This video explains how to mod your iPhone to feature a USB-C port

Annotation that modding your iPhone in whatever capacity will void its warranty

Ken Pillonel'due south 'World's First USB-C' iPhone video has been doing rounds. And why wouldn't information technology? Pillonel added a working USB-C port to the iPhone Ten, an addition that a lot of iPhone users have been longing for.

While the procedure isn't something that the average user volition exist able to handle themself given Pillonel has a Main'southward degree in robotics and knows what he'south doing, he has released a second video detailing the process and how you can attempt to turn your iPhone into a UBS-C device.

The 13-minute video walks you through the entire process, from proof of concept to getting the components and parts ready. Pillonel has likewise released the open-source project on Github and is now auctioning off the original USB-C iPhone he modified on eBay. At the time of writing, the listing has already has a $4,950 ($six,145 CAD) current bid.

The open-source initiative volition help others expand on Pillonel's efforts, whether by creating unique USB-C iPhone 10 versions or applying the same concept to other iPhones models. Information technology's worth noting that even with the walkthrough video and the project existence bachelor on Github, the process isn't easy and requires a level of expertise.

Further, whatsoever unauthorized modifications will void the warranty on your iPhone. With that being said, Pillonel intends to improve the USB-C iPhone pattern in the hereafter, with ambitions to support faster charging, waterproofing and possibly compatibility with USB-C accessories.

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