Lightning / Headphone splitter

[xDKP]

I have been using my iPhone 7 for a couple of days and so far it's amazing.

One thing I have been missing though, is the ability to listen to music (AUX cable) and charging my phone in my car.. not really an option with the apple adapter.

Anyone know a splitter for aux/lightning?

 

[Mac 128]

I have been using my iPhone 7 for a couple of days and so far it's amazing.

One thing I have been missing though, is the ability to listen to music (AUX cable) and charging my phone in my car.. not really an option with the apple adapter.

Anyone know a splitter for aux/lightning?

Best you can do until Belkin comes out with theirs.

https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...-i-have-a-solution-for-you-right-now.2001142/

 

[xDKP]

Best you can do until Belkin comes out with theirs.

https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...-i-have-a-solution-for-you-right-now.2001142/

But even Belkins is a lightning splitter to double lightning - not aux right?

Nice thought from the other thread but damn it looks like crap - and not that great for the car

 

[Mac 128]

But even Belkins is a lightning splitter to double lightning - not aux right?

Nice thought from the other thread but damn it looks like crap - and not that great for the car

No one has made made a Lightning/3.5mm spitter yet. You'd have to use your 3.5mm adapter with the Belkin.

The solution proposed in the other thread is far more useful than the Belkin, since you get a much more versital adapter for the same money. But yes it is much messier.

The problem I have for the car, is there is no Lightning extension cord that I have found which works with at least my Apple HDMI Lightning adapter, so all of the dongle clutter can be hidden out of the way, and one neat cable run to the phone. Maybe there's one out there, and/or will work with the other adapters.

 

[xDKP]

No one has made made a Lightning/3.5mm spitter yet. You'd have to use your 3.5mm adapter with the Belkin.

The solution proposed in the other thread is far more useful than the Belkin, since you get a much more versital adapter for the same money. But yes it is much messier.

The problem I have for the car, is there is no Lightning extension cord that I have found which works with at least my Apple HDMI Lightning adapter, so all of the dongle clutter can be hidden out of the way, and one neat cable run to the phone. Maybe there's one out there, and/or will work with the other adapters.

You have a point - I have a 12v plug both in front where the phone holder is and one in the armrest where the aux plug is running from ... this might be an option to let them both "collect" from under the arm rest and run as one lightning cord to the phone .. will need to do some testing though

 

[davidphantomatic]

I ordered one of these a few days before I got my 7 and it has worked out really well so far.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0168GBMCY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I like it because the bluetooth module is USB powered and starts when you turn the car on.
It also automatically switches audio when I'm walking out of work with earbuds in and jumps to the car when I start it.

 

[xDKP]

I ordered one of these a few days before I got my 7 and it has worked out really well so far.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0168GBMCY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I like it because the bluetooth module is USB powered and starts when you turn the car on.
It also automatically switches audio when I'm walking out of work with earbuds in and jumps to the car when I start it.

I had something similar in my old car. Worked fairly well, but I have build in Bluetooth in my current (for some reason not for music, only phone) so I need a non Bluetooth solution.

Jumped on this https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IHGMGNI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_X0F7xb4R4MT3E

Looks from some reviews to be a pretty cool airplay solution for the car - will post on it

 

[MattZani]

The problem I'm assuming with an AirPlay solution is that you'd still need something for voice calls? Happy to be proven wrong as AirPlay would be the best quality.

 

[alee]

Buy the Lightning dock which has a 3.5mm and Lightning port. Not the most elegant solution but does everything you need. Fits in some cupholders.

 

[Mac 128]

Buy the Lightning dock which has a 3.5mm and Lightning port. Not the most elegant solution but does everything you need. Fits in some cupholders.

Not really. Well it might work for him for listening only, since his phone is able to use BT in the head unit to make calls. But for others, the Lightning dock only has a TRS jack. So it won't work with a microphone headset. I've never really understood that one, particularly after they moved the headphone jack to the bottom of the 5.