Apple updated the MFi accessories program recently. Besides designing new logos, the company has approved accessory makers to create headphone jack to Lightning adapter dongles.
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These are different than the adapter that Apple bundles with its recent iPhone models. Instead, the headphone jack end of the dongle will be what’s called a male port. This means that you can plug one end into your iPhone, and the other end into a female headphone jack port.
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But there is a limit. Apple isn’t allowing any third-party USB-C ports for pass-through charging or syncing on iPhones. Customers are stuck buying one of Apple’s official USB-C to Lightning cables.
Thanks for the info, Andrew.
What would be the use of this dongle?
This dongle essentially gives your iPhone a headphone jack connector. For example, if your car doesn’t have Bluetooth, you can use the dongle to plug your iPhone into a headphone jack receiving port, and play music that way.
Ah yes, thanks.