Submitted 11 months ago by moonleay@feddit.de to technology@lemmy.world
On a recent post, there were a lot of comments, which said that they were missing the headphones on newer 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.
I made the switch to full Bluetooth a few years back.
Honestly don’t ever miss the headphone jack nowadays, but I’ll admit that making the initial jump was a bit of a hassle.
Daily
I use it multiple times a week.
even if I didnt, I still want to have it for when I would have chance/need to use it.
Don’t have headphone jack but need to use the USB C converter to use audio in my car.
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. 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.
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.
The $15 USB adapters is kind of annoying, but I think I really only am really peeved about it is when I am flying and can’t charge my phone and listen to music at the same time. For me I think there are a few factors that have made my headphone jack less necessary.
It is not my primary method of audio use, I use bluetooth earbuds/headphones in a workshop environment for that so I don’t get the cables caught on machinery or materials but I use it when traveling or listening to music at home because the sound quality is better and there is only one device to keep track of or charged. Its not an everyday thing but still a requirement for me.
The kitchen disco requires really good headphones. You don’t get ear covering sound without a jack.
Everyday. I am an audiophile and I prefer analog signal audio fidelity over Bluetooth, though I will admit wireless audio has come a long way in quality since its inception. Also, I resent having to charge another device in day-to-day use.
I’m the opposite. I miss my headphone jack because if I lose or forget my headphones, I used to be able to pick up a podcast-worthy pair for a few quid. Bluetooth ones start at a much higher price point, so I’m more likely to go without.
I have a Poco X5 5G which was the cheapest phone they had with a headphone jack and 5G support. I use it daily with my wired IEMs. The sound quality is better and I don’t have to worry about battery for long listening sessions. I do have a Soundcore Liberty 4NC for calls though. It gets pretty awkward using wired IEMs for calls nowadays.
I use mine everyday. I listen to music, podcasts, and sometimes watch videos at work, basically the entire time I’m working. I usually have my phone connected and charging at the same time through the charge port. Wireless charging doesn’t work because of my Pop Socket.
They also break or I lose them in occasion and it takes a quick trip to any gas station, grocery store, or basically any nearby store during my lunch break, and I’m able to pick up replacements for $10-$20.
Fair to say, I refuse to buy my next phone without headphone jacks. I do use wireless headphones for when I’m working out, but otherwise, at work or on walks, I use wired ones connected to my headphone jack.
I have been using the headphone jack on every single smartphone I’ve owned. When I was in school I’d listen to music whenever I was in the bus, when I was going from class to class, when lunchtime came around, whenever I could. When I got home, I would listen to music and watch videos. Hell, I still use my phone way too much for videos and music when I don’t have anything to do.
I listen to so much audio that I couldn’t imagine a world with a limited battery for my headphones.
I prefer wired for almost all cases. The reasons are threefold:
It seems like the only Bluetooth headphones being sold lately are either tiny individual ear buds that are easy to lose or big bulky over-the-ear headphones. Right now, my preferred wireless ear buds are connected by wires to an around-the-neck device, and I’m worried I won’t be able to replace them easily when they finish falling apart.
Wireless ear buds are one more thing I have to charge. I already have to charge my phone, watch, game accessories, and vape. I don’t need one more battery to manage.
Latency makes it obnoxious to watch video with wireless audio.
Right now, the only use case for my wireless ear buds is when I’m walking the dog and don’t want to worry about the wire bouncing around and getting caught on my clothes when I’ve already got the leash in one hand. The only reason I use Bluetooth in my car is because my old car had annoying feedback when I listened on the aux cable while the phone was charging. I’m considering trying aux again in the new car because the latency on the car’s Bluetooth is even worse and I’ve found myself watching videos in my parked car while on break from work.
I strongly prefer wired, in part due to the latency, though it’s too bad your car has such bad latency because I have found that it can be essentially zero, maybe there is a setting somewhere you could adjust or firmware update?
I only use wired headphones. I don’t like earbuds, and Bluetooth headphones are too bulky and need charging.
I do. Nice feature I always appreciate having it.
I don’t use wired headphones with my phone anymore since it doesn’t have a 3.5mm jack, but I miss that i cannot plug my headphone quickly in a laptop’s 3.5mm jack quickly.
I like that binary nature of cables. When physically connected they work. No fiddling with Bluetooth menus.
I don’t have a jack, just USB-C and with the cable and adapter it’s still much worse. If it was 3.5mm my phone would know it’s just a stereo headset, but because I use have to use a USB-c adapter, it gets slightly loose and will pause the music, or play if it is paused, skip tracks, etc. The 3.5mm plug is ancient in terms of tech but still is the best plug format for headphones imo.
Tbh. I love my Samsung buds. I don’t understand people complaining about the hassle of wireless. It is the wires that are always a hassle imo. My earbuds just pop out the case and are ready.
My Buds are probably the greatest $100 I’ve spent. Highly recommend, especially if you have a Samsung phone.
I use wired anytime I’m listening for more than an hour or so.
Anyone else find it annoying to have to constantly charge your earbuds. I’ve been so used to just plugging my headphones in and forgetting them. I’m tired of constant “low battery” because I forgot to charge them last night.
Every day. Aux in on my car, wired headphones, aux in on old stereo. I could replace it all with bluetooth but it isn’t broken and I can still use bluetooth on other devices. I like choice and I hate waste and conspicuous consumption. Rechargeable wireless devices with limited battery life that can’t be serviced or repaired is peak consumption/pollution bullshit. The headphone jack may wear out before my phone’s usb, battery or something else but that hasn’t been my experience historically.
Tbh buying a phone that doesn’t have a jack is probably one of my biggest regrets. Fr I still keep my old phone around because the only thing wrong with it is that the screen is shattered. But it’s manageable with a piece of packing tape. So I mostly use it for listening to stuff when I have to move and listen for hours on end.
Regularly. I refuse to buy a phone without a headphone jack.
Twice a year when I’m on a plane and have to use my other headphones because they’re more noise cancelling. Other than that, never. I hate having a cord and getting it stuck on things and ripping my headphones out of my ears.
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.
I used it often. Since I got a phone without one, as an upgrade, I use a USB-C to 3.5mm adaptor nearly every time I go out. The adaptor is always plugged into my headphones.
Yesterday played music via aux cable and I also use my phone as a mic while gaming and need the jack for that aswell.
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.
About once every other week on my phone, multiple times a week on my ipad (pro 10.5). It's more that I have a Bluetooth dac for some 30ohm headphones I regularly use, as my phone had more difficulty driving it at usable volume without going all the way up and getting the "you're hurting your ears!" warning.
I use mine quite often with my senhizer 206
NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I used to use it every day until I realized my new phone doesn’t have one. Now I still use wired headphones for music when I’m near my computer. I have bluetooth earbuds that work…okay, but I have to deal with one earbud not connecting, or making sure I haven’t lost one, or I take one out for a second to hear something and the music just stops, or it just doesn’t connect to begin with, or I want to switch between two devices and it would be sooo much easier to just unplug something and plug it back in than to go through setting, unpaid/re-pair between two devices, and hope that it actually worked the first time.