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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months 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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[-] Enkrod@feddit.de 14 points 11 months ago

Every. Single. Day.

My cars bluetooth is broken, so I connect my phone via headphone jack. This way I can still use my cars speakers and mic to receive phone calls and listen to music or audiobooks on my one hour drive to work.

I also despise bluetooth headphones. My phones batteries last longer since I don't use bluetooth anymore and I can't be bothered to not lose them and always have them charged when I want to use them.

With my good wired Bose headphones I pay a third of what the wireless crap would cost, have better sound and they are always ready, easily to take care of and at worst slightly tangled from being crammed into a jeans pocket.

[-] DillyDaily@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

All the time, always and forever.

I will buy adaptors, and seek out wired headphones with a jack that fits my phone.

Friends and families have bought me wireless headphones, but I am a walking Bluetooth black zone (I'm constantly having to reset Bluetooth connections on my all my devices, no one else in my household has the same problem), and I'm notorious for loosing things.

I superglued my wireless ear buds to a chunky necklace so even if one fell out it wouldn't get lost, it would just dangle around my neck. Lost the whole thing somewhere between the garage and the front door one night. Got my housemates out crawling in the grass looking for it with torches and playing the "lost ear bud" tone from the app, but we never found it. Not even when mowing the lawn did we ever hear it getting chewed up.

I'm not an audiophile, I have reverse slope hearing loss and I'm currently using a $10 pair of 3.5mm earphones with a $7 usbc adaptor and its exactly what I need because it's cheap, replaceable, and I wouldn't even notice better audio quality if it stuck it's tongue in my ear.

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[-] shotgun_crab@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

All the time, every day

[-] MysticKetchup@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

All the time, it's great for riding the train or focusing at work. I have a pair of Bluetooth headphones but they're slower and harder to connect so I prefer wired over them. Also since wired are cheaper and don't require batteries I can keep a spare pair in my car or at my desk so I never have to worry about forgetting and not having them

[-] alphacyberranger@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

I use both, but I prefer wired mostly. I use wireless only when I'm walking outside or going for a jog.

[-] feef@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

Don‘t have one and honestly I don’t miss it.

I only use wired headphones at my computer.

[-] pineapplepizza@lemm.ee 12 points 11 months ago

I use wired daily. I also use wireless a few times a week.

[-] Pixelologist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Can someone explain to me why phones don't offer 2 USB-C ports on the top and bottom? It seems to me like that would be the perfect solution. Is this purely about selling bluetooth headphones or is there something else?

[-] wer2@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago

Because less ports equals less cost.

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[-] ZeroTHM@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

All the time, even when Bluetooth is available instead. It's simply more reliable.

[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

It doesn't matter how often. When you need it, you need it.

[-] Canuck@sh.itjust.works 12 points 11 months ago

I walk through some neighbourhoods with many high-risk apartments, and there is so much interference from all the Wi-Fi routers, Bluetooth devices, and other wireless devices using 2.4 GHz, that even the best wireless headphones skip & stutter playback.

It also takes so much longer to switch wireless headphones to a different device, especially when they all compete to connect to the headphones.

Let me make the decision when to use wireless, don't make it for me. A DAC USB-C dongle is dumb.

[-] MossyHabitat@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

I don't use headphones often, but when I do its' via wired headphones. I had to buy a USB-C-to-3.5mm adapter, but the max volume is half of what my old phone with a 3.5mm jack could deliver.

Cheap wireless devices like headphones are way too finicky and prone to breakage, not to mention the battery lifespan is just a few years. I've had my nice wired headphones for 10 years.

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[-] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 11 points 11 months ago

I use it all the time. I'm holding off on upgrading my phone so that I don't lose it.

[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 11 points 11 months ago

I used it back when they still put them in flagship phones. The audio quality is much, much higher than via Bluetooth.

I use a DAC now, but it's not great...

[-] Pizza_Rat@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

I have multiple Bluetooth headphones that I use and wear often, and I generally prefer them. But a phone with no headphone jack is a non-starter.

Wired headphones are bedrock.They don't need to be charged. They work easily across devices. I don't have to worry about dropping them, or fumbling with menus to connect. They just work, always, immediately. Not having headphones that work when you need them is a huge problem.

[-] crony@lemmy.cronyakatsuki.xyz 11 points 11 months ago

Until I didn't buy a phone without one, literally dailly.

[-] Maldreamer@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

Almost everyday, the day my current phone diee and when i get a new one i would need a dongle for my iem

[-] rabbit_wren@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 11 months ago

Nearly every day for me. I love having my headphones on while I walk to work or am on the bus. I had to buy a new phone about a month ago and I exclusively shopped phones that came with a headphone jack.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

I used it right up until I didn't have a port in the phone for it anymore. Wired is 100% more reliable for headphones. I'm not even an audiophile, I just hate how Bluetooth drops and comes back wherever it wants. If we're going to do wireless then we need a better protocol.

[-] Chadteeka@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago

Yeah still have one on my phone, still use it daily. I won't buy a phone without one. Still rocking the apple wired headphones 10 years later. Still have a headphone jack in my car.

[-] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 10 points 11 months ago

I do. I also actively search for phones with FM radio.

[-] ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 11 months ago

I used to miss it but nowadays not really. AirPods Pro does the job wirelessly and if I ever have to use a cable version for music, I will just use the connector for the time being.

[-] m0darn@lemmy.ca 10 points 11 months ago

The most recent phone I purchased does not a 3.5mm jack. It wasn't really a decision I realized I was making, as the phone's previous iteration had had it in an era when that wasn't a given.

There have been a few times that I've missed it, not many, certainly fewer than 10 never a huge deal. But that's infinitely more times than I've thought:

I'm so glad my phone doesn't have a headphone jack.

Next phone will definitely have one because honestly

yeah I might use that

Is enough justification to spend $0.25 (if that) for them to integrate a jack. What stupid cost cutting.

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[-] cley_faye@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

If my current phone had one, I would use it daily. Unfortunately it doesn't, so I moved to bluetooth headset. This means charging regularly, (very) occasional drop in connection in crowded space. The only alternative is an USB C adapter I could use, but then I'd have to unplug/replug it everytime I want to charge my phone.

I will look for a phone with a jack for my next one, but if the current trend keep going it might not be an option (not an affordable one).

[-] alertsleeper@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

All the time. I wouldn't want a phone without it

[-] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

I do. I can't use earbuds. I use wired fullsize headphones

[-] OozingPositron@feddit.cl 10 points 11 months ago

I use it every day, plus a 512 GB SD card to store ROMs, striping functionalities is ridiculous.

[-] kalleboo@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

I like using wired headphones when I take phone calls. The headset profile that Bluetooth switches to when it needs to activate a microphone sounds like total ass and I have trouble understanding what people say as it is.

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[-] xylogx@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

I prefer wired - one less thing to charge.

[-] Bort@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

Every dang day. I refuse to buy a phone without one

[-] ruplicant@sh.itjust.works 10 points 11 months ago

almost daily. really glad with my current wired earbuds, they are lasting years with constant use, with really thin wires and all

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[-] Zpiritual@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago

Daily. Bought my sennheiser wired noise cancelling headphones in 2017 and they look quite rough now but still sound great and nc is still on par or better than most new headphobes. My brother and sister bought the bluetooth counterpart and both have replaced them years ago since they broke.

[-] Lorindol@sopuli.xyz 10 points 11 months ago

I use mine almost on a daily basis, with my headphones and when I connect my phone to my stereo system.

I do have Chromecast Audio hooked up and I own good wireless Hi-Fi earbuds, but I prefer to use cables. They just work better, no interference or any other hassle.

[-] 5in1k@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago

I can’t, they took it away.

[-] DeadMartyr@lemmy.zip 10 points 11 months ago

I prefer having a dedicated headphone jack, I dislike wireless devices, heck, my mouse is wired. But my new Android removed it sadly.

The main reason why I'm okay with not having it is because there's no decent wired headphones, all are either for children or incredibly cheaply-made.

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[-] Artyom@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago

Bluetooth has never improved the user experience of connecting. It's always been super annoying to keep track of connections. Bluetooth is limited to mp3 quality, aka 1/4 the quality of a CD, and that limit will never increase. We can do a little better with fancy codecs, but you'll always be able to tell with good headphones. A headphone jack is still higher quality than any non-headphone jack alternative, and it will always be that way.

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[-] Thteven@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Multiple hours per day. I listen to a lot of podcasts at work on my porta pros and music on my etymotics. I don't like dealing with wireless stuff.

[-] NOFF@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

When I had a phone with a jack, I used it daily to listen to podcasts or music during my commute. Now, without a jack, I use a converter daily to listen to podcasts and music during my commute, but can no longer charge my phone and listen at the same time.

[-] orangeboats@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

I am using it now as I'm commenting.

Been using it daily for years at this point.

[-] dgriffith@aussie.zone 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I have a very nice set of Bose corded noise cancelling headphones and use them when I fly for work and at home sometimes when I want to chill out.

The advantage they have over Bluetooth is that the base functionality still works when the single AAA battery that powers them goes flat. Unlike Bluetooth headsets they also don't switch to low power/BLE mode when they're supposed to be "off", so they don't go flat when they're in my travel bag for a week or two. They also plug straight into in-flight entertainment systems so I don't need to use the $3 headphones the airline provides.

The AAA powers the noise cancelling for about 15-20 hours straight and the case has a spot for a spare so the whole setup is pretty good.

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