Apple Lightning to 3.5mm headphone adapter not working with volume buttons on headphones

Hi, I bought an Apple Lightning to 3.5mm headphone adapter for my iPhone 11 and I’m having an issue where the volume control on the headphone remote does nothing. I had this issue with my old pair or earbuds, so I bought a new set of genuine apple ones and had the exact same problem. The pause/play button still works fine, just not the volume increase or decrease. Both ends of the connector are completely clean.


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Posted on Jul 2, 2023 3:20 AM

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Posted on Aug 7, 2023 7:17 PM

Same thing , PAUSE / PLAY work but not the volume UP / DOWN , they do work on a normal android phone but not through the 3.5 mm Adapter. So the problem isn't my earbuds or yours , the problem is indeed the adapter itself, the question can it be updated though? ..

Also I had problems with volume , disabling Siri seems to have fixed the problem, not sure yet though , i tried buying another adapter from Amazon (not from Apple but from a third brand) , The controls work just fine , the volume is also much louder..

However when you get a call , the sound doesn't go through the earphones but through the phone speakers because it isn't recognized as a genuine apple headphones but as unkown source in the AirPlay menu.

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Aug 7, 2023 7:17 PM in response to alexcurmi

Same thing , PAUSE / PLAY work but not the volume UP / DOWN , they do work on a normal android phone but not through the 3.5 mm Adapter. So the problem isn't my earbuds or yours , the problem is indeed the adapter itself, the question can it be updated though? ..

Also I had problems with volume , disabling Siri seems to have fixed the problem, not sure yet though , i tried buying another adapter from Amazon (not from Apple but from a third brand) , The controls work just fine , the volume is also much louder..

However when you get a call , the sound doesn't go through the earphones but through the phone speakers because it isn't recognized as a genuine apple headphones but as unkown source in the AirPlay menu.

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