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On a recent post, there were a lot of comments, which said that they were missing the headphones on newer mobile devices.

How many actually use the headphone jack?

I ask, because I have one on my phone, since I really wanted one, but I rarely use it. Like Tops 1/Month.

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[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

My friends workshop has an old stereo in it. We use the Aux cable to play music on that.

Otherwise I usually have a pair of cheap headphones in my bag in case the bluetooth ones run out.

[–] NOTIngo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I have to admit, I also almost never use wired headphones nowadays. When the trend of removing the jack from phones picked up pace, I absolutely hated the idea of a lack of options. But I have to admit, the convenience of no wires, outclassed the nuisance of charging my bluetooth headphones once a week, eventually. Still out of principle, I don't buy headphones from the phone brand im currently using. There are too many good third party brands out there to consider first.

[–] freeman@lemmy.pub 4 points 1 year ago

I used it in my car on the daily until it was removed from the phone. Then i went, in quite frustrating fashion, through a series of cheap aux/jack bluetooth dongles to maintain handsfree and music in the car.

Finally the radio in my truck started going out. So i replaced it with a wireless carplay/android auto model. And it IS nice.

But there are still times i would prefer a wired set of headphones. I still use them on my laptop from time to time. But will use airpods as well. One of the issues i have with my airpods is that often 1 side will be signifigantly louder than the other.

[–] Red_October@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I do. While I don't end up using headphones terribly often, I still prefer wired ones when I do. I would lose bluetooth earbuds in a heartbeat, and it wouldn't be worth the expense to replace them.

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[–] yamanii@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I love rhythm games so when I play the mobile ones, maybe 2 times a week? Bluetooth is too slow and prone to disconnection to be reliable, I missed everything when I tried, and muse dash even alerts you on boot to not use bluetooth.

[–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

I use earphones to listen to music and take calls hads free quite often.

I recently got a new phone, a Fairphone 5, which doesn't have a headphone jack, and I'm already missing it.

Listening to music is fine, I just use a USB-C to jack adapter, but I've been told people can't hear me well when I'm doing the same to take a call.

The other day I was in the car with my brother for hours and wanted to put on some music. I couldn't connect to the car radio via Bluetooth because my brother already was and needed it to take calls and whatnot, so AUX cable here we go. Except apparently my phone does something weird like shutting down the USB port when not in use (reasonable) between songs, creating a noise like when you connect a jack to a powered on speaker, which was super annoying.

So, yes, I use the headphones jack and sorely miss it.

[–] zergtoshi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I use it quite frequently for both making calls and listening to music or videos.

[–] OrgunDonor@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I used to use it a lot. I still have some nice headphones that I like using, but they have become 2nd choice. I have bone conducting headphones that I use daily.

I prefer them, because I can still communicate, ride the bike, and never have to pause the music. But if I have to do anything loud, the wired buds are coming out to plug the ear holes.

[–] thespezfucker@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

I would but I don't really have any headphones, but I have some I definitely would, it's a cheaper version of airpods

[–] dhorse@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I use my daily and purchased my phone primarily based on the fact it had a 3.5 jack. I am a long time DJ so my headphones are very comfortable and natural for me.

[–] Send_me_nude_girls@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I won't buy a phone that doesn't have it. I hate to charge my wireless earbuds, also they break after a few years for no reason because the battery got old. So I have a physical aux headset, will last me 10 years easy and never needs charging.

BUT the other day someone suggested to just get an usb-c to aux adapter and I'll probably do that in future if the aux connector isn't present on the next phone.

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[–] eneff@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

I use mine everyday.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

I use mine, both on my phone and tablet.

I have a bluetooth headphone, but the hassle of dealing with battery dying out, then having to reach for my pocket in a crowded bus to put it back on the pod/charger isn't worth it. I nearly lost one of the pieces because it fell off my ear. Also, the only other situation where it'd be good, which is having it in my ears while I do house chores without the phone in my pocket, suffers from "wall interference".

[–] Grangle1@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

I'm one of those who miss the headphone jack on mine. Half the time I can't get my wireless earbuds to work right (and I didn't completely cheap out on them), and I had to buy an expensive Bluetooth radio thing to connect it to my car radio because my car is too old to have that built in. An aux cord through the jack on my old phone worked just fine, even better, than that stupid thing.

[–] Euphoma@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I keep losing my usb c to headphone jack, but I usually use it a couple times a week when its not lost. I have airpods, but I'm on android so I lost the charger for it, and nearly lost the airpods many times.

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[–] kux@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

When I was looking for a new phone I gave up and bought a usb c dac/amp from Fiio. Ended up buying a phone from Sony which does have a 3.5 port (and sd card too) but continue to use the dongle anyway as it sounds better. Use it 2-3 times a week

https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/fiio-x-jade-audio-ka1-dac-amp.25817/reviews

[–] scytale@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

When I used to have a phone with a headphone jack and my car only had a radio/cd player, I always used it to get my phone’s audio into the car for navigation and music.

[–] synapse1278@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I do on a regular basis using the mobile from work. I use wired headset for 90% of the cals I make on this phone.

[–] Olap@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Weekly. And I've got bluetooth drivers on daily too. Drop the 3.5mm and you drop my purchase!

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I would use it, if my phone had one.

[–] spare_muppets@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

I use wired headphones daily thru a USB c adapter

[–] macrocephalic@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I use it a few times a year at most. I only use Bluetooth headphones, and have android auto in the car. Every now and then I need to plug my phone into a stero or something.

One of my old phones is my dedicated stereo phone at home, it's permanently plugged into the aux of my receiver.

[–] Hillock@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

I almost exclusively use wired headphones. Only time I use the Bluetooth is when going the gym.

I don't feel like the cable is inconvenient at all. But there are advantages in the two things I care. Better audio quality and no battery to worry about. So I prefer the wired one and use my headphone jack almost daily.

[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 4 points 1 year ago

I do, several hours per day. Wireless headphones might are okay in short stints, but I really like my wired ones (Sony MDRs, which will probably outlast me)

[–] glibg10b@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Every single day since I bought it. My last phone too.

[–] JakenVeina@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Occasionally. If I'm at my desk and I get a call, I'll move my wired headset over from my PC to my phone.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

I don't use earbuds much with it but whenever I do its with the headphone jack. Do you use earbuds any other way or is it just you don't use them often?

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Daily.

Driving to and from work it plugs into my car and at work it plugs into my headset.

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

I use it a lot for podcasts and music. I won't buy a fucking phone without a fucking headphone jack. That shit can burn in hell.

[–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I use mine everyday, and i was one of the first to adapt to wireless headphones when they was just Chinese exotic headphones (before apple and Samsung wireless headphones even existed) and i spotted few cons of using them before they even got popular, main problem of using them is battery and secondary is latency when you pause resume video alot, there are also alot more like signal interference in places with lot of WiFi hotspots so i returned to using wired headphones around time when first apple tws was presented, i use modular wired headphones so i can change wires if they break and always have some spare, also modular headphones can be connected to Bluetooth modules making them effectively tws and when their battery goes bad then you'll just change Bluetooth module and that's it

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 4 points 1 year ago

You have a phone with a headphone jack? Who are you, 2012?

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Every Monday when I game with a buddy online.

[–] Muffi@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

I only bought wireless headphones because the Galaxy Note 10 didn't have an aux, and required their own overpriced adapter to connect through USB-C. I bike a lot while listening to music and hate when the headphones run out of battery halfway through my ride.

[–] haganbmj@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Before I updated my car I used the headphone jack regularly for playing music there. Otherwise it was relegated to a couple situations a year like air travel.

Now that I've got a newer vehicle I just have all my music on USB there.

[–] Squirrel@thelemmy.club 4 points 1 year ago

I use mine for listening to audiobooks on an external speaker. Bluetooth speakers often cut off the beginnings of sentences due to the brief silence between them.

[–] Roldyclark@literature.cafe 4 points 1 year ago

Wish I still had one. I use wired headphones on my iPhone daily.

[–] DanglingFury@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

If you own a pre bluetooth-audio vehicle and you commute, then you need an aux port. Even early BT vehicles had iffy connection issues that are immediately solved by just plugging in.

Roadtripping and someone else wants to play a quick song? You can go into the touchscreen settings and go through linking the phone to the vehicles bluetooth and selecting that device, or you can just pass the cord.

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[–] dani@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I would if it had one.

[–] SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago
[–] Misanthrope@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

All day, everyday! Headphone port and 500GB (minimum) removable microSD are mandatory for me.

[–] xlash123@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I regularly use wireless earbuds, which are extremely convenient, but I am not looking forward to the day when the battery is insufficient for me and I can't replace it due to "innovation". I also miss out on having splitters so that 2 people can listen to the same audio. I know Bluetooth LE is supposed to fix that, but I don't even know what devices support that. Like others said, having the choice is important, but Apple's "bravery" and market domination removed that from us...

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[–] mojo@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I used to, but now don't really care. Earbuds are really nice, except Bluetooth pairing is complete ass and you need to worry about it being charged.

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

There's probably a lot of selection bias going on right now, but I feel compelled to say "I won't buy a phone without a jack".

The convenience of not having to charge headphones is great. I use them so infrequently that when I pull them out on a trip, I don't want to go "ah shit, forgot to charge them". But on long trips, bluetooth kills my battery so jack is the only way to go for me.

[–] Daxtron2@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago

I used to use it everyday on my old phone, new one doesn't have it and I hate using the dongle. My USB-C port is already wearing out from it

[–] Nyanix@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

I used to every day when I worked at a music shop and would play audio demos from it. The loss of the port made my job VERY difficult to do. Now that I work in a new field and have had to invest in some bluetooth earbuds, I don't find that I'd need the port very often, though the audiophile in me misses it sometimes, especially since bluetooth can be so unreliable sometimes. Don't miss the dangling cable, but the thing is, I can bluetooth earbud on a phone that has a 3.5mm jack too, the fact that they removed it from phones as a standard when it's such a cheap part to implement is baffling, especially when we're paying tons for phones. I can have 16gb RAM, and 8-cores, bud God forbid I want to be able to plug in a speaker and have my phone plugged into the charger at the same time, like a repurposed old phone for a home audio system or something.

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