gradually transitioning its products from Lightning to USB-C in recent years. This trend continued today with Apple updating the Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard, and Magic Trackpad accessories for the Mac with USB-C charging ports. The accessories have no other changes, meaning the Magic Mouse's charging port is still on the bottom.For the time being, Apple is continuing to sell a Lightning version of the Magic Keyboard with a numeric keypad, but it lacks a Touch ID button. Apple has yet to release a USB-C version of this particular Magic Keyboard.The list of Apple devices and accessories that are still sold with either a Lightning port or a Lightning connector is now quite small:iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, and iPhone SEFirst-generation Apple PencilMagic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (No Touch ID)A new iPhone SE with a USB-C port is rumored to launch next year, while the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus should be discontinued next September.Tags: Lightning, Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, Magic TrackpadThis article, "These Are Apple's Only Products Still Sold With Lightning After Magic Accessories Switch to USB-C" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

Apple has been gradually transitioning its products from Lightning to USB-C in recent years. This trend continued today with Apple updating the Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard, and Magic Trackpad accessories for the Mac with USB-C charging ports . The accessories have no other changes, meaning the Magic Mouse's charging port is still on the bottom .

For the time being, Apple is continuing to sell a Lightning version of the Magic Keyboard with a numeric keypad, but it lacks a Touch ID button. Apple has yet to release a USB-C version of this particular Magic Keyboard. The list of Apple devices and accessories that are still sold with either a Lightning port or a Lightning connector is now quite small: A new iPhone SE with a USB-C port is rumored to launch next year , while the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus should be discontinued next September.

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