How can I listen to music with earphones while charging iPhone 7?

Apple released "iPhone 7" and "iPhone 7 Plus", the earphone jack from the terminal was abolished. The fact that there is no earphone jack means that you can not listen to music by directly inserting wired earphones or headphones into the iPhone itself.

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To listen to music on iPhone 7, there is a way to use the wireless earphone called "AirPods" announced along with iPhone 7. AirPods is a wireless earphone that can be used not only for the iPhone but also for other Apple devices, the price is 16,800 yen, excluding tax. There is also a method of connecting a third-party wireless earphone with Bluetooth.

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Another way is to use a wired earphone capable of connecting the Lightning terminal called "EarPods with Lightning Connector" shipped with iPhone 7. In this case you can listen to music on iPhone 7 without earphone jack.

However, while using a wired earphone capable of connecting the Lightning terminal, the iPhone's Lightning terminal will be blocked, so it is also a fact that you can not do other things such as charging. This is a big problem for users who play games while charging or watch movies.

In order to avoid this problem and make it possible to use the wired earphone which can connect the Lightning terminal even during charging, Belkin is an adapter with two Lightning terminals "Lightning Audio + Charge RockStar(About 4000 yen) "announced. If you use this, you can simultaneously charge while listening to music with earphone and headphones that can be connected to the Lightning terminal. In the future it is expected that not only Belkin but other company's adapters will appear.

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However, there are many users who are using Apple's original earphones, other manufacturer's earphones and headphones. In order to use earphone of other company's 3.5mm plug which I used up to now with iPhone, you can use "Lightning-3.5mm headphone jack adapter" included in iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, but this also Also, because the Lightning terminal is occupied during use, charging while using can not be done.


So how to use a third-party 3.5mm plug earphone with iPhone while charging, there is a way to use Apple's genuine product called "iPhone Lightning Dock".

Here's how you charge an iPhone 7 and listen to music at the same time | The Verge
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The dock connected to the iPhone has a Lightning terminal and a 3.5 mm headphone jack, which allows you to charge while listening to music with a third-party 3.5 mm plug earphone. In addition, the iPhone Lightning Dock has two types, metallic version of 5200 yen and tax of 4200 yen.


However, when using the iPhone Lightning Dock, the iPhone is in an upright state, so it is reasonably impossible for you to carry and use it. If you do not charge the iPhone 7 when you go out and you want to use a 3.5 mm plug earphone while charging, you will need a small adapter with Lightning terminal and 3.5 mm headphone jack, but these products Whether Apple will release it in the future is unknown.