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USB-C to Lightning OTG adapter! Lightning to USB-C OTG adapter?

chi2

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I tried several USB-C to lightning adapters and finally found one that supports data transfer:

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This allows using USB-C dongle dacs (MEIZU, MEIZU Pro, Musiland MU2) with an iPhone (interestingly the Apple USB-C dongle dac is not supported). Now if only there was the inverse thing, too, making it possible to use dongles with lighning connector (Fiio KA2, Ikko Zerda ITM03) with an Android smartphone or an iPad mini. (Don't ask me why this is so important to me ;)).

So, does anyone happen to know a Lighning to USB-C adapter or adapter cable that supports data transfer and not only charging? (The McDodo adapter (https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005001941208987.html) sometimes advertised as featuring data transfer only supports charging.)

Thanks, Urs
 

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So, does anyone happen to know a Lighning to USB-C adapter or adapter cable that supports data transfer and not only charging?
Lightning Male to Type-C Female, or Lightning Female to Type-C Male?
 
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The latter: Lightning Female to Type-C Male. The other version can be seen above :).
 
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Thanks a bunch. Will try to find out if support for apple earphones with lightning connector implies full dac support.
 
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Couldn't find any trustworthy information on dac support of this type of earphone lightning to type C adapter. I've ordered one to try out. Will report back.
 

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Couldn't find any trustworthy information on dac support of this type of earphone lightning to type C adapter.
Fwiw, Apple lightning earpods are just a normal USB DAC (same as the dongle) with earphones permanently attached to it.
 
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Got the "Vrestu" adapter (https://a.aliexpress.com/_EGQU5kb) and while it supports the Apple lightning dongle dac on the iPad mini and the Samsung S10 it doesn't work at all with my lightning dongle dacs by other manufactures (Fiio KA2, Ikko ITM03, Hilidac Atom).
 
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New member here. I just bought a fiio ka2 but ordered the usb c instead of the lightning version by mistake. Seller on eBay will not accept returns. So my options are. Buy an adapter so I can use it,this will be nearly as much as I paid for the ka2. Sell it and try to recoup the money back or opt for another dac. The onkyo dap that I use atm is losing charge quickly so portability is getting out of hand. So I need something to run my fiio fd5 out and about. So it’s a lightning to usb c or something like the ddhifi tc35i or tc35 pro.
 
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