At the launch of the iPhone 7, Phil Schiller, Apple's chief marketing officer, used the term "courage“. To explain Apple's decision to remove the headphone jack in its new smartphones.
Since the iPhone 7, Apple has provided in the iPhone box,an adapter for the headphone jack. This one couldno longer delivered with the next 2018 iPhones.
Cirrus Logic, a supplier of audio hardware for Apple products, has just revealed its latest quarterly results. This notably provides Apple withjack-lightning adapters for iPhone.
According to information given by Cirrus Logic,this adapter would not be delivered with the next iPhone. Users who want a copy will have to purchase it from the Apple store.
According to sources from Cowen analyst Matthew D. Ramsay, this adapterwould however continue to be delivered in the box of old iPhones. Namely the iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X.
Some rumors mention that the iPad Pro's headphone jack could also disappear this year with the new models. If this is confirmed, it remains to be seen whether Apple will deliver adapters with the new iPad Pros.
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