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Title: Apple TV 4K hides a lightning connector in its Ethernet port
Post by: HCK on October 18, 2019, 04:05:21 pm
Apple TV 4K hides a lightning connector in its Ethernet port

But you probably can't use it for anything

What you need to know

A Lightning connector has been discovered hiding in the ethernet port of Apple's 4K TV.
It was probably added by Apple for debugging and diagnostics.
There's a very slim chance it could pave the way for jailbreaking.
Reports on Twitter have revealed that Apple's 4K TV features a hidden Lightning connector, stealthily concealed inside of the Ethernet port on the back of the device.

The discovery was originally made by @nitoTV, who posted a photo the Lightning port's ping configuration as found inside the device:

pic.twitter.com/mhnmbz6UcD— kb (@nitoTV) October 17, 2019
The find was backed up by @littlesteve, who revealed he was searching for a logic analyzer earlier this week for this very purpose.

I guess now the cats out of the bag, the question people will have is how do you access this externally. Well I got you 😉 https://t.co/HiFAL5a9wz pic.twitter.com/dGNOsct0OM— Steve (@littlesteve) Octobe...

Source: Apple TV 4K hides a lightning connector in its Ethernet port (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/r6yyk9B0OhU/apple-tv-4k-hides-lightning-connector-its-ethernet-port)