The Lightning adapter was initially included with new iPhone 7, iPhone 8 and iPhone X devices after Apple killed off the headphone jack. It then became an add-on option for the iPhone XS ...

Of course, Apple didn't leave wired headphones user totally in the dust. The company also released its standard wired earbuds with a Lightning connector at the bottom, rather than a 3.5mm jack.

A short cable that allows wired headphones with ... to plug into the Lightning port of an iPhone. Starting with the iPhone 7, Apple eliminated the analog headphone jack. See mini-phone connector.

The vent was out, replaced with a carefully modified headphone jack. The next step was convincing ... was making all of this work and keeping the lightning port available. The key was a digital ...

Apple just unveiled its new iPhone 7, which doesn't have a headphones jack. There will be a Lightning-to-3.5mm adapter or "dongle," which lets you use a traditional wired pair. Video courtesy of ...

Upcoming smartphones might not have a 3.5mm headphone jack. It all still hangs on a rumor that Apple's iPhone will shun all connectors but its proprietary Lightning jack (some Android models out ...