- 🤔 One of Apple’s most famous accessories seems to have been discontinued
- 👋 The Lightning to 3.5mm jack adapter has sold out in the US
- 🌎 It’s also not available in other countries
- 🎧 The adapter was introduced in 2016 when Apple removed the headphone jack from the iPhone 7
Controversial? Unpopular I can understand, but that’s not the same.
I still prefer wired buds and chose a phone with a 3.5mm jack, but I wasn’t into Apple phones to begin with.
Now that Apple is going USB C, the lightning adapter will stop mattering, I guess.
The USB-C one is a great deal, and good quality. If you need one for other devices too.
How to change and listen/speak simultaneously?
Wireless charging and/or wireless headphones. Or a powered usb c hub.
Yeah, I’m not here to say it’ll fix every USB need you have for a device. It’s only $9. It’s not a USB hub.
Seems a little early doesn’t it? I know the iPhone 15 and 16 have a USB type C, but don’t they still sell devices that have the lighting port?
Yup, iPhone SE 3 for example
I thought so.
I mean if you’re buying the apple version sold on their website a 5x market value instead of an off brand one that’s on you.
Unironically, the Apple USB-C DAC is the best you can buy for that price. You’d have to go for something double or triple its price to get the same performance from any other dongle, specially at that size.
It’s $10 and high quality. How much do you think you’re saving with a junk off brand one?
You got a point, and I looked on amazon. Most bundle 2 or 3 into one, and the price is around $10 with a few above and not many below. I did find a 2 pack for $5. so I guess 50% because that’s definitely the one I would buy.
And when it’s junk out of the box because random no-name Amazon cables are universally terrible?
Can confirm it is terrible. I bought a pack from Amazon and both of them have terrible DAC artifact noises. Should have gone with the Apple one.
True
I don’t think they do, iirc the watches and ipads both use type c
What about the iphone SE?
They still make the SE?
