Otherwise, since I don't want to carry two sets of headphones (one for my Mac, and one for my iPhone), I'm discovering the only option is to use my old 3.5mm EarPods with the 3.5mm->Lightning adapter for the iPhone, and without the adapter on the MacBook. The included 3.5mm->Lightning headphone adapter in the iPhone 7 box will be of no use here. Since there isn't a Lightning port on the Mac, then I will need an adapter that converts the Lightning plug to either 3.5mm or USB-C. On which port do you suggest I plug the Lightning EarPods? My Mac only has a 3.5mm jack, and a USB-C jack.

No offense, but I think it's clear you don't understand the point of the original question.Īpple includes wired Lightning EarPods in the box with the iPhone, not Bluetooth. Kind of makes a mockery of Apple switching to Lightning audio at all, or even removing the headphone jack in the first place.

Perhaps you are saying that in order to use headphones with a Mac and an iOS device, a customer must now chose between lower quality Bluetooth headphones for widest compatibility, and higher quality wired headphones with limited compatibility.

That basically discourages anyone from buying a Lightning audio product, which in turn costs Apple MFi license fees they would have otherwise received on them, including sales their own Lightning EarPods.Īre you suggesting that Apple removed the 3.5mm headphone jack, and intends that I continue to use a 3.5mm adapter forever, if I want to use any wired headphones on any other device, despite introducing Lightning audio? Or are you suggesting that Apple doesn't want anyone to really use Lightning headphones despite supplying a free set in the box? I know Apple is pushing Bluetooth, but BT is not compatible with every device a typical customer might want to use them with. Not only that, but there are no Lightning headphones that are natively compatible with anything but some current iOS devices.

Clearly it is 'Rocket Science' since Apple is the one who took away the 3.5mm jack and included Lightning headphones with the iPhone 7 that aren't compatible with anything but the iPhone 7 and some recent iOS products, including the Mac, and didn't bother to introduce a way for customers to use the Lightning headphones with anything else.

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