Last month, through a series of crazy cracking operations, Robot Engineering student Ken Pillonel successfully converted the Lightning port to a USB-C port on the iPhone X.Now, Pillonel has once again released a more detailed video showing how he accomplished this cracking.In addition, he also shared a lot of information including technical details and CNC instructions on GitHub. If you have enough hands-on skills, you can also make your own USB-C iPhone.
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This nearly 14-minute video shows the details of Pillonel’s modification. The principle is very simple: the Lightning and USB-C connections are combined in a daisy chain to imitate a suitable USB-C port.
This video shows almost the entire development process. This is a rather long process. From the proof of the concept prototype, the reverse engineered Lightning connector (eventually, the reverse engineered fake Lightning connector), order a customized flexible circular plate, and process the iPhone shell to fit the physical changes. Large USB-C connector.
The video also shows the difficulty of installing additional circuitry, the circuit board bends on both sides of Apple’s haptic engine hardware to squeeze in all the necessary components. Pillonel is also auctioning his original prototype on eBay. As of press time, the bid has reached $3,400 for anyone interested in their USB-C iPhone. Pillonel pointed out that no matter who bought this phone, it should not be restored, updated or deleted, and it should not be opened. You can use it as your daily phone.
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