BelkinRockStar Lightning Audio Cable and Charger for iPhone 14, 13, 12, 11, 10 - White

Doesn't do what it is was advertised to do. Maybe I have a defective one? I can't seem to find any reviews with my exact symptoms.The unit plays out the headphone jack wonderfully! Sound quality is very good.The unit will allow my phone to charge just fine. Charge function works each and every time I plug it in.The issue? It won't do both at the same time. When I plug in the charge cable while playing audio, the audio continues to play for maybe 1 second, then goes away completely. I have looked on my phone for a setting to switch the audio playback device, and can't find anything relevant to switch to to get the audio back.It doesn't matter what order I plug the cables in: headphone first, charge cable first, etc. Whenever the adapter's charge port is hooked up, I get silence from the headphone jack.I bought this to listen to music in my older car that although has a USB jack, will not stream audio from it, only phone audio. Car does have an Aux input, which is how I am attempting to use this device. But I can stream music, and let my phone battery run down on the drive to work, or charge my phone on the way to work in silence.-EDIT- I found the issue & solution: In order to use both at the same time, you must use a 'charge only' usb port.My car has a USB port for playing media from a thumb drive. My car also has bluetooth for phone calls, but it won't stream audio, so I am stuck with using the Aux-input.The issue is when I plug the Belkin into the car USB port, it is a data port, so it most likely kills the headphone audio. I have tested this with my home PC as well. Plug into a PC USB port, audio from the headphone jack gets turned off.However, if you plug the usb cord into a charge cube it works fine, since there is no 'data' path with just a charger. For the car I bought one of those cigarette lighter to USB adapters, and since it provides charge only and no data services, the Belkin works perfectly now. 3.5mm "headphone" audio + simultaneous charging.

Tried many other cheap import adapters that claimed to be Apple certified but none of them were recognized by the iPhone as an audio accessory. Belkin was not cheap but like all their other products it is a solid performer. The imports are cheap and they are priced appropriate to their (lack of) performance.

purchased to use with my old beats headphones. Clear sound quality without and fuzzy noise. Originally purchased a cheaper version but had to return due to constant static noise. Decided to spend a bit more and purchase this instead. So happy I did!

This Belkin product was more expensive than other splitters on Amazon, but I bought it because user reviews reported fewer problems with the phone recognizing the device. You have to plug in the power cable with the phone awake and out of lock screen, and then plug in the ear bud cable, otherwise the phone won't recognize the device. It works consistently and I would recommend it to others. Took one star because the instruction are useless.

Nice little dongle, i use it to charge my phone and aux connect it with my car while im driving. It's light and fits in the palm of my hand but it's not teeny, sturdy enough for what i use it for.

So, I have been eyeing this item for a long time, but couldn't bring myself to buy it when $10 alternatives littered the Amazon marketplace. Well, this item dropped to less than $30, so it was time to give it a go. I was also fed up with those $10 units working like garbage (that is, not working), save for one or two that actually worked as intended (I suppose it is worth mentioning I have bought many of those $10 units, only to have returned 80% of them).Well folks, this unit is the real deal. I have never encountered one of these units that actually lets me sync my iPhone with my PC until I bought this one. The cheaper units I keep mentioning do allow charging and listening, but I found it very hit or miss to have the microphone/play/pause/volume controls work with those units (almost always being a "miss"). Worse yet, many of those cheaper units claim to support syncing, which has thus far proven to be completely false. On the other hand, this unit worked...with a couple of small hiccups (go two paragraphs down to see my report on this).Regarding audio quality, control, and reliability, this thing is an ace. My 3.5mm stereo headphone/earphones with and without the microphone/play/pause/volume controls all worked. In other words, it seems any of the listening devices with 3 or 4 conductor plugs (a.k.a. TRS and TRRS, respectively) I threw at it worked. The audio quality was perfect (no high-pitched noises, clicks, static, etc.). The controls were flawless. When I pressed a button, the phone reacted as expected.As far as syncing, however, there were some issues. I plugged the unit into one of my PC's USB 2.0 ports. Then I connected the headphones and finally I connected the cable to the phone. It showed up almost instantly, so I was quite ecstatic. But to my dismay, seconds later it disconnected...only to reconnect seconds after that. This happened over and over. So long as it was in any of my USB 2.0 ports, this phenomenon occurred, regardless if I wiggled the cable, reset the phone, or any of the dozen other things I tried. Finally, I move it to a USB 3.0 on my PC and the problem went away. It established an instant connection that never failed! I was able to transfer photos, videos, music, etc. from the phone to my PC via iTunes and via my OS's explorer interface (Win 7, in my case).The plug end of the unit is larger than normal, so it did not fit my Otterbox Commuter case without me scraping a bit of plastic from the bottom. I was a little annoyed by that, but with very minimal effort I rectified that.So, if you are willing to spend a bit of cash for such an item, I would recommend it, especially over the cheaper ones. Be prepared for the sync glitch (as I mentioned above) - if it happens to you, try a different USB port. Heck, you may not even face the problem. I also recommend not handling it like an animal. I have no doubt that these units all come from cheap-labor factories around the world, so don't expect it to handle abuse. Since I use these units for work, they tend to rest comfortably on my desk or workbench, so I never stress them. If you do the same, you will probably be just as happy as I am.Update: 2 more units purchased and they were plug and play. All went as smooth as silk. I'm still in disbelief that they work so well, but for $30, one would hope so. Thus far, they still are the only units I have encountered that do everything as advertised (including flawless synchronization with my PCs/laptops).Other thoughts/notes: I don't know why this item has gotten poor reviews of being "crappy," because my impression of its build and material selection seems to be top notch. It feels sturdy, professional, and can actually take a few hits (I dropped my first one a few times, and guess what - it's perfect). I hate that the first review you see (the top review) was of a poor experience, because if you are like me (wired headphone with controls/mic integration with PC synchronization), then this is the unit you have been searching for. You should also be warned that the lightning port on this unit is NOT for headphones. It is only for powering the unit, charging your connected device, and PC connectivity, all via USB. Finally, many of the negative reviews that are detailed (i.e. not the ones that simply say garbage and end it there) all state that the unit failed them after some time (usually some amount of weeks were mentioned). I will update this review if I fall into that group as well.

Works great to connect both headphones and battery bank without losing sound quality. Build quality is excellent.