Dongle Dangler aims to help you never lose your iPhone 7 audio cable again

Vaughn Highfield December 12, 2016

After removing the 3.5mm audio jack from the iPhone 7, Apple decided the most elegant solution for audio compatibility was to bundle in a short audio-to-Lightning connector cable. For many iPhone 7 users, this little cable has fast become the most difficult item to keep track of – after all, nobody looks cool whipping out an iPhone 7 with the dongle attached at all times. Thankfully, there’s one new Kickstarter project aimed at solving such awkwardness – the Dongle Dangler.

Dongle Dangler aims to help you never lose your iPhone 7 audio cable again

Without wanting to belittle the Dongle Dangler team’s efforts, this iPhone 7-dongle-saving solution is, essentially, a keyring with a 3.5mm audio connector on the end of it. Plug it into your 3.5mm-to-Lightning cable and voila, Apple’s cable becomes a keyring accessory.

If you think this is totally pointless, and that most users should just use Bluetooth headphones, you should know that the Dongle Dangler has already smashed its $500 target. Granted, that’s still only 196 backers, but it’s clearly a project important enough to garner interest.

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If you want to pick up a Dongle Dangler for yourself, you can do so for just $5. Forking out $9 will bag you two Dongle Danglers and, should you need them, $20 grants you five. For $400, you can get 100 of these little things, presumably so you can sell them on.

As a concept, the Dongle Dangler certainly seems to solve the problem of losing that infernal adapter cable. However, I’m not sure if adding a flimsy cable to my keys is the smartest solution. You may never lose Apple’s iPhone 7 adapter again, but you may find that it’s become frayed and broken in your back pocket.