Apple Announces Major Change to Its Latest iPhone Model

Tech giant replaces longstanding Lightning connector with USB-C charger

A woman uses her iPhone in a file photo. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images

Apple Inc. on Tuesday unveiled its iPhone 15 and announced that its latest device will ditch Apple’s Lightning connector to the more common USB-C standard, which is universal.

In the Cupertino, California, event, Apple showed videos of the USB-C charger being used and the iPhone’s upgraded charging port. An Apple narrator of one of the videos announced the switch: “We’re bringing USB-C to iPhone 15.”