L4sBotGoogle kills two-year “Pixel Pass” subscription after just 22 months
lordgeofferyFuck Google and fuck pixel too lol
CaptKoalaOnly 2 downsides to pixel:
All other issues are solved with GOS.
I haven’t used a 3.5mm jack in close to a decade, so it’s a non-issue for me, but I get your point.
Yeah, it’s about having the choice
To be fair, community’s beloved repairable and sustainable Fairphone doesn’t have one either…
And it’s a phone that I would’ve considered if it had one.
What’s the point of having a 3.5 mm Jack when you have LDAC codec for hi res audio over bluetooth?
mojofrododojosome of us prefer legacy cans.
Also the low end of wired is cheaper and sounds better than the low end of wireless.
Yay ChiFi
ChiFi is amazing for the cost most of the time. For me though, having to carry extra things for the wireless options just makes it more inconvenient as well as remembering to recharge. And dongles just end up constantly unplugging with regular movement. I miss headphone jacks. Such a crap move.
I could list dozens of reasons but at the end of the day it comes down to having the option and making the choice, instead of having it made by some company. And as someone who repairs their own phones, 3.5mm jacks really don’t take a lot of space. It’s definitely not enough to make a substantial improvement to battery size. You question the point of having them, I question the point of removing them when they were (and still are) a universal standard with not many downsides.
I always prefer wired in most circumstamces; wired earphones, Xbox controllers, printers, etc. I just want something to be the exact same every time I use it so my life is similar. I don’t want to worry about swapping out batteries, or recharging and then then the battery eventually dying. It’s just one extra thing that you have to worry about.
Not to say the newer specs of Bluetooth aren’t great because it has come a long way. And I do have an 1st MX Masters mouse that I love. Idk I just generally prefer consistency and reliability over the ergonomic and mobility advantages. Everyone is different I guess
jack
removing this is not a moral choice in any rational sense and is completely and totally irrelevant to the conversation at hand.
i agree with you, but a jack standard thats easily resolved with an $8 dongle is not good vs evil, sorry
I’d argue it’s a bigger moral choice than no usb-c display out. And the $8 dongle doesn’t resolve it. I find that I use wired headphones while charging my phone about 30% of the time, making 30% of my time using them either vastly inconvenient or time that I can’t use my wired earphones. The good vs evil comes in when you think about why they removed the jack - which was only to sell their wireless buds. There is no other reason that stands any questioning.
whats usbc? do you mean usb-c?
whats gos? do you mean calyx os?
Yes, and GrapheneOS.