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That's kind of funny. Similarly, I stopped listening to any music on my iPhone once I got an iPhone 7. Unexpected side effect of having no headphone jack, but

That's kind of funny. Similarly, I stopped listening to any music on my iPhone once I got an iPhone 7. Unexpected side effect of having no headphone jack, but I always forget the dongle somewhere. So, no more music from the iPhone. I listen to old am/fm talk radio again instead.

lathiat 9y ago
Buy AirPods. Honestly.
- mikestew 9y ago
  Parent forgets the dongle, but will somehow remember to pack the AirPods? I love mine, but I don't think they'll solve the problem described.
- notadoc 9y ago
  I considered it but I'm not a big fan of headphones, I usually listen to music at home or in a car. One of the most annoying situations was when I had a great podcast I wanted to share with someone on a long drive, pulled out the iPhone 7 to plug into their car stereo and.... new-ish car.... but AUX only.... no dongle..... never mind! I believe Apple removed the headphone jack 5 or 10 years too early. Bluetooth is not that great, and it's also not that widespread. AUX is not a floppy or CD drive, it is everywhere and works great and allows for high quality audio, no troubleshooting, no compression, no hassle. The alternatives (dongle? Bluetooth?) is comparatively nowhere and does not work great.
  - anbende 9y ago
    Bluetooth radio transmitter for the car is like $100 (for a good one). Quality is only slightly worse than radio (for a good one). Problem solved. Enjoy
    - seszett 9y ago
      Worse than radio? That's not what I have experienced. I'm using a 1,5€ BK8000L module (http://www.electrodragon.com/w/BK8000L http://www.electrodragon.com/w/BK8000L) that I soldered to my old stock autoradio, replacing the tape audio circuit, and the quality is much better than FM.
      - anbende 9y ago
        Sounds like you're connecting the device directly to the audio system. With a radio transmitter, you're broadcasting on an fm band that the car picks up via the fm tuner. Of course if the person is willing to attach something to the car audio as you have, that's the best!
        seszett 9y ago
        I'm not sure what you were suggesting before, then, when saying that a bluetooth transmitter is worse than radio... ah unless you were talking about some kind of device => bluetooth => fm => autoradio contraption? I didn't think about that, yeah, but the OP said they had an AUX input, so quality should be good with a (even cheap) bluetooth adapter on that.
  - stepanhruda 9y ago
    Wait what? You forget the dongle but don't use headphones? How many different cars do you drive/how many aux cables do you use? Just keep the dongle on the cable. Personally I bought Bluetooth headphones and that's it, imo people are being too dramatic about it.
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scriptkiddy 9y ago
For a second I thought you were implying that not listening to music is a good thing. Glad to hear that's not what you believe.
- Bakary 9y ago
  Not using headphones too often is a very good thing, unless there are at a sufficiently low volume (which is never the case).
  - scriptkiddy 9y ago
    Oh, you're talking about hearing damage. I'm simply talking about listening to music in general.
  - iaskwhy 9y ago
    My life changed slightly when I decided to enable the EU recommended setting for volume on the iPhone. Not sure if this feature is available outside of EU but it's great.
    - swiley 9y ago
      It is on android.
- notadoc 9y ago
  Oh no I think it's a very bad thing. My implication is that I either shouldn't have bought an iPhone 7, or maybe that Apple pulled the headphone jack a decade too early.
  - zulln 9y ago
    I always leave the dongle on in-ear headphones, that way I never forget them. Sure, the problem still exists for listening in a new environment (a friend's car, as someone here gave as example), but not with your own headphones. (mind you, I do not listen with in-ear headphones when I actually want to enjoy music, but they sure are a lot easier to bring with me than my "real headphones") Edit, as a bonus, as I almost always have my in-ears with me, is that I most often also have access to the dongle while in new environments as well.
starik36 9y ago
I am always confused about posts like these. iPhone 7 comes with lighting headphones. Why can't you use those? No dongle required.
- teirce 9y ago
  A lot of people already own headphones that are usually more comfortable / sound better than the standard Apple earbuds. I suppose it's not "can't", but "won't."
- zulln 9y ago
  I rather not listen to music at all, but to do it with Apple's headphones. Never been a fan of those.
- johnnydoe9 9y ago
  It's a one-device investment, you can't even use them on macbooks without a dongle converting it to 3.5mm jack let alone people who have 2 phones and the other being an Android, can't use the headphones on Android tabs or laptops. No point getting locked in.
illvm 9y ago
I've lost my dongle twice now, but only because of being in a hurry during travel or packing. Otherwise it's always attached to my headphones and I don't really have that problem. Although I've considered getting BT headphones to use so I would just stop having that problem. But then I'd never be able to play music at people's houses, so...

lathiat 9y ago

Buy AirPods. Honestly.

mikestew 9y ago
Parent forgets the dongle, but will somehow remember to pack the AirPods? I love mine, but I don't think they'll solve the problem described.
notadoc 9y ago
I considered it but I'm not a big fan of headphones, I usually listen to music at home or in a car. One of the most annoying situations was when I had a great podcast I wanted to share with someone on a long drive, pulled out the iPhone 7 to plug into their car stereo and.... new-ish car.... but AUX only.... no dongle..... never mind! I believe Apple removed the headphone jack 5 or 10 years too early. Bluetooth is not that great, and it's also not that widespread. AUX is not a floppy or CD drive, it is everywhere and works great and allows for high quality audio, no troubleshooting, no compression, no hassle. The alternatives (dongle? Bluetooth?) is comparatively nowhere and does not work great.
- anbende 9y ago
  Bluetooth radio transmitter for the car is like $100 (for a good one). Quality is only slightly worse than radio (for a good one). Problem solved. Enjoy
  - seszett 9y ago
    Worse than radio? That's not what I have experienced. I'm using a 1,5€ BK8000L module (http://www.electrodragon.com/w/BK8000L http://www.electrodragon.com/w/BK8000L) that I soldered to my old stock autoradio, replacing the tape audio circuit, and the quality is much better than FM.
    - anbende 9y ago
      Sounds like you're connecting the device directly to the audio system. With a radio transmitter, you're broadcasting on an fm band that the car picks up via the fm tuner. Of course if the person is willing to attach something to the car audio as you have, that's the best!
      - seszett 9y ago
        I'm not sure what you were suggesting before, then, when saying that a bluetooth transmitter is worse than radio... ah unless you were talking about some kind of device => bluetooth => fm => autoradio contraption? I didn't think about that, yeah, but the OP said they had an AUX input, so quality should be good with a (even cheap) bluetooth adapter on that.
- stepanhruda 9y ago
  Wait what? You forget the dongle but don't use headphones? How many different cars do you drive/how many aux cables do you use? Just keep the dongle on the cable. Personally I bought Bluetooth headphones and that's it, imo people are being too dramatic about it.
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scriptkiddy 9y ago

For a second I thought you were implying that not listening to music is a good thing. Glad to hear that's not what you believe.

Bakary 9y ago
Not using headphones too often is a very good thing, unless there are at a sufficiently low volume (which is never the case).
- scriptkiddy 9y ago
  Oh, you're talking about hearing damage. I'm simply talking about listening to music in general.
- iaskwhy 9y ago
  My life changed slightly when I decided to enable the EU recommended setting for volume on the iPhone. Not sure if this feature is available outside of EU but it's great.
  - swiley 9y ago
    It is on android.
notadoc 9y ago
Oh no I think it's a very bad thing. My implication is that I either shouldn't have bought an iPhone 7, or maybe that Apple pulled the headphone jack a decade too early.
- zulln 9y ago
  I always leave the dongle on in-ear headphones, that way I never forget them. Sure, the problem still exists for listening in a new environment (a friend's car, as someone here gave as example), but not with your own headphones. (mind you, I do not listen with in-ear headphones when I actually want to enjoy music, but they sure are a lot easier to bring with me than my "real headphones") Edit, as a bonus, as I almost always have my in-ears with me, is that I most often also have access to the dongle while in new environments as well.

starik36 9y ago

I am always confused about posts like these. iPhone 7 comes with lighting headphones. Why can't you use those? No dongle required.

teirce 9y ago
A lot of people already own headphones that are usually more comfortable / sound better than the standard Apple earbuds. I suppose it's not "can't", but "won't."
zulln 9y ago
I rather not listen to music at all, but to do it with Apple's headphones. Never been a fan of those.
johnnydoe9 9y ago
It's a one-device investment, you can't even use them on macbooks without a dongle converting it to 3.5mm jack let alone people who have 2 phones and the other being an Android, can't use the headphones on Android tabs or laptops. No point getting locked in.

illvm 9y ago

I've lost my dongle twice now, but only because of being in a hurry during travel or packing. Otherwise it's always attached to my headphones and I don't really have that problem. Although I've considered getting BT headphones to use so I would just stop having that problem. But then I'd never be able to play music at people's houses, so...