November 2Nov 2 My iPhone uses lightning. The Mrs got an iPhone 17 that uses USB C so I'm looking for a CarPlay compatible adapter for the rare times she drives my car. My car has USB 2.0 in case that matters. Thanks in advance for any recommendations.
November 2Nov 2 Its not an adapter, its just a cable. They make two ended cables, but many may be charging only. Look up 2 in 1 or 4 in 1 USB C lightning cables.
November 2Nov 2 Just make it simple. I'm sure the car has a USB-A receptacle, the rectangle, so you just need a USB-A to USB-C. If you want to get kinky, I guess you can find a Y cable with USB-C and Lightning.
November 3Nov 3 Author Its not an adapter, its just a cable. They make two ended cables, but many may be charging only. Look up 2 in 1 or 4 in 1 USB C lightning cables. On the flip side, I got an adapter for her car (usb c to lightning) so I can use CarPlay there. That works. I just haven’t found a lighting to usb c that works.
November 3Nov 3 There is no such thing as an adapter. They are literally just cables. You need to get data capable cables that support both lightning and USB C. Charging cables are the cheapest, data capable ones are more expensive to make.
November 3Nov 3 Are you saying you got like a dongle at the end? If the underlying cable is a data cable the connector dongle would need all the electrical connections to enable data transfer. Highly unlikely from a cheap Chinese bullshit one. Buy a cable built for the purpose they are 25 bucks or less.
November 3Nov 3 Also of note, the power is going to be different as well. -c has more juice. Might be better to get a dc usb-c plugin for her to use.
November 3Nov 3 Author Are you saying you got like a dongle at the end? If the underlying cable is a data cable the connector dongle would need all the electrical connections to enable data transfer. Highly unlikely from a cheap Chinese bullshit one. Buy a cable built for the purpose they are 25 bucks or less. Yup, dongle.
November 3Nov 3 Get one of these, they work well enough: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DRX3287W?th=1 I used to use this cable: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PVLGWQY which is 2 in 1, BUT it might have trouble fitting in your i[hone case depending on what you have. Or you can stop being poor and get a USB-C iPhone too or better yet, buy a new car with wireless carplay. Edited November 3Nov 3 by Captain Ron
November 3Nov 3 Actually - you know what - just get one of these: https://www.amazon.com/CarlinKit-Wireless-CarPlay-Android-Adapter/dp/B0CYZQJ37J Since you are a 100% iPhone family - this should work for you.
November 4Nov 4 Author Get one of these, they work well enough: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DRX3287W?th=1 I used to use this cable: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PVLGWQY which is 2 in 1, BUT it might have trouble fitting in your i[hone case depending on what you have. Or you can stop being poor and get a USB-C iPhone too or better yet, buy a new car with wireless carplay.lol, this place is slipping. Can’t believe the poors comment took this long. I may try a wireless adapter. We have native CarPlay wireless in one of the cars but it’s glitchy and sound quality is meh.
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