▁their ▁own ▁interface , ▁while ▁others ▁use ▁the ▁i Pod ' s ▁own ▁screen . ▁Because ▁the ▁dock ▁conne ctor ▁is ▁a ▁propriet ary ▁interface , ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁interface ▁requires ▁pay ing ▁roy alt ies ▁to ▁Apple . ▁ ▁Apple ▁introduced ▁a ▁new ▁ 8 - pin ▁dock ▁conne ctor , ▁named ▁Light ning , ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁with ▁their ▁announ cement ▁of ▁the ▁iPhone ▁ 5 , ▁the ▁fifth - gener ation ▁i Pod ▁Touch , ▁and ▁the ▁sevent h - gener ation ▁i Pod ▁N ano , ▁which ▁all ▁feature ▁it . ▁The ▁new ▁conne ctor ▁rep laces ▁the ▁older ▁ 3 0 - pin ▁dock ▁conne ctor ▁used ▁by ▁older ▁i P ods , ▁i Ph ones , ▁and ▁i P ads . ▁Apple ▁Light ning ▁c ables ▁have ▁p ins ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁plug ▁so ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁inserted ▁with ▁either ▁side ▁facing ▁up . ▁ ▁Bl uetooth ▁connect ivity ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁last ▁model ▁of ▁the ▁i Pod ▁N ano , ▁and ▁Wi - Fi ▁to ▁the ▁i Pod ▁Touch . ▁ ▁Access ories ▁ ▁Many ▁access ories ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁for ▁the ▁i Pod ▁line . ▁A ▁large ▁number ▁are ▁made ▁by ▁third ▁party ▁companies , ▁although ▁many , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁i Pod ▁Hi - Fi , ▁are ▁made ▁by ▁Apple . ▁Some ▁access ories ▁add ▁extra ▁features ▁that ▁other ▁music ▁players ▁have , ▁such ▁as ▁sound ▁record ers , ▁FM ▁radio ▁tun