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 have a headphone jack on my phone, I still use a USBC-aux dongle because it doesn’t suck.
I use Bluetooth headphones every day, for most of the day. Despite that, there are times where i forget to charge them the night before, or something else goes wrong, and I use wired headphones.
If I got a phone without a headphone jack, I don’t think it’d be much of a problem, until it is. I’d need it, and suddenly realized I don’t have it.
Every day as my headphones have a wire aswell as bluetooth. The latency is definitely there while the wire sounds fuller too. Im sure there difference would be mitigated with a more expensive pair of headphones but I also need to be battery concious with my 5 year old phone and bluetooth drains faster.
I use it every day, to store valuable pocket lint and bits of dirt.
I use mine 2x per week and despise Bluetooth for many of the reasons described in this thread by others
I’ve been using a phone without a headphone jack for 3 years now with galaxy buds, if i didn’t accidentally break the included usbc headset id be using that instead (even on pc) but i did so now i use the headphone jack on my wireless xbox controller on pc (connected to my pc via usb because my motherboard’s audio makes noises when the pc is basically doing anything and echoes my mic into my left ear on windows (not a toggle in software or anything but said problem goes away if i power cycle pc by psu and then boot into linux)) and on phone i get to deal with Bluetooth and if i did have a usbc headset again i wouldn’t be able to use it and charge the phone in a practical way (wireless charging is an option but my phone discharges faster than it changes wired (when connected to pc), wireless charging is even slower)
I use it everyday, I still like wired earphones a lot.
another strong “yes” from me. my wired headset has much better speech quality than bluetooth ones. i didn’t upgrade my phone since the new Pixels dropped the headphone jack, instead i fixed the screen and battery and keep it another couple of years
If I had one, I would. I walked my kid to school recently and grabbed some wired ear buds for the walk back. I had to spend the walk back listening to boring nature and shit.
There is really no reason to not have one. It does not significantly increase the cost of the phone. The space saving excuse does not really hold water. If the Zenfone can fit one, then all the other gargantuan phones should be able to.
Every day.
While I’m walking/commuting, I have my headphones in and am listening to something, be it music, podcasts, or audiobooks. Even on days I don’t have anywhere to go I’ll go on a walk for about an hour and will be listening to something the whole time.
The last time I used it is about 10 years ago. Don’t miss it. Always hated the cables dangling around and pulling the headphones out of the ears. Wireless is just way more comfortable.
Multiple times a day. I have a wired pair of nice pair of headphones at my desk at work. Using cable is the simplest way to switch between phone and computer. In the car 3.5mm, at the gym I have iems I like to use. The other times I find it valuable is plane travel with steam deck and phone easily swapping audio source for whatever I am I’m the mood for. On planes I use circum-aural with active noise canceling. At work I have on-ear. I have different headphones for different situations.
Never for headphones, but I use an aux cable to connect to my amp and play along with music
Used mine every day until that phone’s screen stopped responding and at the time none of the otherwise decent phones with decent prices had a jack. Headphone jack will remain a consideration in my next phone purchase once this one dies.
I use IEMs and wired headphones. Having a headphone jack would be game changer since I can charge and play music at the same time (I don’t want to buy a 2 in 1 dongle).
I use it a few times a month. I’ve got fantastic Bluetooth earbuds, but occasionally in zoom calls I’ll switch from my PC to my phone on the fly, and the wired PC headset comes with me since it’s got a nice microphone and noise cancelling. I can’t imagine trying to switch quickly like this with Bluetooth!
I also tend to use wired headphones when commuting in busy areas (city train stations etc.) as Bluetooth falls apart in these conditions… dropouts piss me off. I listen to offline MP3s for the same reason.
I’ve gone without before - my last phone didn’t have a headphone jack and I never bothered with the USBC dongle because it was a pain - but having the flexibility is more convenient.
I only upgrade every 4-5 years, so it makes it easier to find a newish phone that has a headphone jack. It frustrates me that new laptops still include headphone jacks, but most new phones don’t. It’s a stupid inconsistency.
Sunk into the Samsung ecosystem. When they stopped including a headphone jack on my phone I had to go and buy Bluetooth earbuds. I have a practically unused pair of Shure wired earbuds that are fantastic that I simply can’t use.
There are USB-c to mini-Jack cables/dongles.
I bought BT headphones to get rid of the cable when I’m outside. So now it’s rare for me to use the headphone jack. Only when I use the cable headset for work or when I connect my phone to the stereo amp. So maybe once every other week.
I do. Every day. Decent headphones that block a lot of outside noise but don’t need a battery.
Constantly thankful that I don’t have to find a Bluetooth setup.
Contentious part is that I listen to high quality (generally lossless) ripped music. Bluetooth and some adapters do weird things with compression and you can really hear it.
Nowadays only in my car. It doesn’t have a bluetooth receiver.
It’s hard to find a wired earphones with ANC. About a decade earlier I used wired a Audio Technica earphones with ANC.
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.
I don’t have one anymore. I did not want to get rid of it. The cons of a wire did not outweigh the BT pros for me. Now I know. Things don’t sound as good. Don’t sound bad but wired still has that edge.
I used to. Then I bought a new phone and forgot to check to see if it had one. It did not.
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.
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
I did everyday in my car for listening to music when I still had my Pixel4a. Sadly it started to die and I replaced it with a Pixel 8(sans headphone jack) and had to buy a Bluetooth -> aux adapter.
If mine had one I would use it everyday. Idk why but I love wired headphones wah more than earbuds.
My phones don’t have one but I use a headphone jack on my tablet.
When I had a motorcycle. This was a daily use item. Now I only use them when out on walks/hiking
NeroC_Bass@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
I bought the USB c to 3.5mm adapter to keep using the headphones I bought back in 2008.