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Many new phones don't even have a digital audio converter built in anymore, so the basic USB C to 3.5mm pass through dongles don't work. You have to get a dedicated DAC dongle and many can't even charge the phone while they are in use, it's insane.
A forgone conclusion in retrospect. Particularly with a company like Apple who has a vested interested in no longer supporting 3.5mm alternatives to begin with. Companies want you in their ecosystem to keep selling you their products. Although simply not supporting it for cost related and technical reasons is also a factor i'm sure
cursed prediction: proprietary headphones get sound quality privileges on their manufacturer's devices... users pay a subscription fee for "compatibility" with non-proprietary headphones
This is already partially true, Galaxy Buds and Pixel Buds have better support/features on their vertically integrated Android flavor compared to others.
god damn it