Engineer who put USB-C on an iPhone did the same with AirPods this time

We’ve covered two of Ken Pillonel’s viral modifications here on the site before. Back in November, Pillonel successfully modified and iPhone X with a fully functioning USB-C port. Then in April, Pillonel fitted a Samsung Galaxy A51 with a Lighting port. The projects show that products can indeed use universal connectors even if the company that made them doesn’t want them to.

Pillonel’s latest undertaking is the AirPods case. The video starts with a phone call to Apple where Pillonel is told by an Apple representative “it’s more economical just to swap the case out” in the event the…

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