moonleayDec 14, 2023

How many of you actually use the headphone jack on your phone?

https://feddit.de/post/6698517

How many of you actually use the headphone jack on your phone? - Feddit

On a recent post [https://lemmy.world/post/9491179], there were a lot of comments, which said that they were missing the headphones on newer devices. How many actually use the headphone jack? I ask, because I have one on my phone, since I really wanted one, but I rarely use it. Like Tops 1/Month.

Show threadapfelwoiSchoppen
People like having choice, it was never about saving space in phones. I like my wired bose headphones that I’ve had for 15 years and will likely last at least 15 more. Those wireless ones are the definition of planned obsolescence.
Dec 14, 2023 at 11:53amWeb
Show threadlobutDec 14, 2023

When the Pixel removed the phone my Google friend couldn’t STFU about how I was an idiot for wanting it. “Just get a dongle”.

I hate it. Yeah, I don’t use it all the time, but when I’m in a rush and need a pair I gotta scramble around for a dongle? I also hate Bluetooth pairing and the bs multi-pairing sucks. I have multiple devices and if I do my mac and my android phone my mac cuts in all the time. I honestly hate configuring this stuff when I’m in a rush for a call or something.

I have a few headphones and they’re all wired and I still have them and they work exactly as expected in every scenario.

Show threadTanohDec 14, 2023

Also bluetooth fucking sucks for lack of a better phrase.

9/10 times it connects fine, but then every now and then it just refuses. “What? No I don’t exist” and then you have to either restart bluetooth and/or the device, and then it magically works again.

Also, I quite often get stuttering with it. Not sure if it is my phone or headphones or both at fault, but I would like having an audio jack when I am sitting at the desk

Show threadHactaiMijuDec 14, 2023
People like having choices. Bring hdmi ports to phones.
Show threadTlaloc_TemporalDec 15, 2023
C to HDMI doesn’t sound that bad, so just have 3-5 USB-C ports on the phone.
Show threadSpookyUnderwearDec 15, 2023
Around 2011 or so, certain Android models had mini hdmi. I even bought a mini hdmi to hdmi cable. I believe screen mirroring became common and killed it because I didn’t see it on phones after a couple of years.
Show threadCatoblepasDec 15, 2023

Do Bose headphones not have issues with the plastic foam padding around the ears/top of the head crumbling into a million bits, or are they just easier to repair? Or is there something I’m supposed to be doing to prevent this that nobody ever told me about?

I’m so reluctant to spend much money on headphones because this keeps happening to me with less expensive brands (but still not like $20 or anything).

Show threadvarsockDec 15, 2023

People like having choice, it was never about saving space in phones.

If you look at which company (apple) and the time of removal of headphone jack (around the time their wireless buds were announced), you’ll notice they removed choice so the consumer can only buy more expensive wireless buds, or many many dongles.

The “save space” is an absolute lie. The international (EU, Asia, etc) version of the iPhone has a dedicated SIM card tray. The US model? No tray, just a freakin placeholder where the international version has the SIM tray. Yes, there is a volume of space that can fit 2 headphone jacks on the US iPhone that is just empty.

Look at this iFixit video where they call apple out on it. The placeholder is huge. at ~1:17+

iPhone 15 Teardown: A Microscopic Look Inside The iPhone 15

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