Back in 2021, engineer Ken Pillonel did what Apple will not do when he made the world's first iPhone with a functioning USB-C port. Presently, Pillonel has switched things around with his most recent undertaking: the principal Android telephone with a Lightning connector.
In fact, an Android telephone with a Lightning port doesn't have anywhere close to a similar kind of get over offer as a USB-C iPhone, yet at the same that is OK. In his underlying video, Pillonel says the gadget was intended to be to a greater degree a tomfoolery project made to "balance the confusion" released by his past gadget, with the delivery intentionally coordinated for April Fools' Day.
In any case, assembling this thing was quite serious, on the grounds that while the idea may be senseless, the Lightning port on the Android telephone (for this situation a Samsung Galaxy A51) is completely practical for both charging and information move. "[This] was a mind boggling alteration that expected some out-of-the-crate thinking," said Pillonel. Also, whenever I had the opportunity to get some information about the undertaking's greatest difficulties, Pillonel told Engadget the hardest part was sorting out some way to make everything really cooperate.
"The Lightning links sold by Apple are not 'moronic,'" he said. "They will just charge Apple gadgets. So I needed to figure out how to fool the link into thinking it was connected to an Apple gadget. Furthermore, the entire thing needs to fit inside the telephone, which is one more test in itself."
Fortunately, Pillonel has taken in some things since his past task, which aided lay the preparation for his most recent gadget. "I would agree that it was more straightforward to do than the principal USB-C iPhone for two reasons," he said. "The first is that I'm getting better at this is on the grounds that I'm learning new things consistently, so ideally I can complete these mods quicker and quicker. The subsequent explanation is that the nature of the completed item is not even close to what it was really going after iPhone."
And keeping in mind that I would set that an Android telephone with a Lightning port is a distinct minimization as far as ease of use contrasted with a standard USB-C port, that doesn't appear to irritate Pillonel. "I don't expect anybody sane needing to do this to their gadget," he said. "It was for no particular reason, I simply needed to check whether I could make it happen."
So what's the following move for this remarkable contraption? For those searching for additional insights regarding what went into the undertaking, Pillonel says he's dealing with a full-length clarification video coming soon to his YouTube channel. With respect to the actual telephone, Pillonel says he'll most likely keep it in the wake of running into issues when he put the first USB-C iPhone available to be purchased on eBay, which wound up gathering counterfeit offers in abundance of $100,000.
