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Zoomboingding ,
@Zoomboingding@lemmy.world avatar

Only a little. I use Bluetooth earbuds most of the time. I have an older work vehicle without Bluetooth though, so I still have to use the aux cord on some drives.

zipzoopaboop ,

I use it regularly on steam deck, but not phone

ajrwill ,

Used to back when I was in high school and it was more common, but bluetooth earbuds have gotten really good sound-wise that the hassle of wires/dac/adapter isn’t worth it nowadays for me and basically everyone I know.

Wired headphones sound better usually but I think anyone claiming they’re superior to bluetooth in every way is being disingenuous and hasn’t tried modern buds.

MartinXYZ ,

I use it a lot. Both to listen to music while on public transportation and to connect the phone to my stereo at home.

spikederailed ,

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.

LainOfTheWired ,
@LainOfTheWired@lemy.lol avatar

For me it’s always been a dumb argument. There is no good argument for not having one

  • It costs maybe £2 to add a crappy DAC, amp, and headphone jack to a phone that is already ridiculously expensive.
  • The waterproof argument was destroyed by the S5, S6, S7, S8, and S9.
  • The iPhone 7 literally had the space inside for one!

It’s also weird to me that a lot of budget phones have them. Like why would a £200 phone have a feature a £1,000+ phone doesn’t?

tburkhol ,

Budget phones have them because wired earbuds or headphones are cheap: wired buds under $10. Last flight I was on gave them away for free. Harder to lose. If you’re paying £1,000+ for a phone, the you’re probably not worried about the cost of accessories. Might even put the style of no dangly wires over the functionality.

LainOfTheWired ,
@LainOfTheWired@lemy.lol avatar

Once again not correct. Yes they will give away cheap earphones, but you can get TW earbuds for £15 easily these days. Also there are plenty of wired earphones that cost hundreds and in a few cases thousands of pounds. It’s still taking away functionality and features when you remove it.

And to address the original apple argument of oh the headphone jack is old outdated tech( from the iPhone 7 announcement). Please go look up a chord Hugo 2 dac. And tell me what the output is. Why then does a over £1,000 dac/amp have a headphone jack.

It’s a poor argument from a company that wants to sell you a bunch of dongles and airpods. Which has unfortunately mostly worked.

And don’t even get me started on the 2016 macbooks which went down so poorly due to the oh you’re just poor argument not working that they went back and added more ports on the newer ones.

I’m not poor I just want to use my £200 wired earphones with my phone without needing a dongle that’s designed to break easier then a late 2012-2016 MacBook charger.

tburkhol ,

Too entitled to understand dividing markets by cost. Aesthetics trump functionality when your phone becomes a fashion accessory.

Why would you even waste studio headphones on a device with a $0.25 DAC and no space for signal isolation? Or is that just to signal fellow audiophiles.

Okami_No_Rei ,
@Okami_No_Rei@lemmy.world avatar

I use it daily for connecting it to my car stereo, and about once a month when I mow my lawn or have to fly on a plane. I’ll never buy a phone without one.

I prefer wired headphones. I don’t want to worry about keeping them charged, and the few pairs of wireless headphones I have tried died or had the buttons stop working after a few uses from getting waterlogged with sweat, while I’ve been using the same pair of $6 wired headphones for 10 years without issues.

I don’t care for Bluetooth or USB audio connections as they don’t always work intuitively, they might take multiple button presses to set up, and every manufacturer seems to think they need to be set up in a slightly different way, while the auxiliary audio cable just works with no setup.

covert_czar ,
@covert_czar@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

I will no longer buy a phone without a headphone jack

Revonult ,

If mine had one I would use it everyday. Idk why but I love wired headphones wah more than earbuds.

01011 ,

My phones don’t have one but I use a headphone jack on my tablet.

AlphaOmega ,

When I had a motorcycle. This was a daily use item. Now I only use them when out on walks/hiking

thesorehead ,

A couple times a week. Tried going without, but missed it too much. Now a headphone jack is a key requirement. Bluetooth headphone mics in particular are rubbish compared to a basic wired option.

murmelade ,

Well I tried shoving the wire up my own ass but I prefer the songs on my phone.

Misanthrope ,
@Misanthrope@lemmy.ml avatar

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

glibg10b , (edited )

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

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