Does iPhone 16e support HDMI output?

I’m having the exact problem. Has Apple gotten back to you with an answer? Or a workaround? As a tech teacher I need my new 16e to be able to plug into the various TVs I teach on. Most of the TVs don’t have wireless mirroring capabilities and I need to be able to connect via HDMI cable. My iPad 10th gen connects perfectly fine via my Apple adapter, but my brand new 16e will not.

You don’t have to scold me and state the obvious. Had I known I would not have purchased it. Every iPhone I’ve ever purchased has had this capability. Why would I not assume that this would be able to do the same thing like every other iPhone I’ve ever had?

BookmDano wrote:

Every iPhone I’ve ever purchased has had this capability.

Have you ever bought the lowest end phone before?

Why would I not assume that this would be able to do the same thing like every other iPhone I’ve ever had?

Because technology changes and changes rapidly. Never assume. Always verify.

Also, never assume that iOS updates will leave every feature you like unchanged.

Hello~ I don’t think you have been “scolded.” This is a technical forum and stating the obvious will be done here. I never buy anything at all without checking and understanding the capabilities of said item.

~Katana-San~

BookmDano wrote:

I’m fully aware that technology changes every day.

Then you don't have much excuse for not checking either before (preferably) or while running the device through its paces when you first got it.

But it's always more satisfying to blame other people. I get that.

Uhh, no iphone comes set to work as a high-powered telescope, whereas many come ready to support USB-c to HDMI. Including my previous 13 mini. I would not have bought my 16e if I had known it didn't support a display I wouldn't have bought it. Saying that the information can be deduced from the tech specs is worse than useless.

Hello~ A little humor goes a long way sometimes. I always do my own research on anything that I purchase….so therefore I am well informed and hardly ever disappointed. If I am then I return it …pretty simple actually.

~Katana-San~

There is no humor in a bad analogy. Just a bad analogy. The right analogy would have been to compare the removal of display support to the removal of physical sim, which Apple notes all over the place.

c348 wrote:

There is no humor in a bad analogy. Just a bad analogy. The right analogy would have been to compare the removal of display support to the removal of physical sim, which Apple notes all over the place.

No, that wouldn't have been the right analogy. Everyone (okay, there are a few people who try to use an iPhone with only WiFi) needs a SIM. I suspect most people don't need or care about HDMI out.

Uhh, thanks for repeating that point. The problem is that deducing the absence of something from tech specs is far from usual. This is why Apple, for instance, notes all over the place that the 16e doesn't have a physical sim card. Apple should have done the same thing for display support, then there wouldn't be justified complaints.

The problem is that this is a technical support forum. not a place to come and whine because you didn't bother to read the specs for the product you purchased and are now upset after the fact.

Move on.

Apple isn't reading these forums. Your complaining here accomplishes nothing other than to annoy the people who come here to try and help people so.ve actual problems.

That’s an issue with any purchase and not specific to an iPhone. If there is a mission critical feature you must have then do your due diligence and research the feature and take responsibility for your actions. If you need extra handholding on a major purchase because you’re not confident in your abilities to make an informed decision, seek the advice of others.

At the very least learn the return policy of the merchant you purchase from, comply with their terms and return if dissatisfied with the purchase. Chalk it up as a learning experience and move on.

takemetotheorchard wrote:

All the previous SE models supported lightning to HDMI. Those were half cost of a 16e.

And none of the previous SE Models, supported Face ID or Apple Intelligence. They were completely different models and as the lowest cost iPhone, there will always be tradeoffs compared to the higher cost more feature rich models.

IdrisSeabright wrote:

takemetotheorchard wrote:

All the previous SE models supported lightning to HDMI. Those were half cost of a 16e.

My previous base model car had an AM radio. My current one does not. Oh, well.

Oh no........how can you live without AM radio????????

lobsterghost1 wrote:

IdrisSeabright wrote:

takemetotheorchard wrote:

All the previous SE models supported lightning to HDMI. Those were half cost of a 16e.

My previous base model car had an AM radio. My current one does not. Oh, well.

Oh no........how can you live without AM radio????????

It's been tough.