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My iPhone uses lightning.  The Mrs got an iPhone 17 that uses USB C so I'm looking for a CarPlay compatible adapter for the rare times she drives my car.  My car has USB 2.0 in case that matters.

Thanks in advance for any recommendations.  

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Its not an adapter, its just a cable. They make two ended cables, but many may be charging only.

Look up 2 in 1 or 4 in 1 USB C lightning cables. 

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Just make it simple.  I'm sure the car has a USB-A receptacle, the rectangle, so you just need a USB-A to USB-C.  

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If you want to get kinky, I guess you can find a Y cable with USB-C and Lightning.

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Its not an adapter, its just a cable. They make two ended cables, but many may be charging only.
Look up 2 in 1 or 4 in 1 USB C lightning cables. 

On the flip side, I got an adapter for her car (usb c to lightning) so I can use CarPlay there. That works.

I just haven’t found a lighting to usb c that works.
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There is no such thing as an adapter. They are literally just cables. You need to get data capable cables that support both lightning and USB C. Charging cables are the cheapest, data capable ones are more expensive to make. 

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Are you saying you got like a dongle at the end? If the underlying cable is a data cable the connector dongle would need all the electrical connections to enable data transfer. Highly unlikely from a cheap Chinese bullshit one. Buy a cable built for the purpose they are 25 bucks or less. 

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Are you saying you got like a dongle at the end? If the underlying cable is a data cable the connector dongle would need all the electrical connections to enable data transfer. Highly unlikely from a cheap Chinese bullshit one. Buy a cable built for the purpose they are 25 bucks or less. 

Yup, dongle.
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Get one of these, they work well enough:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DRX3287W?th=1

I used to use this cable: 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PVLGWQY 

which is 2 in 1, BUT it might have trouble fitting in your i[hone case depending on what you have.

 

Or you can stop being poor and get a USB-C iPhone too or better yet, buy a new car with wireless carplay.

Edited by Captain Ron

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