I've googled and think I already know the answer. According to this site http://www.engineering.com/ElectronicsDesign/ElectronicsDesignArticles/ArticleID/4876/Apples-Lightning-Cable--Audio-Out.aspxand other reading, the lighting cable only carries a digital signal. Therefore an audio-in jack, like many aux-ins on auto head units, which are analog, would make no sense on a lightning cable.
So you're wondering why I'm interested. I've got a new iPhone 6 plus and I had been listening to my 4s via the 30pin to audio cable plugged into the front of my head unit in my Honda CRV. It's an older receiver I installed ages ago. I've tried the blue tooth it has and my 6 won't connect with it.
The unit has a usb input, but when you hook up the phone that way, the receiver treats the phone like a hard drive, apparently, and starts reading the directory structure. First time I did it, after five minutes it still wasn't finished. So that's not practical.
So I thought lightning to audio and that would work, but not if lighting is digital only.
I guess the headphone jack of the phone could feed the aux-in on the receiver, but then wouldn't the volume be controlled by the phone and not the receiver. Doesn't sound ideal to me.
Really didn't want to spend any more money for a while, it's been an expensive xmas.
Do I have it correct, lighting is data only? Headphone to aux-in would be volume controlled by the phone?
So you're wondering why I'm interested. I've got a new iPhone 6 plus and I had been listening to my 4s via the 30pin to audio cable plugged into the front of my head unit in my Honda CRV. It's an older receiver I installed ages ago. I've tried the blue tooth it has and my 6 won't connect with it.
The unit has a usb input, but when you hook up the phone that way, the receiver treats the phone like a hard drive, apparently, and starts reading the directory structure. First time I did it, after five minutes it still wasn't finished. So that's not practical.
So I thought lightning to audio and that would work, but not if lighting is digital only.
I guess the headphone jack of the phone could feed the aux-in on the receiver, but then wouldn't the volume be controlled by the phone and not the receiver. Doesn't sound ideal to me.
Really didn't want to spend any more money for a while, it's been an expensive xmas.
Do I have it correct, lighting is data only? Headphone to aux-in would be volume controlled by the phone?