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Lightning Male to Female Cable

I need to connect an iPod with lightning connector to a dock with lightning connector. The problem is that I have a case on the iPod that prevents connection. The easy solution would be a lightning male to female cable. As far as I can tell this does not exist. Any ideas on this?

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Posted on Apr 30, 2013 2:18 PM

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Posted on Jan 16, 2017 6:06 PM

I have the same problem. I want to use Shure MV88 micro on a iPhone 7 with a protection case. After some research it seems NIUBEE 2nd Lightning Extender Dock is a good choice. I ordered it now. It would be good if Apple offers a good extension in their store!

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Feb 9, 2015 10:48 AM in response to Common_sense_man

I haven't tried this cable but it should work. The MFi/lightning certification is for a cable that connects to USB or does something similarly transformative Here, the cable is simply an extension - imagine that it is just s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g out the contacts on the lightning connector. So it is just pure wire, no conversion or similar that would require the lightning chip to confirm compliance. My biggest issue is that, for what is really a simple piece of wire, the price is outrageous.

Feb 9, 2015 10:51 AM in response to Zuelito

I haven't tried this cable but it should work. The MFi/lightning certification is for a cable that connects to USB, is another adapter (such as lightning to 30-pin), or does something similarly transformative. Here, the cable is simply an extension - imagine that it is just s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g out the contacts on the lightning connector. So it is just pure wire, no conversion or similar that would require the lightning chip to confirm compliance with MFi.

My biggest issue is that, for what is really a simple piece of wire, either the price is outrageous or the sellers seem to be very iffy.

Aug 23, 2015 7:43 AM in response to BT fan

Reading through this thread, it's not clear to me which different cables people have tried.
Has anyone tried the FastTech cable yet? If so, does it work for more than charging? I need a Male-to-Female Lightning extension for a SmartCard reader accessory that was, unfortunately made to sit flush against the iPhone when plugged in. Such a terrible design flaw on their part, but now I'm left searching.


The CableJig one looks like a quality cable, but I'm afraid $26 for a 2-foot-long extension is just too steep for me.

Thanks in advance.

Lightning Male to Female Cable

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