How Can I Use My Lightning Headphones With My New MacBook?

Which Lightning connector devices are the EarPods not compatible with? I haven't found any.

Apple provide them for use with iPhones, do they not do that?

Summary: Apple iPods with lightning connector are not compatible with a non-iOS device. Several million other earphones with standard jacks are.

They work with my iPod Nano. And the other two devices he mentioned are iOS devices.

tonefox wrote:

Summary: Apple iPods with lightning connector are not compatible with a non-iOS device. Several million Billion other earphones with standard jacks are.

Fixed

The EarPods ONLY work work with IOS devices equipped with Lightning connectors, that is how they were designed to work. Using them for other purposes may not work and is entirely at your risk.

Read Apples documentation.

No, I do not work for Apple, do you?

Maybe you should not tell others what they should not do? on a public forum.

Thanks for confirming the compatibility list, no surprises there, they are still not compatible with your Mac.

The iPhone earphones have better sound. So why not simply produce an affordable adapter?

Because the headphones use a digital connection and a 3.5mm jack is an analog method, converters take up space and cost money.

Thanks. At least I know the WHY for the incompatibility... Will just use my other earphones with the Mac (but the new ones are more comfortable in the ears).

If you have a pair of EarPods with the 3.5mm plug (or you can still buy them) they are exactly the same as the Lightning EarPods. The only change that was made is the connector.

totally Unhelpful. not rocket science but a significant cluttering of cables, technologies, and crap to carry and keep track of.

Well said! 100%