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How many of you actually use the headphone jack on your phone? (feddit.de)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by moonleay@feddit.de to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] Cralder@feddit.nu 25 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I see a lot of people saying the use it every day, probably since this type of post attracts those types of people. So I will break the mold and say that I never use it.

I haven't had a headphone jack in my last 2 phones and I haven't missed it at all. Maybe once or twice in the last few years when I have gotten into my mom's car which doesn't have Bluetooth. All my headphones are Bluetooth. All my speakers are Bluetooth. If I really need a headphone jack I can still use a dongle but that almost never happens.

[–] GoodEye8@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Same. I can sympathize with people who use the jack but me personally, I couldn't give a shit that companies started removing it. I was an early adopter of bluetooth earbuds. My biggest issue when using headphones with a phone was actually the coord. I'm the kind of person who would get it stuck everywhere and and have it tangled up while in my pocket. I would go through at least one pair of buds per year because the coord would get damaged. I also remember damaging the socket itself on my phone and it became the deciding factor for buying a new phone. So it was a no-brainer to switch to bluetooth because I'm getting rid of my biggest issue, which is the coord.

I'm still using the 1st generation of airpods. That's 7? years of not buying new headphones. I don't know what would have to happen for me to use coorded headphones with my phone again.