Apples Lightning-to-3.5mm headphone adapter may be going awayApples Lightning-to-3.5mm headphone adapter may be going away / One more Lightning product meanders into the sunset.By Wes Davis, a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020. Nov 17, 2024, 11:58 PM UTCShare this storyI havent been able to find mine for years. Image: AppleThe Apple Lightning to 3.5mm Headphone Jack Adapter may have bitten the dust, as its sold out at Apples online store in the US and much of the world, MacRumors reports. The accessory is reportedly still available from Apple in some countries, including France, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.If its truly gone, then this feels like the end of an era. Apple introduced the Lightning headphone adapter in 2016 alongside the iPhone 7, when it first courageously ditched the headphone jack. The company even included it with new iPhones for a couple of generations before it stopped doing that for 2018s iPhone XS, leaving customers to buy one themselves, pick up Lightning EarPods, or get on the AirPods train (which many of us had started begrudgingly admitting were actually good). RelatedThe writing has been on the wall for whats left of the Apple Stores Lightning selection since last years introduction of USB-C to the iPhone 15 line. Now, the Apple Store has dwindled to a handful of Lightning adapters, cables (including that special audio cable for AirPods Max), and Lightning EarPods. And Im sorry to report that, at least in the US Apple Store, Apples Lightning-to-VGA adapter appears to be gone, too.Most PopularMost Popular