Apple earphones may not work
with other
devices in future
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With the upcoming
iPhone 6, looks like Apple plans some massive changes to its
earphone/headphone compatibility. Its acquisition of Beats further strengthens
this possibility. Now, 9To5Mac has learnt Apple is
introducing new specifications for manufacturers in its
Made-For-iPhone/iPad/iPod (MFi) program, allowing them to build
earphones for iOS with Lightning connector instead of the usual 3.5mm jack.
“The Lightning headphones
will be capable of receiving lossless stereo 48 kHz digital audio output from
Apple devices and sending mono 48 kHz digital audio input. The input
means that the headphones will also support a microphone for audio input
following Apple’s upcoming update,” adds the report. Manufacturers reportedly
will also be capable of taking advantage of Apple Headphone Remote controls
like volume and other buttons for launching specific apps. It is quite possible
that the headphones could also be made to work with a companion iOS app. Currently, the
Apple-made EarPods use a regular 3.5 mm headphone jack and hence they can be
used with any other device with a 3.5 mm audio port. It also means you can
use virtually any other pair of non-apple headphones with your iPhone. But
that is not going to be for long. The port switch could
also means headphones could be made to work exclusively with a particular app –
or even launch a specific app once they are plugged in. So, instead of being
able to plug in your EarPods and listen to whatever streaming music app you
want, a pair of future EarPods could only work with the iOS Music app and
iTunes Radio.
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