Say bye to the Lightning-to-3.5mm adapter. Wireless earbuds' popularity ... Actually, I probably have a pair of Apple's EarPods collecting dust in a box somewhere -- I should dig them out for ...

Apple appears to have quietly discontinued ... many iPhone owners had switched to wireless options like the Lightning EarPods or Bluetooth AirPods, and the adapter was no longer bundled with ...

Apple used to include a set of wired earbuds called EarPods in the iPhone box — first with a headphone plug, then a Lightning connector. These stopped being offered after the AirPods were ...

which superseded Apple's own 30-pin and Lightning connectors as well as the 3.5mm headphones jack. The Apple device contains the socket, and the cable or docking station has the plug. In 2012 ...

Why I still think Apple s super cheap wired EarPods are better on sale, Forget AirPods EarPods may still be the right earbuds ...