mammateam

Q: Lightning to Mac

Hi there, now that I have my new iPhone I´m facing another problem - how do I connect the new lightning earphones to my Mac?!

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Posted on Sep 19, 2016 11:53 PM

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  • by seventy one,

    seventy one seventy one Sep 20, 2016 12:11 AM in response to mammateam
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    Sep 20, 2016 12:11 AM in response to mammateam

    I think you will find that lightning earphones can only be connected to iOS devices.   That, of course, excludes Macs.

  • by John Lockwood,

    John Lockwood John Lockwood Sep 20, 2016 1:48 AM in response to mammateam
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    Sep 20, 2016 1:48 AM in response to mammateam

    Hmm, interesting question, like seventy one I suspect the answer is currently it is not possible. There is a lightning to lightning connector that comes with the iPad Pro pencil, in theory that plus a standard lightning cable at least would physically connect it. (If you ring AppleCare you can buy that lightning to lightning adapter by itself, this is intended more for people who lose them.)

     

    There is also the fact that Apple recently sent out a questionnaire about removing the headphone socket from MacBooks. This might imply they will be replacing it with something else.