Belkin rolls out 3.5mm Audio + Charge RockStar Lightning adapter for iPhones without a headphone jack

Remember when people thought this was a big deal? Now they're worried about notches  :)

Theres the adapter everyone wanted(who complained), a decent price(though prefer it to be a $5-10 less).
What surprises me is that Apple didn't include a similar adapter with the iPhones. Lots of people want to charge and listen to music(and likely cost Apple less then $10 extra).

curtis hannah said:

What surprises me is that Apple didn't include a similar adapter with the iPhones. 

This doesn't surprise me at all.

What surprised me is that Apple included the Lighting/3.5mm adapter. Everybody who bought a 7 knew or should have known that it had no traditional headphone jack. If they didn't, shame on them.

Apple is clearly sending a message— this is the way of our future. I figure it was nice of them to include the adapter but I never felt they were obligated. A lot of people took that as an admission of failure in removing the jack, rather than getting a perk.

Apple included a pair of EarPods that were compatible with the phone. Done. You want to use your own 'buds or headset, there are adapters.

Expecting Apple to include some a power/earphone splitter just does not compute.

curtis hannah said:

Theres the adapter everyone wanted(who complained), a decent price(though prefer it to be a $5-10 less).
What surprises me is that Apple didn't include a similar adapter with the iPhones. Lots of people want to charge and listen to music(and likely cost Apple less then $10 extra).

And lots of people don't. Why should Apple, and customers, pay for all that energy and waste to produce something only some people need? No, ordering it ala cart is the better solution.

macgui said:

curtis hannah said:

What surprises me is that Apple didn't include a similar adapter with the iPhones. 

This doesn't surprise me at all.

What surprised me is that Apple included the Lighting/3.5mm adapter. Everybody who bought a 7 knew or should have known that it had no traditional headphone jack. If they didn't, shame on them.

Apple is clearly sending a message— this is the way of our future. I figure it was nice of them to include the adapter but I never felt they were obligated. A lot of people took that as an admission of failure in removing the jack, rather than getting a perk.

Apple included a pair of EarPods that were compatible with the phone. Done. You want to use your own 'buds or headset, there are adapters.

Expecting Apple to include some a power/earphone splitter just does not compute.

They should have only included the iPhone itself. With clearly marked boxes so people know what's all they get, and if they don't like it, so be it. The future is wireless, and you need to buy your own damn AirPods, you freebie expecting freeloader, who probably live off of welfare. That's what a true Apple fan is. Even better, paying more than they ask at the store, just for good measure.