Bluetooth Headphone Jacking: A Key to Your Phone [video]

Post by Rygian » Fri, Jan 02, 2026, 7:52 PM UTC

immibis wrote: post #182

wat10000 wrote: post #146

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Why wouldn’t some keyboard manufacturer realize that a lot of people actually do need all of the letters, sell a keyboard with all of them, and make bank? This theory that people want headphone jacks and phone makers won’t provide them makes no sense. It requires phone makers to be so cost conscious that they’ll remove a desirable feature to save a few cents, yet simultaneously so clueless that they won’t take advant…

Why would you make a keyboard with one more letter when everyone is buying ones without? Would you buy a keyboard with a ™ key? If not, why not?

Post by barbazoo » Fri, Jan 02, 2026, 9:58 PM UTC

munchler wrote: post #207

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I just don’t know a single real person that still wants to use wired earphones with their phone. To me it’s the same as complaining that an artist only has CDs, not records.

Good wired headphones (or in-ear monitors) still sound noticeably better than wireless. This makes a big difference when listening to music.

Post by cloudfudge » Sat, Jan 03, 2026, 2:08 AM UTC

amrocha wrote: post #185

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The security, performance, usability and reliability of wired headphones will always be superior to wireless. There is just no substitute for the simplicity of an uninterrupted piece of copper carrying an analog signal. The convenience of having no wires simply isn't worth the downgrade in these other aspects.

Your opinion is valid, but irrelevant. The above comment said that you’re a minority and that they’ve never met a person irl that shares your opinion. I can say I’ve also never met anyone who shares that opinion. Also of note is that I used to care a lot about sound quality, and owned very expensive wired IEMs until 2 years ago. I was annoyed when I switched to a phone without a jack, but now I’m used to it and don’t…

Post by JCattheATM » Sat, Jan 03, 2026, 9:07 PM UTC

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I doubt this was ever classified information. It's written all over DoD and NSA requirements and best practices for staff and diplomats. She was probably briefed repeatedly about this as a member of that committee. Here's one example: > Headphones are wired headphones (i.e. not wireless) which can be plugged into a computing device to listen to audio media (e.g. music, Defense Collaboration Services, etc.).[0] [0]: h…

>I doubt this was ever classified information. The classified part would be the intelligence that the wireless protocol is compromised. I don't see that in your document.

Post by JCattheATM » Sat, Jan 03, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC

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There are also some amazing cables available in the space. Especially the digital cables, they are really amazing.

A friend worked in an audiophile shop during his physics master and he'd swear the customer base was the most gullible bunch he ever saw... And mostly unswayable by rational arguments. In any case someone ought to shear the sheep....