[krauster]

I lost the little USB C to 1/8" adapter to use with earbuds. So I bought one and it doesn't work. There are some really cheap ones on amz that get bad reviews saying they don't work so I spent a few bucks more and bought maybe one level better, but it doesn't work either.

Not only does it not work for the earbuds but I have selfie-stick that I used to use with Note4 through the 1/8" cable and it doesn't work on my Pixel 3XL with the adapter.

Anybody know if there is a solution to this for these accessories? Or do I have to buy a google brand or something.

[Mike Dee]

The ones you are buying are pass through and are adapters only.
You need one with DAC chip built in. Google, HTC or Razer adapters will work.

[krauster]

Oh..... I guess that explains why some are more expensive than others.
thx.

[foxbat121]

The adapter sold on Amazon typically clearly labels which phone it can work with. There is no universal adapters.

[Mike Dee]

The adapter sold on Amazon typically clearly labels which phone it can work with. There is no universal adapters.

There are as far as I know two types. As an example Motorola uses pass through with the DAC internal to the phone. Pixel uses the type with an external DAC built into the adapter.

[Martin_F]

The one Apple sells is quite a bit smaller than the Pixel adapter, but works just as well. And it's cheaper.

[Rukbat]

If you look on eBay you can get some with the DAC built in for about $5. How much cheaper can Apple sell them for? (And the one for the Moto Z / Droid ($4.77 to $5.77) is pretty small.)

[Martin_F]

If you look on eBay you can get some with the DAC built in for about $5. How much cheaper can Apple sell them for? (And the one for the Moto Z / Droid ($4.77 to $5.77) is pretty small.)

All I was talking about was the adapter that came with the Pixel 3 and the one Apple sells.
Google=$12 Apple=$9
I own both, so I feel like I can talk about the functionality and price of both.

Are there several other options out there? Sure.
But it would be wrong of me to recommend any of them, if I don't have first hand knowledge of them.

[Mike Dee]

All I was talking about was the adapter that came with the Pixel 3 and the one Apple sells.
Google=$12 Apple=$9
I own both, so I feel like I can talk about the functionality and price of both.

Are there several other options out there? Sure.
But it would be wrong of me to recommend any of them, if I don't have first hand knowledge of them.

The best one for sound that works with Pixel is that Razer sells.

[Martin_F]

The best one for sound that works with Pixel is that Razer sells.

Looks like that one is $20 and out of stock:
https://www.razer.com/mobile/razer-phone-audio-adapter

[Mike Dee]

Looks like that one is $20 and out of stock:
https://www.razer.com/mobile/razer-phone-audio-adapter

Yeah... That happens a lot