I don’t understand this. Why is this dongle needed? Wouldn’t existing usb-c to lightning cables solve all cases? When would somebody need to turn a male lightning cable into a male usb-c cable instead of just using an existing cable of some sort?
To put it another way, I have never needed anything like this for my usb-c iPad. What use cases would the iPhone be in that the iPad would not be in that makes this single necessary?
Anybody who is jumping into usb-c is better off just buying the right cable rather than an adapter.
This kind of dongle would be for Lightning accessories that plug into the phone, like headphones or speakers, where you can’t just swap out a cable because it’s built in. No more lightning port means those electronics would be useless for the new phones.
I can see that one use case, but boy is this an awful form factor for it. I would expect a longer cable in order to allow the device to sit flat somewhere rather than hanging off a short cable attached to some peripheral.
Also that same thing could be achieved with the Apple Pencil adapter that is female lightning to female usb-c, and costs less.
The only cable I think I would need that I don’t already have would be a C-to-A cable to plug the phone into the car. My car doesn’t support wireless CarPlay.
What lightning dongles do people use that they would need that adapter for?
I don’t understand this. Why is this dongle needed? Wouldn’t existing usb-c to lightning cables solve all cases? When would somebody need to turn a male lightning cable into a male usb-c cable instead of just using an existing cable of some sort?
To put it another way, I have never needed anything like this for my usb-c iPad. What use cases would the iPhone be in that the iPad would not be in that makes this single necessary?
Anybody who is jumping into usb-c is better off just buying the right cable rather than an adapter.
This kind of dongle would be for Lightning accessories that plug into the phone, like headphones or speakers, where you can’t just swap out a cable because it’s built in. No more lightning port means those electronics would be useless for the new phones.
I can see that one use case, but boy is this an awful form factor for it. I would expect a longer cable in order to allow the device to sit flat somewhere rather than hanging off a short cable attached to some peripheral.
Also that same thing could be achieved with the Apple Pencil adapter that is female lightning to female usb-c, and costs less.
The only cable I think I would need that I don’t already have would be a C-to-A cable to plug the phone into the car. My car doesn’t support wireless CarPlay.
What lightning dongles do people use that they would need that adapter for?