Traveling International from Miami to Milan, was wonder in you can use you iPhone 7 head phones for watching movies on the plane. Did anyone run into this problem on a international flight?
Posted by
Bendigo, Australia
1230 posts
They won't work because the aircraft socket in double but iphone headphone has a single jack.
But you can buy adapters that have a pair of jacks to plug into the aircraft and a single socket for your headphone. Cost about two bucks on ebay.
Posted by
San Francisco area
1814 posts
Do you have the round plug or the lightning connection? The round style has worked fine for me.
Posted by
Midwest
2768 posts
iPhone 7 has the Apple specific plug, right? If so then no they won't work. If I'm wrong and they have the standard round plug that you can use on other products like CD players or computers then probably. I have always used my standard headphones on flights and never run into difficulty. I have an iPhone 6 and those headphones are standard and work fine. I have also used them for audio guides in museums.
Posted by
New York, NY, USA
11294 posts
Some airplane headphone jacks are the double kind Peter referred to; other planes use the single jack found on Android phones and older iPhones. But no plane uses a Lightening connector, which is the kind of jack on the iPhone 7. So, if your headphones have a Lightening jack, you'll need an adapter to use them with the airplane's AV system (I believe this adapter comes with the iPhone 7).
Many airlines give out headphones for free on international flights, including the ones that charge for headphones on domestic flights. If you really need to know the particulars for your flight, contact the actual airline that is operating the flight.
Posted by
🏝️ Hobe Sound, FL⛱️
3177 posts
In addition to the Apple headphones, I would also carry a set of phones with a standard 3.5 mm jack. Not only can you use them on the plane but they're great for plugging into audio guides that are rented at museums and tourist sites.