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You can get it back with a USB-C to 3.5 mm adapter.
by Fnoord 3y ago
You can get it back with a USB-C to 3.5 mm adapter.
- kornhole 3y agoThey only cost a couple bucks and can stay connected to headphones. One of mine has a microphone block that I generally keep plugged into my untrusted work laptop to ensure it isn't listening to me.
- jraph 3y agoHow does plugging something help with blocking a microphone? The laptop still has its internal one. One Linux you can still select the internal microphone even with something plugged in the jack port and the mic is still usable.
- deaddodo 3y agoOP means that the third sleeve/fourth connection point on the jack (the one responsible for mic data) isn't passed through, ergo the only connection to the recipient device is the output. In other words, it limits a TRRS jack to a TRS one. Whatever OS you're using, you're not magically going to regain access to a physically disconnected signal.
- kornhole 3y agoMy laptop recognizes it as an actual microphone. Unless some software is able to change the microphone selection to the internal microphone, it will just be listening to silence.
- _carbyau_ 3y agoNot sure what you are using but on Windows I can set my "default" but each application can still individually select which input they want. IE an untrusted process running should be able to pick the inbuilt mic. Maybe linux has permissions around device inputs that can be used to stop this but if a person is worried their untrusted laptop might be listening to them then I suspect such a permission layer is already breached.
- _carbyau_ 3y agojraph is simply pointing out that a laptop likely has a built in mic which can still be surreptitiously used no matter what the user plugs in and says is their preference. Untrusted is untrusted.
- deaddodo 3y agoNo, if you re-read their post, they were pointing out that and trying to say you can't block an external mic. At least, that's how my mind parses it. I don't know their actual intention for certain.
- jraph 3y ago_carbyau_'s interpretation is correct, I meant to say that if you don't trust your laptop, you can't block for sure its internal mic by plugging a fake external mic. An untrusted app could always select the internal mic.
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- lupire 3y ago$11 at monoprice. Cheaper on Amazon but that a totally untrust.
- jraph 3y agobut you can't plug your phone to charge at the same time, can you?
- Fnoord 3y agoYeah, you can, as you have connectors which allow USB-C pass-through on top of the 3.5 mm. Another alternative is 3.5 mm to Bluetooth adapter from your headset. Though those are usually (?) male, and hence only work on a female 3.5 mm. You can buy these for a couple of EUR/USD on Amazon from any Chinese brand. Fairphone themselves also sell a 3.5 mm to USB-C adapter. But this does not have USB-C pass-through. These all do have a disadvantage: physical bloat / potentially making device less comfortable.
- dotnet00 3y agoThe Qudelix 5k is a pretty well liked 3.5mm to Bluetooth converter in audiophile corners. I've been using one for ~2 years now, it does a pretty good job, plus, retains the option for plugging in via USB.
- kevin_thibedeau 3y agoYou still lose FM radio.
- _carbyau_ 3y agoI miss FM radio and IR blasters being a norm on phones.
- Kirby64 3y agoFM radio using the 3.5mm jack has nothing to do with the jack itself. You could make a USB-C to 3.5mm jack that does FM radio reception too… or any long cord. The reality is nobody (comparatively) wants FM radio anymore. They barely did when it was released. With widespread data plans you can just stream it via the internet, it’s more convenient, it sounds better, and reception isn’t an issue indoors or in bad signal areas.