I got a new phone recently, a Samsung S22. I wasn't worried about the lack of headphone jack because my previous phone came with a USB-C to 3.5mm adapter. I pl

I got a new phone recently, a Samsung S22. I wasn't worried about the lack of headphone jack because my previous phone came with a USB-C to 3.5mm adapter. I plugged in my headphones through the adapter and my new phone told me it wasn't compatible with that adapter. Smartphones are a mess right now, they're used as platforms to get consumers to buy into other products and services. You don't need a headphone jack because you can buy wireless earbuds, and you don't need an SD card slot because you can back up your photos to the cloud, and you don't need a radio because you can subscribe to a streaming music service, and you don't need a charging brick because you can buy a wireless charging mat. They're very aggressively pushing people towards all this new and expensive tech.