For me it’s the notification light you used to find on older phones, was particularly good to know if your phone was charged without picking it up

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[–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

usb to jack converter

All Most of the ones you can get nowadays actually have a sound chip inside the cable (in the flat part behind the USB-C). So they're pretty much a USB-C soundcard with just a headphone out. So it's worth shopping around to find one that has a good soundcard built in.

A good alternative is getting a decent portable Bluetooth audio receiver to plug your regular headphones into. Can get a better headphone amp that way.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    There are phones that output analog audio over type C so you can have a type c to jack adapter with no dac inside, just wires. That is possible through Audio Adapter Accessory Alternate Mode.

    My huawei tablet works with such an adapter, but when I try it with the samsung s10e which has a jack, it gives an error and doesn't work.

    Type C alternate modes are cool, too bad they are not advertised, they should be clearly labled and easily distinguishable. Type C has so many features yet it's so hard to know what's available without actually having the devices and connecting them. It's both a blessing and a curse.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Thanks for the correction. I had thought that only some of the early Motorolas had that feature, but it looks like there are quite a few more phones that support analog audio out via USB-C.

    From the wiki article:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB-C#Alternate_modes

    Moto Z/Z Force, Moto Z2/Z2 Force/Z2 Play, Moto Z3/Z3 Play

    Sony Xperia XZ2

    Huawei Mate 10 Pro, Huawei P20/P20 Pro, Honor Magic2, LeEco

    Xiaomi phones

    OnePlus 6T, OnePlus 7/7 Pro/7T/7T Pro

    Oppo Find X/Oppo R17/R17 Pro

    ZTE Nubia Z17/Z18

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