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      08-16-2016, 07:20 PM   #1
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OEM Y-cable for Lightning bit the dust

Before getting my iPhone 6s I had a 4s for a long time. To play music in the car I used an after market Y-cable for the old Apple 30-pin plug for over a year without a problem. When I got the 6s I used the same cable with a 30-pin to Lightning adapter, which worked fine but the adapter kept falling out of the phone, which was a pain. So I got an OEM BMW Y-cable for Lightning (THIS). It worked fine for a few months then suddenly stopped working. It still charges the phone but won't play music through the cable. Music still plays via bluetooth, but that is glitchy. I switched back to the old Y-cable with the adapter and it still works fine. So I think the new Lightning cable bit the dust. Has anyone else had this kind of early failure with the OEM Lightning Y-cable? I figure I'll probably get a new one, but they are expensive and I don't want to keep replacing it if this is a known problem.

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Robert
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