All mobile devices must have USB PD support; new labels are also incoming. The USB-C directive, which requires mobile devices to have a universal charging...
In fairness, Android phone manufacturers were way ahead of the curve on this.
I heard they removed the ability to transfer audio to the AirPods Max through USB-C, when it actually worked with the Lightning model. I have absolutely no idea why they felt the need to completely get rid of wired AirPods Max usage, it felt kinda cool to pair it with an old iPod (most don’t even have Bluetooth. The ones that don’t are: all Classic models, Nano models before the 7th gen, all Shuffle models, all Mini models, and the 1st gen Touch).
I heard they removed the ability to transfer audio to the AirPods Max through USB-C, when it actually worked with the Lightning model. I have absolutely no idea why they felt the need to completely get rid of wired AirPods Max usage, it felt kinda cool to pair it with an old iPod (most don’t even have Bluetooth. The ones that don’t are: all Classic models, Nano models before the 7th gen, all Shuffle models, all Mini models, and the 1st gen Touch).