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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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.

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I use Bluetooth headphones every day, for most of the day. Despite that, there are times where i forget to charge them the night before, or something else goes wrong, and I use wired headphones.

If I got a phone without a headphone jack, I don't think it'd be much of a problem, until it is. I'd need it, and suddenly realized I don't have it.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I never use it. But I only listen to songs when I'm driving.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I’ve been using bluetooth earbuds for several years now. You can walk around freely when connected to your PC, the wires don’t get tangled and noise canceling is great. But one upside of wired earbuds is that you’re not exposed to bluetooth zero days such as the one that recently came to light.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I use it less and less. I was still using wired headphones quite often when I got my current phone couple years ago but since then I switched to BT in like 95% of cases. The remaining 5% is mostly travelling. Noise cancelling headphones are too big to carry and small BT headphones don't have enough battery for a long trip. In a couple of years when I'll be changing my phone it will still be be really nice to have mini jack in it but if there's no reasonable option I might do without.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I don't.

I'm a bit clumsy (ADHD) and having a cable attached to my body attached to a €1000 device is asking for trouble. I hate the cable getting tangled up, caught on things etc.

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

At least once a week. Will be a shame when I eventually move onto a phone without a jack.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I use it to collect sand and little stones in my device.
But also to have a backup if my bluetooth in-ears get low on battery or i need to plug the phone to my old school amplifier.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Would be using it pretty much every day, my car doesn't have bluetooth so I need to rely on a casette to aux converter that I stick in the tape slot. Then I end up needing to plug my (jackless) phone into a lightning to aux dongle, plug that into the aux for the cassette converter, and then finally swap to the tape deck. Super annoying and would be slightly less-so with a jack.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I got a Bluetooth tape adapter. Had to try a few because some are real ass.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Have you tried a Bluetooth FM transmitter? I have one plugged into the cigarette lighter that my phone connects to and I just tune my radio into the same frequency to hear it. They're pretty cheap and even has buttons on it to skip tracks.

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Yup use it with multiple devices, car and headphones. Bring it bloody back. No intention of buying another overpriced accessory plain and simple

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Nowadays only in my car. It doesn't have a bluetooth receiver.

It's hard to find a wired earphones with ANC. About a decade earlier I used wired a Audio Technica earphones with ANC.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I use it sometimes, but used it regularly for music until I busted out an old iPod.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I use it all the time. And I would argue that the question should be "what's the intelligence distribution of people using cabled data links over those preferring wireless?" :p

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I've been using my wire headphones for over 10 years until recently. I've moved to Shockz, it's more convenient but the sound lacks bass.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

it's the olny way i can use headphones right now since I don't have wireless headphones

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I don't have one. When I did I used it every day.

Now I have a stupid dongle which I use nearly every day.

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Every day, for msny hours

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Someone needs to invent a headphone cord that directly connects to the USB C port. Is that a thing?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

It is a thing. You can get a usb-c to audio jack adapter.

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Always. Everything besides the cell tower connection happens wired. No Bluetooth or WiFi .

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

The only thing I miss it for is plugging into the car. I've got Bluetooth adapters now though that work pretty well. In theory I might run into a situation where it would be nice to be able to plug into a speaker or someone else's car or something, but BT is so common it doesn't really come up.

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Most of the time I use Bluetooth headphones, but when I'm in the mood to listen to some good quality music, I switch to wired headphones... Probably a few times per month and only at home.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I use it every day so for me is still a big must have. I also use it for 8 hours straight at work

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I refused to get a phone without one for quite a long while and finally caved. I haven't used wired headphones in years but I hate that there isn't the option anymore as a default.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

All my headphones are wired so daily. I have a dongle for an iPad I use frequently and it works fine but charging it is a drain.

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