Just out of curiosity, does there exist an (affordable) lightning hub?As in, with one lightning plug and multiple lightning sockets? If my iPhone is connected to external power, I can't connect anything else to it. Like wired headphones.
iPhone SE
LOL, you really think that is a "simple" dongle? In all MFi certified Lightning adapters there are at least 4 chipsets as well as other circuitry. In this case there is dual circuitry that provides audio on one side and charging on the other. Since this has all that, is MFi certified, and is a niche device that will do what you want I would say it is very affordable. You can look for cheaper knockoffs but if they are not MFi certified and are using stolen codes but each time Apple updates those codes you will need to buy a new one.
I doubt they will charge or work with audio as they are knock-off camera adapters. They also are not MFi certified so you will probably have to buy a new one each time Apple does a point upgrade.
Easy to attach a USB expander to that. So I can fan ONE lighting port out to loads of USB ports.
My question is whether that will simultanously support power and audio.
Well, I have a cheap USB-to-lightning cable, and I use it to charge my phone. It is NOT a smart, nor expensive cable. So I have no reason to believe I can't power my phone with the dongle I pointed you at. The issue is whether I can expand the USB end of that cable to TWO USB ports, and use the other port for audio. It sounds like I'm just going to have to get myself a cheap USB-to-3.5mm audio adapter and try it out.
Interesting. But, um, I did say "affordable". $45 for a simple dongle? Hahahahahahahaha.
Sure looks simple.
But then, if I attach a lightning-to-USB hub to my iPhone (yep, those are cheap), can I attach a headphone to one USB port and power to another?
What Lightning to USB hub? Post a link.
lightning hub?
