Is There a Lightning to Audio Out Cable? (1 Viewer)

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?

Try thishttp://store.apple.com/us/product/MD824ZM/A/lightning-to-30-pin-adapter-02-mOr thishttp://store.apple.com/us/product/MD823ZM/A/lightning-to-30-pin-adapterWorked for me in my car. If it during work, return it and use an 1/8" headphone jack.Also, I wonder if the indexing process is a one-time affair. Or does it run every time you connect?

So take one of those and plug my 30 pin to audio cable I've been using into the female 30 pin plug and now I've got a lightning to audio cable. But will the digital data be converted to analogue?

Yes, use it as adapter between your 30 pin connector and new iPhone. Will it work? Don't know. Works for me in my 10 year old honda with after-market iphone adapter kit. I read the articles about lighting being digital only and wouldn't work with older analog systems. I've found it to be a non issue.

If you end up using the headphone jack, so what?Turn the media volume all the way up. Our 2010 Forester came with a 30pin. It sucks. Takes it 2-3 times to acknowledge.Now that I switched to Spotify, I use my G3. Now it is 2nd nature to use the ipod over headphone as well.Our new 2015 Forester has bluetooth. Don't use it for calls though, as Sub's mic location...sucks.

Audio controls (fwd/rev) can work with the usb connection. It also keeps device powered; useful when used as GPS. Stereo Jack is fine, but less convenient in all ways. (But a step up from FM transmitter, which my wife uses, as her car has no aux inputs)