I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back
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I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back
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Re: I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back
#2Its sad to see the contortions my boyfriend makes to support his purchase of a headphone jack free android, despite his desire for high quality audio (he hates bluetooth with a passion). USB C to 3.5mm adapters are cheap, but break at the drop of a hat. His integrated speaker meanwhile has blown, and makes for terrible calls.
Headphone jacks serve a useful purpose, most phones could still have them without compromising other properties, but its been made fashionable to go without.
Re: I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back
#3The blog ends with the best and most insightful comment:
And no human’s life is measurably better since Apple had the “courage” to remove the 3.5 mm jack. But a lot of our lives are just a little worse.
The author also points towards active de-standardisation between Android and iOS:
"if only there was one universal audio port they both could use"
Apple gets an advantage from this with their iron-grip on compatible peripherals, but I don't know why any of the Android manufacturers would follow suit. The ugliness of the impracticality of fashion.
Re: I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back
#4The blog ends with the best and most insightful comment: And no human’s life is measurably better since Apple had the “courage” to remove the 3.5 mm jack. But a lot of our lives are just a little worse. The author also points towards active de-standardisation between Android and iOS: "if only there was one universal audio port they both could use" Apple gets an advantage from this with their iron-grip on compatible p…
> "if only there was one universal audio port they both could use"
Bluetooth?
Re: I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back
#5"arg, hold on one second, I can't find my headphone dongle"
Re: I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back
#6The blog ends with the best and most insightful comment: And no human’s life is measurably better since Apple had the “courage” to remove the 3.5 mm jack. But a lot of our lives are just a little worse. The author also points towards active de-standardisation between Android and iOS: "if only there was one universal audio port they both could use" Apple gets an advantage from this with their iron-grip on compatible p…
> "if only there was one universal audio port they both could use" Bluetooth?
If I had a dollar for every time bluetooth failed between two devices...
Re: I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back
#7After saying I'd never get a phone without a headphone jack until Bluetooth codecs improved, I ended up getting a Pixel2XL through "reward points". It's a great phone ... and I've "only" been needed a headphone jack a dozen or so times in the six months I've had it. Not for headphone, but for other audio input or output requirements.
What an absolutely idiotic idea. I've started leaving those stupid dongles everywhere, but even they don't for with everything. Fashion over function, with an eye to more lock-in.
Re: I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back
#8The blog ends with the best and most insightful comment: And no human’s life is measurably better since Apple had the “courage” to remove the 3.5 mm jack. But a lot of our lives are just a little worse. The author also points towards active de-standardisation between Android and iOS: "if only there was one universal audio port they both could use" Apple gets an advantage from this with their iron-grip on compatible p…
> "if only there was one universal audio port they both could use" Bluetooth?
I've never plugged my headphones into a jack and had them fail to work (ok, on my old cassette Walkman, I sometimes had to jiggle the plug around to get the headphones to work, but modern devices seem to have solved that problem (through gold plated connectors? I dunno)).
But around once every 8 times I get into my car, I need to turn off/on Bluetooth on my car, my phone, or both to get it to connect. More rarely, I have to reboot my phone. I haven't used a Bluetooth headset with my phone in several years, but I had the same problem then.
So I don't think Bluetooth is that reliable "works every time" standard.
Re: I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back
#9Been hanging on to my 6 Plus for dear life for this very reason
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