{"id":229895,"date":"2026-04-01T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/engineer-brings-lightning-port-to-iphone-17-pro\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T04:20:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:20:16","slug":"engineer-brings-lightning-port-to-iphone-17-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/engineer-brings-lightning-port-to-iphone-17-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineer Brings Lightning Port to iPhone 17 Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/04\/01\/lightning-port-comes-to-iphone-17-pro\/\">Engineer Brings Lightning Port to iPhone 17 Pro<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/04\/01\/lightning-port-comes-to-iphone-17-pro\/\">https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/04\/01\/lightning-port-comes-to-iphone-17-pro\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-04-01 04:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.macrumors.com\">www.macrumors.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Swiss robotics engineer behind a commercial case that adds USB-C to Lightning iPhones has now built a reverse version: A case that adds a fully functional Lightning port to the iPhone 17 Pro.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bringing BACK The Lightning Port on iPhones\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mo7c-IPBmiU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ken Pillonel describes the project as a tongue-in-cheek response to reader requests, and says he has no plans to sell it. &#8220;It&#8217;s part hack, part mod, and one of the most cursed things I&#8217;ve ever built,&#8221; he wrote in the video description, &#8220;Be careful what you wish for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The build involved designing custom PCBs for precise connector placement, 3D printing a flexible TPU case on a Formlabs SLS printer, and fabricating a magnet installation jig on a Prusa printer. The finished case is slim and flexible, with MagSafe alignment and a snap-fit assembly.<\/p>\n<p>Pillonel set himself a deadline of April Fools&#8217; Day to complete the prototype. 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