Reviews for Lightning to 30-pin Adapter

Like many folk I wasn't particularly happy when I realised I wouldn't be able to use my phone on any of the 5 appliances I have. Initially I tried one of the "official" products off of a certain internet auction site and just got really frustrated when the only thing it did was sync and charged my phone.

Thought I'd hold out a bit to see if apple dropped the price on this item but decided to bite the bullet and popped into the local apple shop and picked one of these up today (was re-assured by the lad in the shop who said they'd happily take it back if it didn't work), what can I say, should never have tried the alternative from the auction site, works in the car and all of the docks I have at home, really chuffed.

I've only knocked it down a star due to the cost but hey-ho that's the world we live in today.

It does exactly what I need it to do, great product.

Excellent fit, easy to use, small, light weight. A bit expensive, but, that is apple.

I bought this adaptor because I had 4, 30-pin cables already when I got my iPhone 5. This adaptor works exactly as needed. Allows me to sync to my desktop, charge with the wall outlet and control the iPhone via my car steering wheel controls through the USB port. I also have a Griffin black snap case on my phone and it does not block the adaptor. Saved me the trouble of wasting the old wires. Only problem is the price tag, it's about as big as a quarter and cost about $35 after taxes. Other than that it works perfectly.

The only negative I could find with this is no video support. As for the problem with the case, speck makes flip cases especially because of the charger not fitting with a case on. I had to buy one for my iPhone 4S even because my charge would not fit the opening on the speck candy shell. check out specks case called a flip. still candy shell in appearance but the bottom piece flips up so you can connect any charger or dock.

To those giving negative reviews because it doesn't work with a case that doesn't make it a terrible product it just don't work with a case. Works great, no video or iPod out obviously, but it still works with displaying album art on my car stereo which I was happy about. If you have a case get the cable version. Wish the would have been ready an in stock at launch.

Rally gives you an appreciation for how much smaller the new dock is.

I use this with my new iPod in my very old Bose docking system. Works perfect, though looks a bit odd.

This little adapter (tinier than I expected) works well with the Ringke Slim case (which is very thin and doesn't cover the iPhone loudspeakers).
I'm using it with my iHome iA-100 audio dock, which I bought previously for my 4S.
The adapter works very well for all functions: charging, audio, and the clock/radio controls with the iSet App.
Obviously with the adapter the iPhone isn't anymore in contact with the dock, and is strangely perched; also the white color of the adapter feels odd between the black of the iPhone and the black of the dock.

We have two iPod touches (5th gen), an iPad (4th gen), an iPod nano (7th gen), and an iPad mini. This works great with the iPad and iPad mini. It is not case friendly with the iPods. If you would like something case friendly, look at the cable version. I use it a lot, seeing as the Lightning connector just came out. My iPad mini is the one I use it with the most. It syncs and charges. I gave it four stars because it is not case friendly with the iPhone 5 and the Lightning iPod lineup. I hope you found this review helpful.

Very good adapter but very expensive at a cost of £25.00.

Pros: Charges very quickly. I like that the plug is smaller. I always felt the other one was too big even from the first time I purchased an iphone in 2009.

Cons: Length of cable. I always thought they were too short anyway. Price: It's an apple product... they're overpriced in EVERYTHING.

Comment: To those who blame the cable for not fitting with a phone-case.. How about blaming the case instead? The adapter is about as thin as it needs to be. It's the case-manufacturer who needs to work around the cable, not the other way around.