Questions & Answers for Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter
Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter
116 Questions + 93 Answers
116 Questions from the Community
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Do you really need iOS 10 to use the adapter? My headphone jack on my 6s Plus is well, jacked, and I'd like to use this on iOS 9.0.2.
- Asked by Chad H from Morganville
- 09 8, 16
- Flag as inappropriate (Do you really need iOS 10 to use the adapter? My headphone jack on my 6s Plus is well, jacked, and I'd like to use this on iOS 9.0.2.)
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Does the adapter have a DAC?
- Asked by Jeff K from Macomb
- 09 8, 16
- Flag as inappropriate (Does the adapter have a DAC?)
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Yes as long as you are running iOS 10. I specifically bought it for this purpose. I bought the adapter specifically to connect my Bose QuietComfort® 20i Acoustic Noise Cancelling® headphones for Apple® devices to my iPhone 6s through the 6s Smart Battery Case lightning port (because the Bose have a L-shaped connector that won't insert through the straight opening of the battery case).
The 3.5 mm to Lightning adapter allows full pass through of in-line mic and controls. On initial plug in to the Smart Battery case Lightning Port of the 3.5mm to Lightning adapter with the Bose, the controls did not work. However, unplugging and replugging the adapter with the Bose Headphones attached allowed the controls and mic to work.
As long as your headphones are designed to work with iPhones, then they should work with the 3.5 mm to Lightning adapter, at least on a 6s using a Smart Battery case. As I don't have my iPhone 7 yet, I can't speak specifically for the iPhone 7, but it works fine even through the Lightning port on the Smart Battery case with the 6s and the headphones I have tried. Again, sometimes you may need to unplug and replug into the Lightning port.- Answered by George M from Dacula
- 09 23, 16
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (Will this adapter work with my iPhone 6 inside its Apple smart battery case?)
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Does using the Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter produce a better quality audio signal.
If I use the Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter on my iPhone 6 and plug my headphones into it will I get a better audio quality signal vs using the audio input.
- Asked by Stephen J from Portland
- 09 9, 16
- Flag as inappropriate (Does using the Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter produce a better quality audio signal.)
AnswerNot likely. Obviously it will take testing, and time to discern the true quality of the adapter. however, the strengths of the lightning jack as an audio source comes from it being digital, and high throughput. the adapter likely uses power and cost efficient components to supply the end user with convenience. unfortunately, neither of those traits is good for audio quality.
- Answered by Quill P from Chilliwack
- 09 14, 16
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (Does using the Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter produce a better quality audio signal.)
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Does this adapter support microphone-input from a headset?
In other words, does it contain a DAC for both the stereo-output AND mono mic input? And have TRRS-pins for left/right/ground/mic.
- Asked by Ingvar P
- 09 9, 16
- Flag as inappropriate (Does this adapter support microphone-input from a headset?)
AnswerIt does work but I will say this; I have been noticing a lot of complaints from callers since using my iPhone 7. I blamed AT&T for the longest. I just did an experiment with the adapter and using the phone mic. Voice quality on the phone mic was perfect. Voice quality using a headphone with the adapter produced a very muted and muffled output. No wonder people were complaining they couldn't hear me. If I use the headphones on another phone without the adapter, the headphone mic is also fine.
My conclusion is there is a serious mic degradation if you are going to use headphones / inline mic and the 3.5 adapter.- Answered by Rob V from Oreland
- 02 17, 17
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (Does this adapter support microphone-input from a headset?)
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what DAC is in it please?
- Asked by Philip A from Fraser
- 09 9, 16
- Flag as inappropriate (what DAC is in it please?)
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Support for MFI Cable/Remote functions
Does this adapter support Remote functions for music playing and calling/microphone functions for existing headphones with MFI cable
- Asked by Stuart S from Lancing
- 09 8, 16
- Flag as inappropriate (Support for MFI Cable/Remote functions)
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Will this adapter provide the usual audio output formerly available thru headphone output?
I want to be sure this will work with my tube receivers before purchasing.
- Asked by Daniel C from Davenport
- 09 9, 16
- Flag as inappropriate (Will this adapter provide the usual audio output formerly available thru headphone output?)
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is there a DAC in this dongle/adapter? I thought the Lightning connector was digital only?
Will this work with a 2016 iPod Nano?
- Asked by Holly R from San Diego
- 09 8, 16
- Flag as inappropriate (is there a DAC in this dongle/adapter? I thought the Lightning connector was digital only?)
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No. Phone will choose one or the other but will not route audio to both at once.
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Hello, the jack is TRS or TRRS? Thanks.
- Asked by Ángel D from Melilla
- 09 8, 16
- Flag as inappropriate (Hello, the jack is TRS or TRRS? Thanks.)