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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] 1 points 2 years ago

Me, at least once a week

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

I use wired headphones in bed, listening to podcast and whatnot. Easier to just yank out and throw away when falling asleep. I use lightning headphones right now..

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

I have never once used the audio jack on a phone, Bluetooth is just much more convenient for me and has never caused me any issues.

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

ever since I got a new phone with a headphone jack, been wanting to get a usb c to headphone jack adaptor, still dont have any headphones I can use with my phone

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

When I got my iPhone without a headphone jack, I went out and bought a nice Bluetooth headset. I did use it a lot at the time, but just recently rediscovered it after a couple years lost. It turns out that I prefer speakers for audio/video and only use headphones for calls … for work I prefer wired headphones because they always work, whereas Bluetooth keeps begetting confused whether I am in the office or at home, but that’s not in mobile

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

Sorry to derail but what do people think of air gap or air tube wired headphones? Do you think they are necessary?

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

I bought nice fancy wireless earbuds once, and lost one of them like 2 weeks in when I fell to river with bicycle. Maybe it's a 1 in a million case, but showed a good reason to not have wireless buds

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

TBF most likely both would've been gone by then

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

I had both on me when I fell, but only lost one.

Anyways, accidents are a common when doing sports so it's always a good chance to lose those small things. Clear win for wires there

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I buy Xperia phones solely for the headphone jack and I use mine daily.

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

I definitely used it when I had it on my previous phone. These days though… bluetooth headphones are good enough for me for calls, podcasts and YouTube. So I just use those.

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

Only when my wireless earbuds batterie dies

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

I use my earbuds most of the time for music and podcasts, but the wires ones are mainly for gaming because of latency.

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

A very simple I used it all the time until I got wireless earphones. It's bizarre to think people just forget that headphones can be expensive so people still have wired ones

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

I don't have a headphone jack.

Even if I had one, I haven't been able to buy wired headphones that aren't crap quality that don't hurt my ears. Last time I bought wired headphones (more accurately earbuds) they were tinny knock off garbage being sold on Amazon as a legitimate product, and that was years ago.

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

My wife does daily to plug into our car. When she recently got a phone without a jack, I bought her a dongle for charging and audio.

Does she use wired audio daily? Yes. Does her phone have a headphone jack? Well, no.

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

A few years ago I would have said every day, but I got a really good pair of Bluetooth Bose headphones that have wireless charging so I don't have to worry about anything anymore. After work they get put on a charging pad then in the morning I grab them and they're ready to go.

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

I had to buy an adapter. I much prefer wired earphones, as somebody else commented, it's much easier to switch wired ones between devices. With wireless you also have the issue of disconnecting them if you want audio through the phone speaker. I hate Bluetooth anyway.

I also prefer the earphones which sit just in the ear, rather than the current style of ones that need to be forced inside. I don't think you can get wireless earphones like that, probably because they would be lost easily. I like proper headphones too (so that's an option for wireless), but they are quite bulky so not always convenient.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

My phone doesn't have a headphone jack, but I use wired headphones every day, so I use an adapter. I've had the same ones for about 10 years now, so I see no reason to replace them.

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

How do you get headphones to last 10 years? I usually have to replace mine every year or so, because of the padding wilting, or normal wears, or just something happening.

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

Both the ear piece padding and the cord are easily replaceable. I have replaced the cord… maybe once? The padding I've replaced a few times and is around $30 to do so.

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

Don't have one and personally I do not care anymore. I probably will never go back to wired on phone.

PC is a different story, I use wired headset there exclusively unless it is work PC and I need mic, then I also use wireless.

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

I have a headphone jack and have never used it

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I use lightning cord headphones because using my hearing aids as Bluetooth all the time drains them and there are connectivity issues over random shit.

That said, yeah, it’s a minor annoyance that I don’t have an aux jack, and the waterproofing is more valuable to me

Incidentally using my hearing aids as headphones has started causing me problems because they autoconnect to Bluetooth and my upstairs neighbors have just gotten Bluetooth speakers. I need to find a way to make them stop connecting to those devices for my sanity

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

I have a pair of hybrid headphones that are both bluetooth and support 3.5mm wired.

I use them wired on my PC and bluetooth everywhere else.

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

I use it, I have some very nice ear monitors from an old job. I also hate throwaway crap. If I have to I can solder a new cable on. Wireless headphones are extremely difficult to fix.

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

Whenever my fiio runs out of power. About once a week.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I use it every day on my way to work and most nights before bed.

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