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[โ€“] 13 points 8 months ago (20 children)

Phone makers need to understand that a missing headphone jack is a dealbreaker.

Tho it wouldn't be if companies would at least put two usb ports on the devices. I'd be fine using usb wired earbuds as long as I don't have to give my phone one of those dumb splitter tails.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    I would say it's a pretty big annoyance but not a deal breaker to me. USB-C to 3.5 dongles are cheap and not that annoying if you get a flexible one

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 8 months ago

    The USB C charging ports on my phones tend to become unreliable over time. It's manageable for charging as you can not move the phone once it's plugged in, but listening to music on the go becomes impossible.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    I disagree. Cables are annoying, especially with something I have to wear on my head. My last headset broke after the cable kept getting tangled. And it wasn't made to be repairable.

    Though a second USB port would be fantastic

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  • [โ€“] 17 points 8 months ago

    Well good news, you can still do bluetooth on a phone that has a headphone jack.

    And it wasnโ€™t made to be repairable.

    And wireless earbuds are? How many earbud batteries crap out after less than a year? I really don't think jamming tiny lithium batteries into everything is the more sustainable option here.

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  • [โ€“] -3 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    It only is for a very small segment

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  • [โ€“] 9 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    It makes no sense to say it's for a very small segment when we weren't given the choice in the first place.

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  • [โ€“] -3 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    .. what you're saying doesn't make any sense. If you were to ask all smart phone users about the jack, most people wouldn't care much, ergo: only a small segment cares.

    That doesn't change just because of how the jack was phased out.

    That's just how things evolve

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)
  • [+] -15 points 8 months ago* (3 children)

    Please. Like 5 people still use headphone jacks

    Bluetooth is great

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  • [โ€“] 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

    Bluetooth is SO FAR FROM GREAT. it is, in fact, terrible.

    Wont connect to the right'profile' Connects to wrong device, Misprioritizes devices, Confuses which audio sink you want Will not reliably remember preferences and settings. Connects as telephone whether you want it to or not. Connects automatically w/out asking making you fiddle with settings every time. Requires menus/screens and setting shit just to function...as opposed to, say 'just plug it in' Broadcasts an easily exploitable signal to everyo e nearby Constantly needs battery/charge Has to 'talk' to you to function Very little if any standardization for pairing/trusting across MFG companies... i mean stop me anytime to let me know how flippi g "great" it is. We traded dead simple, reliable, universal tech for this deeply flawed, frustrating garbage just so we could say "look, no cables!!"

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