Lightening C type pin to convert it into C type pin

Sir,

Last year I bought mistakenly an apple lightening C type head phone instead of apple brand C type head phone. Is there any converter from lightening C to type C pin which is not compatible to my one plus ce5 cell phone. Kindly give me any solution to me. Thank you sir.

Posted on Oct 1, 2026 12:56 PM

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Posted on Oct 1, 2026 5:35 PM

panneerselvam225 wrote:
Sir,
Last year I bought mistakenly an apple lightening C type head phone instead of apple brand C type head phone. Is there any converter from lightening C to type C pin which is not compatible to my one plus ce5 cell phone. Kindly give me any solution to me. Thank you sir.


There is no such thing as an "apple lightening C type" device.


Lightning is an Apple-specific connector found on many older iPhones and iPads. USB-C is an industry-standard connector that came out later than Lightning did.


The photo below shows a USB-C plug on the left, and a Lightning one on the right.



You mentioned a "one plus ce5 cel phone". That appears to be an Android smartphone (the OnePlus Nord CE5). The technical specifications (https://www.oneplus.com/global/nord-ce5/specs) mention a "USB 2.0, Type-C" port, but not a 3.5mm headphone jack, so I'm guessing that the way you would connect headphones is via Bluetooth or via USB-C.


It sounds like the adapter you are looking for is this one:

USB-C to Lightning Adapter - Apple

Apple does not explicitly say that it will work with anything other than iPhones and iPads, but hopefully it will.


You can also find any number of third-party USB-C to Lightning adapters on places like Amazon. If you do get a third-party adapter or cable, make sure that it is not a "charging-only" adapter that doesn't support data/audio.

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Oct 1, 2026 5:35 PM in response to panneerselvam225

panneerselvam225 wrote:
Sir,
Last year I bought mistakenly an apple lightening C type head phone instead of apple brand C type head phone. Is there any converter from lightening C to type C pin which is not compatible to my one plus ce5 cell phone. Kindly give me any solution to me. Thank you sir.


There is no such thing as an "apple lightening C type" device.


Lightning is an Apple-specific connector found on many older iPhones and iPads. USB-C is an industry-standard connector that came out later than Lightning did.


The photo below shows a USB-C plug on the left, and a Lightning one on the right.



You mentioned a "one plus ce5 cel phone". That appears to be an Android smartphone (the OnePlus Nord CE5). The technical specifications (https://www.oneplus.com/global/nord-ce5/specs) mention a "USB 2.0, Type-C" port, but not a 3.5mm headphone jack, so I'm guessing that the way you would connect headphones is via Bluetooth or via USB-C.


It sounds like the adapter you are looking for is this one:

USB-C to Lightning Adapter - Apple

Apple does not explicitly say that it will work with anything other than iPhones and iPads, but hopefully it will.


You can also find any number of third-party USB-C to Lightning adapters on places like Amazon. If you do get a third-party adapter or cable, make sure that it is not a "charging-only" adapter that doesn't support data/audio.

Oct 1, 2026 2:39 PM in response to panneerselvam225

There is no such thing as a Lightning C Type Headphone.


If you mean you bought Lightning Headphones, and need to connect them to a USB-C port on an iPhone, iPad or Mac, then yes adapters do exist for that.


click here ➜ USB-C to Lightning Adapter - Apple


Whether your One Plus phone can detect the Lightning headphones over the USB-C adapter is unknown and Lightning is an Apple proprietary connector and protocol.



Oct 2, 2026 7:22 AM in response to panneerselvam225

panneerselvam225 wrote:
Yes. Exactly. I want connector to convert lightening C to C type pin to hear music in one plus ce5 cell phone.

Again there is no such thing as Lightning C, it's just Lightning. I already provided an adapter that converts between lightning (again no C) and USB-C in my orignal reply


Here it is again:USB-C to Lightning Adapter - Apple


Lightening C type pin to convert it into C type pin

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