Apple is finally removing the Lightning port from its lineup of Mac accessories, at least for the ones shipping with the new iMac the company just announced. This morning, the company announced a new iMac with M4 that comes with updated versions of the Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, and Magic Trackpad that include USB-C.
All three have featured the proprietary Lightning port since 2015, but the new models aren’t showing up in Apple’s online store just yet, and no, we don’t know where the port is on the new Magic Mouse.
The shift to USB-C is overdue: all Mac desktops and notebooks had switched to USB-C as their primary connectivity port by 2018. The iPad started getting USB-C the same year, and USB-C arrived on the iPhone in 2023….