On a recent post, there were a lot of comments, which said that they were missing the headphones on newer mobile 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.

  • apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    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.

    • Tanoh@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      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

  • Engywuck@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    Me. I own both wired and wireless earphones and I want to be able to use both.

  • Cocodapuf@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    I use the headphone jack every single day, both with my headphones and with an audio-in cable for my car.

    I’d be lost without it.

    Also, I’ve tried Bluetooth headsets and they’ve all died on me for various reasons. I want relatively high quality headphones, and whether they’re wired or wireless, good sound tends to cost more. But I don’t want to spend more on something that will die quickly, so it’s wired headphones for me.