Lightning
Thin flat Apple plug with 8 contacts, fits either way up.
- Carries
- Picture and sound
- Signal
- Digital
Where you’ll find it
iPhone 5 through iPhone 14, older iPads and AirPods.
Common confusion
Video out needs Apple’s Lightning Digital AV Adapter. Cheap copies often fail with streaming apps.
Going from Lightning to something else
- HDMI: Lightning Digital AV Adapter. Third-party copies often block streaming apps. Buy the Apple one.
- 3.5 mm headphone / aux: Lightning to 3.5 mm headphone adapter.
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