Apple Lightning to 30-Pin Adapter

• Lightning 8 pin USB Cable
• Lightning Adapter with Authentication Chip
• iPhone 5 Lightning Adapter
• Data Transfer and Charger Ready

I own a portable stereo that has a 30 pin connector. I have this unit so I can listen to music and charge my device at the same time.

However after buying a new iPhone 5 I had to purchase this adapter in the hope that it would do the same......no it doesn't.

Does this allow my phone to play music: yes

Does it charge the unit at the same time: no

As a matter of fact my phone says it is incompatible with this device and quits playing through the speaker, occasionally. This adapter also makes the unit sit too high off the device and I am just waiting for it to topple over.

There are no new stereo devices on the market to utilize the new connector, and because the adapter does not allow the unit to be charged while plugged in, I am wondering if one ever will be made.

I gave 3 stars because it does allow my phone to play through the system, otherwise I would give 1 star as it is a waste of money as I can do the same thing with an AUX cable connection that I have that I paid $3.00 for two years ago.......

My stereo is an ALTEC LANSING iMT520 made specifically for iPod and iPhone (pre-iPhone 5).

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Part of the reason for this little piece of plastic's high price is circuitry inside that supposedly makes older devices compatible with the new iPhone and iPad's lightning connector. The new connector has only 8 pins where the "dock" connector used for the last decade or so has 30. This means a lot of accessories that used to work with your old phone won't work with the new one.

I have three devices I plugged my iPhone into on a regular basis: a clock radio, a small speaker from Klipsch, and my car. When I bought my iPhone 5 the speaker and clock radio were no longer compatible as the plug simply didn't fit. My car, while it used a USB connector, was not able to talk with the iPhone after the changeover due to how the lightning plug works.

So I thought purchasing this $30 gem would solve all of my problems. Unfortunately it only solved 2 of them. The clock radio and speaker work fine, albeit a little funny looking with the adapter hanging out of the bottom of the phone. The car, however, does not. Apparently whatever is in this adapter to make it compatible with simple devices works, but more complex devices that take more control of the iPhone's media player don't have what they need to operate as before.

My advice is to do a little research before spending your hard earned money on this expensive adapter. While it may give you the flexibility of using all of your old charging cables again, it doesn't seem to provide full compatibility to all of the millions of devices manufactured over the last decade to interface with iPod dock connectors.

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I went to the Apple store and bought one of these because I was unsure if this was a genuine Apple one or not and I had to go to Apple anyway for other things. I thought it would be okay because my case is super tiny. I was wrong; it is no good. I have to take my case off to charge and that is a hassle for me, plain and simple. Sure it is only a minor inconvenience but it is one that I think I should not have to deal with. When they make one that works with a case, I will be happy to buy a few of them since I have a ton of the old chargers and I need to keep them to charge my iPad so it is convenient to be able to use one charger for both devices. It is unfortunate that they made it this way.

I actually bought this one to use with my car charger since Apple apparently does not make car chargers at all. The charger I have is useless without this adapter but I will return it and get a new car charger that goes with a USB and then just use the USB to lightning cable. This thing is not worth the money and after a couple of times, it becomes really annoying. Especially in the car. I am pretty disappointed in Apple for making it like this.

UPDATE: I spoke with someone at Apple customer service and she said they just came out with a newer one that has a longer pin and I can bring mine in to exchange it for that one. I will do that and then post a review on the new one. If it still is no good, they promised I would get a full refund. Will update again soon as I have the new one.

UPDATE 2: So I went and exchanged this one to the new product and it is ever-so-slightly-slightly longer but not just barely and not noticeably (and not enough). It fits for me only if I jam it in since I have a very thin, flexible case but, it in effect kind of wears away at my case so continuous use would result in a tear. If you have a case that is harder or slightly bigger than mine, it likely will not work for you. I am planning to take this one back for a refund or get just the regular USB to lightening which I know works.

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* It has NO video support.

* There is NO room in the connection for any case to work.

If you are buying this product to use for video output of any kind, this product won't work for you.

If you have a protective case on your iphone5, this product won't work for you.

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With one broad stroke, Apple rendered literally millions of clock radios, car adapters, and stereo adapters useless with new Apple products. In my opinion, the adapter should be free and fully functional so that there is no loss in usability.