iphone 7, MacBook Pro

From my understanding thunderbolt takes USB

 

Wait, it won't be possible to use any Apple-branded headphones with the new MBP without an adapter?

If true, looks like Apple is trying hard to push us into buying AirPods.

 

You don't need an adapter, you need a lightning to usb c cord.

 

http://www.apple.com/us/search/USB-C+to+Lightning+Cable?src=globalnav

I don't know why they're $25-35, but here is the charging cable you need.

As for headphones, get something better than the Earpods. I only use them because they're free.

 

Well, it doesn't make sense to plug headphones into a 1-meter-long cable which is then plugged into the MBP.

At first, I thought the headphone jack head been removed from the new MBPs, but since that isn't true, it looks like this isn't as big of a deal as it first appeared.

 

- Technically, it's USB-A 2.0.

- Yes, AirPods and 3.5 mm EarPods. Not Lightning EarPods, for which there currently isn't an adaptor.

- It isn't for headphones. It's for charging and syncing stuff, like an iPhone.

 

The TB group is confuse a lot of people with this. USB-C is the connector type the new MacBook Pros have. Thunderbolt 3 is the designation of a USB-C connector with appropriate wiring and signal control to allow the 40 Gbps Thunderbolt communication, charging, DP 1.2, networking, daisy chaining, etc. Lots for a single connector!

See this link for more info. It sort of makes it clear, sort of.

https://thunderbolttechnology.net/blog/thunderbolt-3-usb-c-does-it-all

BTW, anyone else wish Apple would have gone to USB-C/TB-3 on the iPhone 7?