Published On 23/10/2025
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Last update: 09:39 (Mecca time)
“I moved”AppleSeveral years ago, it used the USB-C port instead of the famous “Lightning” port, which was its own, and although the reason behind this move was in response to the European Union, it gave iPhones many advantages.
At the forefront of these advantages is the ability to connect to accessories and peripherals that rely on USB-C, and it also gives the phones a faster charging speed than the company’s traditional port.
There are a variety of devices and accessories that can be connected directly to the various iPhone devices, starting from various charging accessories to external screens and charging products and phones inversely, and these are the most prominent things that can be connected to your iPhone devices.
Connection with external monitors
This is one of the many advantages of USB ports, specifically those that support audio and video transfer technologies. Fortunately, the port in iPhone devices allows this.
You can connect external screens directly to the phone by using a dedicated cable or a USB cable on both ends if the screen supports that, without using any additional accessories.
The iPhone port supports image transmission with accuracy and clarity up to 4K with TVs that support it, and of course you can connect directly to Apple screens.
Direct storage accessory connection
Previously, users needed to search for external storage devices that only supported the Lightning port, and it required great effort and high cost to acquire such devices, and they were only suitable for use with Apple devices.
But moving to a USB port allows you to use any external storage unit with ease, as most storage units come with a USB-C port thanks to the speed of data transfer in it.
This feature can be used with the high imaging quality of the iPhone camera, thus storing the captured clips directly within the external storage unit without the need to transfer them to an intermediate computer.
This feature provides the iPhone camera with the ability to capture large video clips for long periods, and thanks to the high transfer speed in the iPhone 17, you can benefit from the new USB-C 3 ports, which are faster than previous generations.
Use wired headphones
Wired headphones usually come with a USB-C port, and after the iPhone moved to this port, it became possible to use them directly with the phone without the need to purchase any adapter or even a connection, and keep using only wireless headphones.
You can take advantage of this feature easily by purchasing a wired headset that comes with a USB-C port. There are many and varied on the market, and they usually come with leading features.
Reverse wired charging
Apple does not officially support reverse wireless support on its phones, but you can benefit from this feature with devices with small batteries, such as watches and headphones, by using reverse wired charging technology.
Thanks to the new and larger battery size in the “iPhone 17 Pro Max,” you can connect any external accessories directly to the phone and you will find them charging using it.
The phone turns into an expensive “power bank” with a screen that you can use for whatever you want. You can also use accessories that have more than one USB port, so you can charge wireless headphones, for example, and use the screen or charge the phone at the same time.
Connect more than one device together
Accessories that have more than one USB port can be used with iPhone devices as long as you use the USB-C port. Through this feature, you can turn the phone into a computer controlled via a keyboard and mouse, as well as connect it to a screen and charger at the same time.
