That one existed purely to make the Lighting-based Apple Pencil work with newer iPads.
It was an overly complicated design.
iPad support is mentioned in the adapter’s description, so maybe?
You canbuy the USB-C to Lightning Adapternow from the Apple Store for $29.00.
That seems like a high price, but maybe we’ll see more affordable third-party alternatives soon.
There are already plenty of adapters that workthe other way around.
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