<s>
Apple	O
Inc.	O
'	O
s	O
MFi	B-Device
Program	I-Device
,	O
referring	O
to	O
"	O
Made	B-Device
for	I-Device
iPhone/iPod/iPad	I-Device
"	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
licensing	O
program	O
for	O
developers	O
of	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
peripherals	O
that	O
work	O
with	O
Apple	O
's	O
iPod	B-Device
,	O
iPad	B-Device
and	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
is	O
a	O
shortened	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
long-form	O
Made	B-Device
for	I-Device
iPod	I-Device
,	O
the	O
original	O
program	O
that	O
ultimately	O
became	O
MFi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MFi	B-Device
program	I-Device
covers	O
various	O
device	O
connectors	O
including	O
the	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
,	O
original	O
dock	O
connector	O
and	O
the	O
newer	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
connector	I-Architecture
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
AirPlay	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Companies	O
joining	O
the	O
MFi	B-Device
program	I-Device
and	O
passing	O
certification	O
tests	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
display	O
certain	O
MFi-related	O
logos	O
on	O
their	O
product	O
packaging	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
"	O
Made	B-Device
for	I-Device
iPod	I-Device
"	O
badge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Made	B-Device
for	I-Device
iPod	I-Device
program	O
was	O
launched	O
at	O
the	O
Macworld	O
Expo	O
on	O
11	O
January	O
2005	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
products	O
released	O
just	O
before	O
the	O
announcement	O
carried	O
a	O
"	O
Ready	O
for	O
iPod	B-Device
"	O
label	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPods	B-Device
use	O
an	O
extended	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
that	O
allows	O
additional	O
control	O
inputs	O
like	O
mute	O
and	O
volume	O
adjustments	O
,	O
and	O
licenses	O
were	O
available	O
for	O
products	O
plugging	O
into	O
the	O
jack	O
or	O
the	O
dock	O
connector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
using	O
the	O
dock	O
connector	O
,	O
devices	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
control	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
using	O
a	O
simple	O
serial	O
protocol	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Apple	O
Accessory	O
Protocol	O
(	O
AAP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
3rd	O
generation	O
iPods	B-Device
,	O
AAP	O
was	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
headphone	O
connection	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
signals	O
are	O
used	O
by	O
many	O
Made	B-Device
for	I-Device
iPod	I-Device
devices	O
to	O
allow	O
remote	O
control	O
,	O
including	O
car	O
integration	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
the	O
program	O
name	O
extended	O
to	O
"	O
Made	B-Device
for	I-Device
iPod	I-Device
and	O
Made	B-Device
for	I-Device
iPhone	I-Device
"	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
still	O
again	O
with	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
to	O
become	O
"	O
Made	B-Device
for	I-Device
iPod	I-Device
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPad	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MFi	B-Device
program	I-Device
now	O
also	O
covers	O
the	O
AirTunes	O
system	O
for	O
wirelessly	O
streaming	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirTunes	O
was	O
originally	O
introduced	O
in	O
2004	O
on	O
the	O
Mac	O
and	O
PC	O
platforms	O
inside	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
later	O
became	O
known	O
as	O
AirPlay	O
when	O
video-out	O
capabilities	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
support	O
devices	O
like	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirPlay	O
came	O
to	O
the	O
devices	O
when	O
they	O
gained	O
WiFi	O
capabilities	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
connector	I-Architecture
,	O
the	O
branding	O
was	O
changed	O
and	O
officially	O
became	O
MFi	O
,	O
a	O
term	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
unofficially	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lightning	B-Architecture
also	O
introduced	O
additional	O
protocols	O
that	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
officially	O
supported	O
through	O
the	O
MFi	B-Device
program	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
version	O
of	O
iOS	B-Application
7	O
at	O
the	O
2013	O
WWDC	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
MFi	O
approval	O
for	O
game	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
,	O
either	O
wrap-around	O
designs	O
that	O
clip	O
onto	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
device	O
,	O
or	O
completely	O
separate	O
wireless	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
wishing	O
to	O
integrate	O
their	O
devices	O
and	O
application	O
with	O
HomeKit	B-Operating_System
must	O
also	O
be	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
MFi	B-Device
program	I-Device
in	O
order	O
to	O
get	O
access	O
to	O
specifications	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
certify	O
their	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
