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minus-square@RobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish7•3 months agoMy phone doesn’t have a headphone jack but has an FM radio. It took me ages to 1) realise I needed a pass through cable without a DAC and 2) find a pass-through cable without a DAC.
minus-square@pirat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months agoDoes it use the cable wire as the antenna, and that didn’t work through an external DAC?
minus-square@RobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-23 months agoYes exactly, so you need a special kind of usb-c adapter that doesn’t have an external DAC. Most adapters, even the cheapest, have a dac because a lot of phones (mostly iPhones) don’t support audio pass through mode.
My phone doesn’t have a headphone jack but has an FM radio. It took me ages to 1) realise I needed a pass through cable without a DAC and 2) find a pass-through cable without a DAC.
Does it use the cable wire as the antenna, and that didn’t work through an external DAC?
Yes exactly, so you need a special kind of usb-c adapter that doesn’t have an external DAC.
Most adapters, even the cheapest, have a dac because a lot of phones (mostly iPhones) don’t support audio pass through mode.