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The real answer here is to use the lightning -> 3.5mm adapter which comes with the iPhone, I believe.

by wilsonnb 8y ago

dh2424 8y ago
But then I cannot plug my headphones into my brand new laptop...
- wilsonnb 8y ago
  Well, you could remove the headphones from the adapter and plug them into your laptops 3.5mm port. If Apple was using USB C like they should be, then you could just plug them straight into that port.
- baldfat 8y ago
  You forgot the /s But I cannot plug my headphones AND charge my phone.
dspillett 8y ago
IIRC you can't charge at the same time as using the included one, and need to pay extra for the bulkier one that allows charging and use of a 3.5mm jack at the same time. That is OK much of the time, but a faf is you want use your iDevice for music while working for some hours or while mobile for long enough that you might normally plug in a portable battery. Unless they've started including the two function adaptor as standard but that will irritate people who don't want the extra bulk...
- wilsonnb 8y ago
  They do not include that one as standard, as far as I know. If you are someone who charges your phone while listening to music on a regular basis, then I can see the lack of headphone jack being an issue. The real solution for that problem, in my opinion, is to just put two USB C or two lightning ports on the phone. They have much more usage than a 3.5mm port. Two places to charge from, charge and have external storage attached, etc.
Yetanfou 8y ago
Maybe that adapter gets so popular that a phone designer comes up with the revolutionary idea of integrating it into the phone itself. Those who were around during the days of early 'home computers' - think Commodore bread boxes, Sinclair door stops etc - might remember the evolution from those devices which generally lived in a jungle of cords emenating from their sides and backs, connecting them to power supplies and peripherals to the more streamlined versions which came later - Commodore 128D, Amstrad all-in-ones, various species of MSX and yes, the original Apple Macintosh - which had most of the essentials built-in. Having one of those on your desk really separated you from the plebs who still lived in the jungle. Apple seems to have forgotten that part of its heritage.

The real answer here is to use the lightning -> 3.5mm adapter which comes with the iPhone, I believe.

dh2424 8y ago

But then I cannot plug my headphones into my brand new laptop...

wilsonnb 8y ago
Well, you could remove the headphones from the adapter and plug them into your laptops 3.5mm port. If Apple was using USB C like they should be, then you could just plug them straight into that port.
baldfat 8y ago
You forgot the /s But I cannot plug my headphones AND charge my phone.

dspillett 8y ago

IIRC you can't charge at the same time as using the included one, and need to pay extra for the bulkier one that allows charging and use of a 3.5mm jack at the same time. That is OK much of the time, but a faf is you want use your iDevice for music while working for some hours or while mobile for long enough that you might normally plug in a portable battery. Unless they've started including the two function adaptor as standard but that will irritate people who don't want the extra bulk...

wilsonnb 8y ago
They do not include that one as standard, as far as I know. If you are someone who charges your phone while listening to music on a regular basis, then I can see the lack of headphone jack being an issue. The real solution for that problem, in my opinion, is to just put two USB C or two lightning ports on the phone. They have much more usage than a 3.5mm port. Two places to charge from, charge and have external storage attached, etc.

Yetanfou 8y ago

Maybe that adapter gets so popular that a phone designer comes up with the revolutionary idea of integrating it into the phone itself. Those who were around during the days of early 'home computers' - think Commodore bread boxes, Sinclair door stops etc - might remember the evolution from those devices which generally lived in a jungle of cords emenating from their sides and backs, connecting them to power supplies and peripherals to the more streamlined versions which came later - Commodore 128D, Amstrad all-in-ones, various species of MSX and yes, the original Apple Macintosh - which had most of the essentials built-in. Having one of those on your desk really separated you from the plebs who still lived in the jungle. Apple seems to have forgotten that part of its heritage.