A new problem is coming to light with apple s new macbook pro and macbook air machines.
Lightning port on macbook air not working.
Macbook pro introduced in 2018 or later.
Ethernet if you re using an ethernet cable with your device use a third party usb c to ethernet adapter such as the belkin usb c to gigabit ethernet adapter.
If your mac has only one port like this it s a macbook that supports usb c but not thunderbolt.
If you have a device that doesn t connect to this port you might be able to use an adapter to connect it.
First things first try doing a soft reset of your macbook.
Here s whats going on i have a zoom tac 2 thunderbolt audio interface which i ve been using for sometime with another macbook pro 17 and it had no problems on a macbook air either.
2 meter version usb c to lightning cable 1m usb c to 4 port usb 3 0 hub the new macbook pro comes with two or four external ports depending on the model you pick.
Detail of the lightning ports on a 2019.
Thos models are as follows.
Users are reporting compatibility issues with usb 2 0 devices.
Before we get started the steps below only work on macbook models that have the apple t2 security chips.
How to troubleshoot dead usb c ports on your macbook.
Macbook models introduced in 2015 or later have a single usb c port.
To charge an iphone ipad or ipod touch from a thunderbolt 3 or usb c port without one of these adapters you can use the apple usb c to lightning cable instead.
And the new macbook air has a.