Overview you can use it to charge and sync any iphone that has a lightning connector your iphone sits upright in the dock as it syncs or charges so itrsquos ideal for a desk or worktop even when your iphone is in an apple designed case itrsquos easy to dock and you can unlock iphone or use touch id without having to remove it from the dock here are some ways you can use the iphone lightning dock connect the dock to your computer with the usb cable included with your iphone to sync