iPhone to 3.5mm adapter

[cdbe]

My son wants to plug his iPhone 13 into my car stereo, it has an aux adapter that pretends to be a cd changer which works fine with my phone with a 3.5mm to usbC adapter:

We bought this from home bargains but it doesn't work - I know my adapter needed to include a DAC to work with my particular phone and I suspect that this one doesn't contain one - but then what use is it given that it only fits iPhone?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I have an Iphone 13, the 13 lacks a socket to plug a wired earphone in, but most would now want to use a bluetooth connection for that. The adaptor you have there, will be simple audio, to enable a wired earphone, mic to be plugged in. It's not a digital output.

 

[foxhole]

Does car not have blue tooth or usb connection ? My 11year old Volvo has both .As well as 3.5mm socket.

 

[cdbe]

Does car not have blue tooth or usb connection ? My 11year old Volvo has both .As well as 3.5mm socket.

You and your modern cars.

15 year old base model VW - I had to replace the head unit from a slightly higher spec model to even get something I could connect a 3.5mm adaptor to (a little box that pretends to be an external CD unit).

I have an Iphone 13, the 13 lacks a socket to plug a wired earphone in, but most would now want to use a bluetooth connection for that. The adaptor you have there, will be simple audio, to enable a wired earphone, mic to be plugged in. It's not a digital output.

So this is what's on the car - I suspect the iPhone has a digital audio output from the lightning port and my thing needs an analog input.

My wife and I both have android phones and the white cable pictured works but it apparently has a DAC.

 

[foxhole]

Well the spec says it’s iPhone compatible ?

 

[Murdochcat]

My son wants to plug his iPhone 13 into my car stereo, it has an aux adapter that pretends to be a cd changer which works fine with my phone with a 3.5mm to usbC adapter:

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We bought this from home bargains but it doesn't work - I know my adapter needed to include a DAC to work with my particular phone and I suspect that this one doesn't contain one - but then what use is it given that it only fits iPhone?

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Return it and buy a better product

I’ve got one of these and it works a treat

 

[cdbe]

Nearly got that one but it's usb C for the newer iPhones.

We needed something from a real shop as we're in Scotland for a week and the Son in on a week's insurance with his P plates. Anyway he's sorted it by using his portable speaker thing so I'll return that and get a better one - did think it took good to be true for £2, and also wondered if it's the original Pifco or they've sold the name to the Chinese not that many will remember it these days.

 

[Rodders53]

also wondered if it's the original Pifco or they've sold the name to the Chinese not that many will remember it these days.

Here you go https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pifco

 

[Old Salt]

iphones are fussy about the standard of the connections, cheap ones invariably give problems.

 

[Deleted member 325366]

I have an Iphone 13, the 13 lacks a socket to plug a wired earphone in, but most would now want to use a bluetooth connection for that. The adaptor you have there, will be simple audio, to enable a wired earphone, mic to be plugged in. It's not a digital output.

You can get apple headphones that plug into the charging port