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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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[–] Friend032@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Well I do almost daily

[–] WhyYesZoidberg@lemmy.world 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..

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] Contend6248@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

TBF most likely both would've been gone by then

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 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

[–] 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.

[–] FinishingDutch@lemmy.world 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.

[–] FireTower@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I use it every time I drive.

[–] headmetwall@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

Every day, I have an app that connects the audio of my pc to my phone through wifi and using bluetooth would just make the whole setup unusable for calls + wifi has better range and audio quality than bluetooth. The whole setup is PC->Ethernet->Router->wifi->Phone for ~30 ms of latency and the app is soundwire.

[–] orgrinrt@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Have to be honest. I do a bit of music producing, so I am a little bit of a snob about quality.

But on a phone, on the go, the convenience of Bluetooth and not having to be tethered to anything beats the obvious downsides for me.

I use proper equipment when I want to listen in high quality and properly.

[–] pandacoder@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 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

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

Only when my wireless earbuds batterie dies

[–] 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

[–] Jestzer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

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 (1 children)

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.

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[–] 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.

[–] BugleFingers@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I have an old phone I still use for media because it has the headphone jack, it's also great to watch stuff in a room with other people in it like when a partner is watching TV or something. I bought the FairPhone 4 because I heard they (the company) made phones with it and failed my due diligence and was promptly disappointed with the lack of jack. Still my biggest gripe with this phone and still a feature I love and want back.

You can even munch on bugles and still hear your video! Its amazing!

[–] 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.

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