Re:iPhone 7
by yoodenvranx on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @03:32PM
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There should be some sort of y-cable adapter which allows you to listen to music and charge the phone at the same time? But I am not sure if that is actually tech ically possible.
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I've had this setup in my travel kit for years. I use it in every rental car so I can listen to music and charge my phone / use GPS at the same time.
Y-Cable (dock connector to audio & USB): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005LUKCX4
Dock to Lightning adapter: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014854UWG
For a cleaner solution (and if you also need a cigarette lighter to USB adapter), there's this from Griffin, but it's out of stock and unclear whether it's discontinued: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NCF0LHC
I've never had anything but a terrible experience with Bluetooth, and I'm definitely never using Bluetooth to connect my phone to a rental car, so I imagine I'll be using the above system for a long time to come.
The docks do this since years. You just plug in the lightning and the dock provides lightning out and audio out.
So an adapter is definitly possible.
Re:iPhone 7
by AndrewKemendo on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @03:52PM
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This is a terrible solution though. To have to buy something new to retain a function that was previously available is just backward.
Re:iPhone 7
by DigitalJack on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @05:12PM
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That'd be like having to use USB floppies. or USB dvd drives. Crazy!
Re:iPhone 7
by code777777 on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @05:31PM
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The issue I've run into with the docks is that I have to remove my case to use them.