Don’t worry, Square’s card reader works with Apple’s iPhone 7 headphone jack adapter<article>
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Square’s popular magnetic stripe card reader plugs into an iPhone headphone jack, giving small business owners who would otherwise go cash only the ability to accept debit and credit cards. But Apple just
officially killed the headphone jack, so what’s a business owner to do?</p><p>
I reached out to Square spokeswoman Semonti Stephens, who said the
Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter (like the one Apple is including in the iPhone 7 box when it ships Sept. 16) will work with Square’s reader. But it’s unclear how many people will actually need to use an adapter. The Venn diagram of business owners that don’t support chip cards—which Square accepts with a separate, wireless card reader that doesn’t use the headphone jack—and iPhone 7 buyers is probably pretty small.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3117649/hardware/dont-worry-squares-card-reader-works-with-apples-iphone-7-headphone-jack-adapter.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Don’t worry, Square’s card reader works with Apple’s iPhone 7 headphone jack adapter
