Android Phone with a Lightning Port? The Engineer Who Designed the USB-C iPhone Has a New Project
The Android phone with a Lightning port isn't exactly a productive move, but it's still an intriguing take on what's possible.
Shoaib Ansar 
Engineer Ken Pillonel is back, this time with an Android phone with a Lightning port, after creating what was billed as the world's first iPhone with a USB-C port. At best, the project is an experiment, and it does not demonstrate a significant increase in productivity. However, it does demonstrate what engineers can accomplish when they put their minds to it, as well as the scope of modification that modern-day personal gadgets and hardware bring to the table.
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Android phone with Lightning port: how it works
The Android phone with a Lightning port was created using a Samsung Galaxy A51, which had its standard USB-C port replaced with a Lightning port. On the surface, this seems like a pointless swap because both USB-C and Lightning are reversible ports. However, for universal compatibility, USB-C is the obvious way forward, and Apple has been making moves away from Lightning ports.
One of the most significant impediments to incorporating Lightning ports into Android phones is Apple's proprietary use of the port in question, which prevents it from working on any device other than Apple's own.
This required the engineer to circumvent firmware permissions restrictions and trick the port into registering the Android device as an Apple device only. To enable the use of the Lightning port, certain hardware restrictions, as well as software signatures, must typically be bypassed.
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This ensured that the Lightning-equipped phone not only had the port but that it could also read and write data as well as charge the smartphone. According to an Engadget report on the subject, the phone could thus function normally and without limitations.
However, after experiencing problems with his previous USB-C iPhone, Pillonel decided not to auction or sell the phone online. The device is thus a sample of its engineering abilities, making it one-of-a-kind in any case.
