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Apple took our headphone jacks, then gave us lossless audio. How generous. My 6s is starting to show its wear, unfortunately. I don't expect it, but I truly ho
by switz 5y ago
Apple took our headphone jacks, then gave us lossless audio. How generous. My 6s is starting to show its wear, unfortunately.
I don't expect it, but I truly hope the next iPhone has a headphone jack. People want airpods whether or not their phones have headphone jacks, it was insecure to take it away in the first place. Have some faith in your products.
On the plus side, I often get to pick the music in my friends' cars.
- hnuser123456 5y agohttps://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMX62AM/A/lightning-to-35-mm-headphone-jack-adapter https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMX62AM/A/lightning-to-35...
- mmebane 5y agoI have a couple of those, and they work fine. The only downside is you can't use wired charging and wired headphones at the same time unless you use a third-party splitter, none of which have great reviews. The MagSafe charger kind of solves this, since it's at least easy to pick up with the charger attached, but MagSafe chargers are more expensive than Lightning cables, and the official one has a very short cord. In my dream world, the iPhone would have two Lightning (or USB-C) ports, but I don't expect that to ever happen.
- fuzzer37 5y agoI think I'll keep using my phone where I don't need a dongle to listen to headphones.
- chrisseaton 5y ago> People want airpods whether or not their phones have headphone jacks Are you suggesting that Apple removed the jack in order to sell AirPods? Seems a bit cynical and doesn't even make sense. I think they removed it for engineering and design reasons. If you need it back there's an official adapter that costs just a few dollars.
- yepthatsreality 5y agoUntil they remove the adapter port to sell battery charging mats.
- steelbrain 5y agoUnlikely. They need the port for more than just the charging. Ever had a botched iOS update? You need that port to reset the iPhone
- yepthatsreality 5y agoBut if most will just take it to an Apple store to fix it (because they can’t identify a software botch from a hardware botch), they could move the port internally so only Apple authorized access to the port would be provided without voiding the warranty. Now where does the adapter go? Admittedly this is all FUD.
- switz 5y agoPerhaps cynical, perhaps a baseless conspiracy. I'll own up to that. But I don't think it's such a massive stretch, nor would I put it past Apple to do such a thing.
- chrisseaton 5y ago> But I don't think it's such a massive stretch I think the fact that they sell a simple and compact adapter which restores the functionality for less than ten dollars makes me think it cannot be to sell Bluetooth headsets.
- sangnoir 5y agoHN rules state that I should take the most charitable reading, however, my first thought after reading your comment was "Is this satire?" Restoring previous functionality for "less than ten dollars" would certainly fit into a nefarious scheme for selling Bluetooth headsets - those who do not want bluetooth headsets are still forced to buy something: buying a less expensive item is still buying. Self-cannibalization is not an old trope.
- navls 5y agoEven if the phones still had a headphone jack, how good is the tiny integrated DAC that's driving it? I really doubt the difference would be perceivable
- anotheryou 5y agowouldnt have to be big, just better
- acuozzo 5y agoApple products consistently use excellent built-in DACs. Search "audio" on the following page for detailed analysis and measurements of several different Apple devices. https://www.kenrockwell.com/apple/index.htm https://www.kenrockwell.com/apple/index.htm