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The problem with the headphone jack adapter is that it is mutually exclusive with input for the power cable. Where this is particularly frustrating is when you

The problem with the headphone jack adapter is that it is mutually exclusive with input for the power cable. Where this is particularly frustrating is when you are on a particularly long conference call and your phone starts to run out of charge. This happened regularly enough for me ditch the iphone. I'm sure there yet another dongle you can buy to address this shortcoming though.

lowercased 8y ago
we'll get wireless charging at some point (though probably only if it doesn't interfere with 'thinness') and then we'll only have a couple hundred millions devices with that problem....
- AstralStorm 8y ago
  Hey most lines have support for Qi standard. The trouble is that it's slow. As in slower than old USB 2 charging without any high current protocol.
- skgoa 8y ago
  The iPhone already has wireless charging.
threeseed 8y ago
Yes you can get a dual charging/headphone adapter for $2.65. I really don't understand people who change entire platforms over such small amounts of money. I know for me personally my investment in apps and content is significantly more than just $2.65.
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- Natanael_L 8y ago
  And how practical is it to keep track of yet another adapter?
  - threeseed 8y ago
    It's one adapter. And you can permanently attach it to your headphones.
    - dragonwriter 8y ago
      > And you can permanently attach it to your headphones. I can't permanently attach it to everything I might otherwise plug into my headphone jack, including things that I use occasionally but neither own nor have exclusive control over. Sure, if I have one set of headphones, and use nothing else with the jack, the “you can permanently attach it” mitigation is, actually, something of a mitigation. Also, Apple's adapter seems (from reports, including reviews at Apple's site) to either not support inline controls and headset mics consistently and/or to require plugging the adapter into the phone before the headset for some to work. And that's not even going to some cut-price, third-party charge+adaptor device.
- salvar 8y ago
  Where can you get them for $2.65? I've never even seen one for sale.
- bogomipz 8y ago
  It's not about the additional cost of a few extra dollars. It's a matter of practicality and convenience. I don't want to have to worry about remembering the phone, the charger, the earbuds AND a dongle. In my opinion it's simply one concern too many for basic functionality. Functionality we used to have.
  - lowercased 8y ago
    100% agree. Relatedly, too, if they're so cheap... include one with the phone. But yeah, we used to have the convenience of both (bluetooth and wired), now we pay more $ for less functionality and increased inconvenience. Holding on to my SE for the foreseeable.

lowercased 8y ago

we'll get wireless charging at some point (though probably only if it doesn't interfere with 'thinness') and then we'll only have a couple hundred millions devices with that problem....

AstralStorm 8y ago
Hey most lines have support for Qi standard. The trouble is that it's slow. As in slower than old USB 2 charging without any high current protocol.
skgoa 8y ago
The iPhone already has wireless charging.

threeseed 8y ago

Yes you can get a dual charging/headphone adapter for $2.65. I really don't understand people who change entire platforms over such small amounts of money. I know for me personally my investment in apps and content is significantly more than just $2.65.

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Natanael_L 8y ago
And how practical is it to keep track of yet another adapter?
- threeseed 8y ago
  It's one adapter. And you can permanently attach it to your headphones.
  - dragonwriter 8y ago
    > And you can permanently attach it to your headphones. I can't permanently attach it to everything I might otherwise plug into my headphone jack, including things that I use occasionally but neither own nor have exclusive control over. Sure, if I have one set of headphones, and use nothing else with the jack, the “you can permanently attach it” mitigation is, actually, something of a mitigation. Also, Apple's adapter seems (from reports, including reviews at Apple's site) to either not support inline controls and headset mics consistently and/or to require plugging the adapter into the phone before the headset for some to work. And that's not even going to some cut-price, third-party charge+adaptor device.
salvar 8y ago
Where can you get them for $2.65? I've never even seen one for sale.
bogomipz 8y ago
It's not about the additional cost of a few extra dollars. It's a matter of practicality and convenience. I don't want to have to worry about remembering the phone, the charger, the earbuds AND a dongle. In my opinion it's simply one concern too many for basic functionality. Functionality we used to have.
- lowercased 8y ago
  100% agree. Relatedly, too, if they're so cheap... include one with the phone. But yeah, we used to have the convenience of both (bluetooth and wired), now we pay more $ for less functionality and increased inconvenience. Holding on to my SE for the foreseeable.