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When I get my new iPhone 7, with the included Lightning EarPods, how will I be able to connect them to my brand new MacBook with Retina display?
Is there an adapter that converts USB-C to Lightning, or the 3.5mm headphone jack to Lightning?
Architor wrote:
Having lived with lightning headphones for a while now, and not having them be universally useful, I can tell you they most certainly are not better than a 3.5mm plug, ...
No, the $2 EarPods (cost to make not to sell) that come with the 7 are identical to the ones with the 6s, they just have a different connector. But have you used these? https://www.audeze.com/products/sine-series/sine-ear-headphone?gclid=CL322sSy7dM CFYMCaQodti8J7Q The app that can be used with them makes good use of the digital domain.
Hello Woodwyn-
Did you ever find a solution for this?
I read some of the replies but not all. I have an iPhone 7 using the lightning headphones that came with it. The supplemental adapter is a female 3.5mm input TO lightning. Whereas, it should be female lighting input TO 3.5mm jack to use on any new MacBook OR a female lightning input to USB-C. All your points and replies are valid, I'm with you... does not make sense especially if I was a new Apple user and the iPhone 7 headphones are the only headphones I own.
HeyNowApple wrote:
The supplemental adapter is a female 3.5mm input TO lightning. Whereas, it should be female lighting input TO 3.5mm jack to use on any new MacBook OR a female lightning input to USB-C.
Then the adapter would not work for its intended purpose: to allow you to use any standard 3.5mm wired headset with an iPhone that does not have a 3.5mm headset jack.
Of course it wouldn't work for its purpose. The iPhone 7 comes with lightning EarPods. The additional adapter that is on the back of the headphone packaging is a 3.5mm female to lightning. So if I have a set of headphones that have the 3.5mm plug, I can use this adapter to connect my legacy headphones to my iPhone 7. Now, since I only own a pair of headphones that came with the iPhone 7, which has the lightning connection, how would I connect those headphones to a new MacBook Pro that only has a 3.5mm input? I can't use the adapter.. and I'm not going to buy another set of headphones when the set I have from the iPhone 7 work well but are not compatible with the newer MacBook Pro.
HeyNowApple wrote:
Now, since I only own a pair of headphones that came with the iPhone 7, which has the lightning connection,
That hits 1,000 on the Bogosity scale. Do you really expect anyone to believe that 40 years after headphones using the 3.5 mm plug became available you have never had a pair? You never had another smartphone (all of which come with headphones)? You have never had a Walkman, an iPod, or any other portable music player? You never bought a higher quality headset than the basic one that comes with all audio devices? And how did you listen to your computer before you got the iPhone 7?
So the answer to the original question "How Can I Use My Lightning Headphones With My New MacBook?" is:
You can't. Because the Lightning headphones need some kind of power support that a mini tele connector on a computer can't provide?
Then WHY didn't you all say that in the first place?
It took me one hour to read through all the answers (and get amazed how rude men are to each other...). (Yes, I'm a slow reader and yes, I'm prejudiced.)
Mohch2511 wrote:
I don't know if this works but.... try using apple pencil lightning to lightning adapter then plug it from one side to ur computer using lightning to usb cable and the other to the earpods........
From the first page of this thread:
XstreamMac wrote:
I tried using then iPad Pencil connector with lighting headphones and it does not work.
Well, a full year after this became a problem, there's still no solution for using a Lightning equipped headphone with a Mac, or other standard audio device.
It was one thing when there wasn't an adapter for use with a free pair of Lightning EarPods which came with the iPhone 7, following which the AirPods came along virtually eliminating the need for using them for many. But, now that Beats has announced a $100 pair of Lightning only earphones, I'm thinking there may finally be a Lightning adapter introduced for use with other devices ...
The fact that no third party has come forward with any type of converter pretty much indicates that the cost of making it, and the retail cost, would be much higher than anyone would want to pay. Would you pay $199 for an adapter to use your free EarPods with your computer?
What free adapter are you talking about coming with the iPhone? It came with an adapter to use a 3.5mm plug with the iPhone. Did you not get one?
Of course! How silly of me. Clearly it's much better to carry around 2 pair of identical headphones and pay $200 for them, in order to use one $100 pair with an iPhone, and the other pair with a Mac. ;-)
I agree on the convenience of BT headphones. I've been using them for almost a decade without any complaints, in non-critical listening situations. I still prefer to conduct important business and personal calls on wired headphones, and until Beats or Apple offers noise isolating wireless earbuds, these are going to still be a go-to solution. There's obviously a significant market for them, and at $100 a pair, they're not cheap EarPods given away for free with the iPhone. If I'm going to invest $100 in a pair of earbuds, when the AirPods are not that much more expensive, then sound quality must be factored into this for customers. For my money, instead of carrying around two pair of earbuds to address different equipment, I'd rather spend the same money or less on one pair of Lightning earbuds and an adapter that let me use it on more than the iPhone. At present, I see no compelling reason to spend the same money as the 3.5mm earbuds, on a pair of Lightning earbuds which can only be used on iOS devices, and nothing else; just to eliminate a $10 adapter, given away free with new iPhones. Seems like a weird marketing move for Beats. If there's finally an adapter coming for Lightning headphones, it makes more sense to me. I guess we'll see.
Woodwyn wrote:
Of course! How silly of me. Clearly it's much better to carry around 2 pair of identical headphones and pay $200 for them, in order to use one $100 pair with an iPhone, and the other pair with a Mac. ;-)
Of course that would be silly. Obviously, you buy the one that works with your Mac because it will also work with your iPhone with the adapter that came with the phone.
Woodwyn wrote:
Of course! How silly of me. Clearly it's much better to carry around 2 pair of identical headphones and pay $200 for them, in order to use one $100 pair with an iPhone, and the other pair with a Mac. ;-)
Well, it IS silly of you. Carry around a 3.5 mm headset and the free 3.5 mm to lightning adapter that comes with your phone. That's just one $100 headset and a free adapter. Whereas what is stuck in your mind is carrying around a $100 lightning headset and an adapter so you can use it with your Mac. In either case you are carrying a headset and an adapter. Except the Lightning to 3.5 mm adapter, if it existed, would not be free.
The adapter that comes with the iPhone 7 does not allow you to plug the lightening headphones into a pc via the audio port or USB. The adapter allows you to plug in older headphones into your new phone. The ONLY solution is to use your older headphones with your PC.
Apple has stated the Airpod headphones will work with OS X 10.12 as long as you have iCloud
but has not stated the LP headphones will work with anything but the iPhone 7
http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMTN2AM/A/earpods-with-lightning-connector
currently the tech to go from 1/8" (3.5mm) to Lightening port exists, but I've not seen the other way around.
The removal of the 3.5mm headphone jack has raised a lot of pointless controversy, primarily from people who think that they’re going to be forced to use wireless headphones. While that is Apple’s ultimate goal, there’s nothing further from the truth; the iPhone 7 comes with Lightning-equipped EarPods, as well as an adapter for those who wish to continue to use their old “analog” 3.5mm headphones.
From an OWC commentary: Thursday, September 8th, 2016 | Author: Steve Sande.
How Can I Use My Lightning Headphones With My New MacBook?
