Lightning to HDMI no longer working with IOS16 update

We are also having the same problems. This is a software issue on Apple's end. Please find a solution to correct the problem. It has been working correctly for years and only became a problem after the software update in November.

Agreed! The fact that people are buying new Apple converters and HDMI cables (including myself) and paid over $100 the issue is now becoming financial and not just an annoyance. Imagine all of the people who think it’s an HDMI or Apple adapter issue and have probably spent around $100 too.

I’m sorry but most large cooperations don’t care until there is financial repercussions involved. This issue has been going on for over two months- look at some of the older posts online. Very frustrating.

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I’m glad to finally have an answer. Unfortunately, where I live I can’t get internet and hot spot is really slow. I tweeted out to Hulu and they said they were a looking into similar reports. Very frustrating.

By the way, I can still watch on my iPhone 6 that won’t upgrade. Works perfectly. Also, I don’t believe it is the service providers. Why would we pay for their subscriptions if we cannot watch their shows on our tv’s. This is 100% Apple’s problem

I just received the following email below from Spectrum TV (this is one of apps that wasn’t working for me). They are saying it’s APPLE.

“Thanks for the feedback. We have heard from our developers and this issue is an Apple issue with the iOS 16 update. Apple is aware of the issue and working on a fix. While not all streaming apps are impacted, we have been assured that this is not a Spectrum App issue. Please look for a future update from Apple to resolve the issue. To ask a question or provide additional feedback”

I totally agree and I am lucky as I still have my iPhone 6 that I use to read my books and also download shows to watch at camp as we don’t have internet there. Also, I have 2 adapters (1 for home and 1 for camp). I tried both on 2 different tv’s and realized right away that it was apples problem and not mine so I didn’t buy new ones. This hasn’t cost me anything but a lot of aggravation!

Hello apple.

I am disappointed ☹️

the lightning cable was working perfectly in iOS 15 and since I have updated to ios16 I’m have problems!

i have:

Netflix doesn’t work.

amazon prime no audio and stutter

hbo max doesn’t work

SkyShowtime doesn’t work

with the only exception Disney+ works like a sharme

the question remains because Disney+ works are it the apps that are not compatible with the latest iOS 16 ? Or is it iOS 16 itself because everything works in iOS 15

I hope this wil get fixed

thank you 🙏

That isn’t the case, the lightning works only with Disney plus… all other apps don’t work after using the “update” Apple screwed up with this iOS 16 and must only have some deal with Disney, the fact it only works for Disney plus and no other says there is issues with Apple and they must fix this as we all pay for these apps and now can’t watch them anymore with iOS 16 update

It’s absolutely the iOS 16 that caused the issue, they are not holding any accountability to their mistakes on the update. Apple phones are becoming terrible devices in comparison to google ect. Phones with these pointless updates that ruin our streaming services

When I spoke to Apple on Tuesday, they said they were aware of the problem. The person I spoke to said he didn’t have an ETA as to when it would be fixed. Since it wasn’t fixed with the most recent 16.2 update, we have to wait and see what happens with the next update, but I’m not holding my breath. They truly don’t seem to care. I’m reading posts about this issue going back to September, so we’re now going on 3 months now without a resolution.

My AV adapter is not working on my iPhone which is up to date it’s work fine on my older iPad mini. I can get it to work by shutting down my iPhone and starting it again. But it only works until I disconnect it then it won’t work until I switch phone off and on again

Adding to the list of frustrated iPhone users experiencing this exact issue. I bought the adapter as a Christmas gift and wanted to test first on my iPhone with IOS16. Video from Netflix, Prime and DirecTV stuttered and had no sound when trying on multiple TVs. I figure the adapter was broken and was going to return but found this post first. I pulled out an older iPhone with IOS14 and everything worked fine. Not a good look having such a widely used product (and not cheap) break with a software update. Hope a patch is coming soon!

The Rep I spoke to at Apple

a few weeks ago said we would have to wait until one of the next IOS updates and even then, there is a chance it may not get corrected on the next one.

Like I said before, Apple doesn’t seem to care and this issue is clearly at the bottom of their “fix-it” list. I’ve been reading comments about this issue going back to September, so it’s clearly not a priority for them. I would

be willing to go in on a Class Action LS since this is now costing people financially. How is it fair that people are buying new HDMI cables and Apple Lightning adapters when the issue is clearly due to the IOS 16 update. I can literally prove this by grabbing my son’s IPhone who is still running IOS 15.7 and there is no issues when I watch the same apps on his phone, but on my mine there is no sound or sometimes sound and no picture on most of the apps. What a nightmare this has been.

This problem only happened after latest update iPhone 13 Pro worked no problems with mirroring.Netflix ,amazon prime , paramount,HBO max, no longer works even after trying many attempts changing hdmi cord AV adapter and closing removing apps only one still works is Disney

I’ve been using this adapter to watch Amazon Prime and Netflix for more than a year; however, both stopped working after I updated to iOS 16.1. seems as though others have experienced the same.

When will Apple fix this issue?