Lightening Digital AV adapter (HDMI) not working with iOS 12

Lightning Digital AV Adapter stopped working after iOS 12.0.1 update on iPhone X

Audio works but no video

this was perfectOy working on previous iOS versions at the same device

other ios version still works on the same adapter

Posted on Oct 10, 2018 10:13 PM

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Posted on Dec 26, 2018 10:49 PM

That was it. Secondary USB-lighting cable must supply power to the Apple AV Adapter. I had the same problem on my iPhone XS and daughters iPhone 7 and could not get the Apple AV adapter to work with any of the suggestions above with the exception to this last one. I plugged in the secondary USB-lighting cable to a standard wall adapter and life is good. No need to connect the USB cable to the TV. My only guess is that previously the AV adapter was able to grab power from the phone directly over the primary lighting connector, but not any more on IOS 12

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Oct 27, 2018 2:25 AM in response to chris_g1

I tested my adaptor with TV but it doesn’t work on others such as my car (hdmi input). I have few iPhones in my family. Car HDmI (Kenwood system) was working with all iphones before the OS updates. doesnt work with the latest OS. (IPhone X, 8plus). Can hear audio but not video.


Not happy with such unsupported backward compatibility or poor software quality


I am seriously thinking to stop using Apple prod

Feb 18, 2019 7:01 AM in response to leong224

I switched from standard zoom to zoomed under Display settings. It worked temporarily. I'm back to the hdmi adapter not working..it's a hit or miss but that's the way it was even before changing the view settings so IDK ... so tired of trying to figure out what the problem is and Apple has no answers neither do cell phone repair shops Ive been to two of them.

Feb 20, 2019 6:48 AM in response to Melimel50

I am currently still operating my I 8 on iOS 11.4. without any problems. My other phone which is an I 7 is having the same problems you are. I am trying all the options and waiting to see which one shows long term promise. So far I have rebooted the phone and then changed zoom function. The reboot only worked temporarily. The zoom worked but I was forever to stop streaming due to outside circumstances. Let you know what happen tomorrow.

Apr 1, 2019 3:13 PM in response to Sam777sg

Terrible terrible terrible I reach Apple support finally with this issue then they pawn me off on Mitsubishi the maker of my TV then I get told my TV won’t do this when I have done it more than twice with the same app on the same TV the same adapter everything then they hang up on me after telling me it’s impossible and I’ve done it before!!! apple does not care they think they’re too big SAD

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