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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by moonleay@feddit.de to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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[-] BlackSkinnedJew@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 2 years ago
[-] shadow@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago

I basically stopped using wired headphones when Work From Home became a thing. I kept getting up from my desk and wanting to keep my audio going while wandering around and having wireless is perfect for my small house. I would definitely want to go back to wired if I was commuting or out in public daily though.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 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

[-] Jestzer@lemmy.world 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.

[-] aidan@lemmy.world 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.

[-] Jestzer@lemmy.world 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.

[-] OfficerBribe@lemm.ee 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.

[-] darganon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I bought a dongle for $7 and use it at work, maybe twice a week?

[-] spudwart@spudwart.com 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.

[-] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Because sometimes I just want simplicity. If I’m sitting in a room with my laptop, iPad and two phones it’s a freaking crap shoot which one my BT headphones are going to connect to.

But alas, none of my phones have a jack anymore so I use a dongle.

[-] scottyjoe9@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

The one time I missed it was when I was trying to sell a subwoofer which only has RCA inputs and I had to use my laptop top prove it worked to potential buyers. Other than that, I use Bluetooth exclusively.

[-] RushingSquirrel@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

I use it every single day. My phone just died, I have a temporary phone with Jack,, but I know my next one won't have one and I'm afraid of that change.

I've tried using an adapter and the quality sucks.

[-] drasticpotatoes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

I don’t have a headphone jack and don’t miss it. I also don’t do much of anything on my phone though. I have a laptop for most things.

[-] melooone@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

I used to use mine pretty regularly for some wired IEM's and sometimes connecting it to my PC.

But a couple months ago, I put my phone in a bag of silica gel balls to absorb some water after it got wet.

Cannot recommend this to anyone else though... because those balls actually have roughly the same diameter as the headphone jack and one got completely stuck inside, making the port unusable. :(

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[-] redxef@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

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

[-] Oderus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I was forced to buy wireless headphones because phones stopped using the 3.5mm jack. I still have a pair of wired earbuds but they're useless now as I only have 3.5mm on my work laptop.

The positive is my new wireless headphones are awesome and work very well, but they're over the ear so I can't use them for snowboarding like I could with my wired earbuds. They charge ultra fast and last up to 30 hours and they come with a 3.5mm jack if the battery dies. You don't get noise cancelling when using the 3.5mm jack but at least it works.

[-] small44@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Only when my wireless earbuds batterie dies

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

Daily until I had to get a new phone that didn't have one.

After that I got an adapter so I could continue using the various 3.5mm headphones thar I already own

[-] refreeze@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I used to, but recent budget wireless (Earfun, Soundcore, et al.) are getting good enough to compete with wired for me. Having things like multipoint pairing which is obviously not possible with wired is hard to go back from once you get used to it.

[-] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 1 points 2 years ago

I use the soundcore life q10 and love it. I have had it for ~5 years now and have never once killed them. I think thevlowest i ever got them to was 20%. And i used them on a 44 hour greyhound trip and couldnt kill them. They just go and go and go some more

[-] krow@lemmy.world 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

[-] nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 1 points 2 years ago

I have a headphone jack and have never used it

[-] Drusas@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

If I had one, I would use it for somewhere between 2:00 to 8 hours per week. Considering getting the next ZenFone largely because it has one.

[-] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 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.

[-] Rizoid@programming.dev 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.

[-] eclectic_electron@sh.itjust.works 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.

[-] digger@lemmy.ca 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.

[-] Iamdanno@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

What's a headphone jack?

JK, I used to use mine a lot, when I had one. I was sad to see it go, but I've moved on. I can use the USB-C port just as easily, if I want to.

[-] Gazumi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Routinely with IEMs or over ear headphones as my Sony has a good DAC. If I am having a serious music listening session, I'll use a USB C dongle DAC amp.

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