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Professionals and audiophiles (not the audience of the base iPad) use an external DAC, etc. Regular people these days use Bluetooth audio. That leaves people
by diebeforei485 4y ago
Professionals and audiophiles (not the audience of the base iPad) use an external DAC, etc.
Regular people these days use Bluetooth audio.
That leaves people who just want wired headphones. Plenty of cheap USB-C to 3.5mm adapters out there.
- lern_too_spel 4y agoAll the Apple devices I've used have notoriously buggy Bluetooth implementations. Maybe their implementation for communicating with Apple headphones is less buggy, but even when I have working Bluetooth, I'd much rather charge fewer devices and not have to deal with dongles when switching devices.
- secabeen 4y agoK-12 schools will have to replace their existing headphones with USB-C models, but that's not too bad, the headphones take a lot of abuse in that environment. EOLing the lightning charging infrastructure they have is going to be more impactful.
- diebeforei485 4y agoNote that Apple still sells the Lightning iPad with 3.5mm jack, so this is only a concern post 2024 (the EU mandate comes into force at the end of 2024). > K-12 schools will have to replace their existing headphones with USB-C models No, they just need adapters. These are fairly cheap, especially when purchased in bulk (which is what a school would do). I agree re charging, and personally I wish things stayed on Lightning for a while longer. But USB-C charging cables are also fairly cheap, thankfully. There is always a transition cost. I don't personally believe there is much benefit going from Lightning to USB-C except for transferring large files (videos), but it arguably means we need to carry fewer cables when traveling.