Works great and it allows you to watch anything from your iPhone on any TV that has a HDMI port! Some people on here say it doesn’t for some reason let you watch streaming apps (Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, or just any app that streams any video content) but it’s just simply not true! On any TV that has an HDMI port, which it’s insanely rare that you will even own or use a TV that does not have an HDMI port, you will 100% be able to watch anything on TV with this device that you can watch on your iPhone.
I even watch DIRECTV through my DIRECTV app on any TV. It’s a must have especially in a place where there is not a internet connection like in rural areas or just any place with no internet.
It just all depends on the type of service you get though if there is no internet connection. But, it all boils down to if you can watch it on your iPhone then you can watch it on a tv with this device. It just simply mirrors whatever is showing up on your iPhone screen. So, as soon as you plug it into your iPhone and then plug it into the TV you will immediately see whatever your screen on your iPhone is displaying!
I take this with me every time I travel just Incase the hotel, vacation home, lakehouse, or anywhere that might not have internet, good Wi-Fi signal, or just Incase the place I’m at happens to loose internet service for a while or something? Just remember to invest in a lengthy hdmi cord so you can use it while you are in bed or sitting on the couch.
If you do not want to buy a lengthy HDMI cord and you have two at your house then you can always buy an hdmi extension adapter to make two smaller hdmi cords just one longer hdmi cord to help reach wherever you are at. Buy, I highly recommend buying both (lengthy hdmi cord and extension adapter) so in case you go on a trip and the cord isn’t quit long enough you can just add another one from the place you are at, that is if they have another one?
I bought a 15’, 20’, and even a 25’ hdmi cord and I have to say the 25’ cord is the one use the most because it’s never not long enough and I always can use the device while I’m in bed or wherever very comfortably.
Lastly, since it has a charging port on it which is the best part I might add due to the battery consumption that streaming videos takes up on a phone. It is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to buy a iPhone chargrging cord (usb to lightning cord) that is much longer than the standard iPhone charging cord. If you want to use the long hdmi cord to use it while in bed or on the couch and you don’t have it charging then it’s pointless to even use the long hdmi cord or even the device itself. You don’t want to be using this and then go out and your phone is almost dead or if you want to use the device to watch something on the tv and your phone is almost dead. My point is you never know where the outlets are going to be in a place you have never been and you are wanting to have it on the nightstand or just close to you so you don’t have to get up and go hit pause, play, or switch to something else to watch.
I hope this was thorough enough and helps answer any questions some of you might have. But, I promise this plays any streaming app your tv so please do not listen to anyone saying that it doesn’t because they are for some reason lying or they just have no idea what they are talking about?!
Alright, have a great day!!
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Use this instead of cheaper knockoff!
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2020
I originally went for cheaper knockoff and I may have just as well set fire to the money I paid for it. Then I got this (OEM Apple brand) unit which worked perfectly. HINT: use this to hook up iPhone or iPad to hotel TVs. Get a ten foot long HDMI cable which will connect the adapter device to the hotel TV HDMI input and the lightning connector on this will then connect to iPhone or iPad. Then change “input selection” on the hotel TV to match the HDMI input # you have used and the TV will then project what you bring up on the Apple device. You can then project Netflix, Amazon , Hulu or whatever you have on the TV. We just spent two weeks in Maui and entertained ourselves each night with movies streamed from these providers (I guess I’m showing my age if I admit that that’s how I entertained myself at night in Maui for two weeks!). Seriously, you can improve your connection a bit by adding an Apple lightning extension cable (at least three to six feet long) which will allow you to have the source device (iPhone, etc.) further from the TV but this is not necessary just convenient. All the cables easily fit into a large ZipLock Bag (first photo). The second photo shows an “exploded view” of the cabling with the HDMI cable at the top, the adapter in the middle, the lightning extension To the left and below the adapter and the power cable to the right of the adapter. The adapter can just connect to the phone or you can use the (more convenient) extension cord. I was just able to sit on the couch in the condo and run the shows as I wished.
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2020
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Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2020
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I originally went for cheaper knockoff and I may have just as well set fire to the money I paid for it. Then I got this (OEM Apple brand) unit which worked perfectly. HINT: use this to hook up iPhone or iPad to hotel TVs. Get a ten foot long HDMI cable which will connect the adapter device to the hotel TV HDMI input and the lightning connector on this will then connect to iPhone or iPad. Then change “input selection” on the hotel TV to match the HDMI input # you have used and the TV will then project what you bring up on the Apple device. You can then project Netflix, Amazon , Hulu or whatever you have on the TV. We just spent two weeks in Maui and entertained ourselves each night with movies streamed from these providers (I guess I’m showing my age if I admit that that’s how I entertained myself at night in Maui for two weeks!). Seriously, you can improve your connection a bit by adding an Apple lightning extension cable (at least three to six feet long) which will allow you to have the source device (iPhone, etc.) further from the TV but this is not necessary just convenient. All the cables easily fit into a large ZipLock Bag (first photo). The second photo shows an “exploded view” of the cabling with the HDMI cable at the top, the adapter in the middle, the lightning extension To the left and below the adapter and the power cable to the right of the adapter. The adapter can just connect to the phone or you can use the (more convenient) extension cord. I was just able to sit on the couch in the condo and run the shows as I wished.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2019
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The adapter worked fine for 3 uses, then died. Carbon marks on the connecting pins suggest electrical arcing due to poor fit between my phone and the adapter. Since I have a new iPhone 8 and no moisture is involved on my side, this is evidence of a manufacturing flaw. I used the product exactly as directed. Very disappointed to waste money on this.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2018
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Just like my original apple adapter which still works but hated switching it from tv to tv in fear that it would stop working. Can watch sling tv Netflix amazon prime YouTube, etc. Very pleased that I didn’t have to pay 60 through Apple. Paid half and got the real thing.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2017
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