Nonetheless, many people out there still have older Lightning iPhones but haven't yet made the jump to wireless headphones. Third-party options are out there that they can use—at least for now—but the popular Apple adapter seems to be following the same script that other deprecated Apple accessories have followed when riding off into the sunset.

The Apple Lightning to 3.5mm Headphone Jack Adapter may have bitten the dust, as it’s sold out at Apple’s online store in the US and much of the world, MacRumors reports. The accessory is reportedly still available from Apple in some countries, including France, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

If you're still rocking an older iPhone with Lightning port, know that Apple might soon cease production of its Lightning to 3.5mm headphone adapter.

It appears that Apple is discontinuing the Lightning to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter that it released alongside the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus

Given how popular wireless headphones are and that Apple has pretty much entirely transitioned all of its devices and accessories to USB-C, this isn't surprising, but it's still the end of an era. Apple is still selling its USB-C-to-3.5mm adapter, however.

Starting with the iPhone 7, there was no port for your wired headphones, just a lightning charger. But, they did include one thing with the phone to soften the blow: a lightning to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter that allowed up to use our wired headphones in peace.

Apple appears to be phasing out the Lightning to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter, which lets users plug their wired headphones into their Lightning iPhones. Even if Apple stops selling these adapters, there are plenty of alternatives,

Apple may have stopped manufacturing the Lighting to headphone jack adapter that the company launched with the iPhone 7 lineup back in 2016.