How many of you actually use the headphone jack on your phone?

Saltblue , 7 months ago

Everyday

8tomat8 , 7 months ago

Most of the time I use Bluetooth headphones, but when I’m in the mood to listen to some good quality music, I switch to wired headphones… Probably a few times per month and only at home.

scoops , 7 months ago

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.

feef , 7 months ago

Don‘t have one and honestly I don’t miss it.

I only use wired headphones at my computer.

kitos , 7 months ago

I use it every day so for me is still a big must have. I also use it for 8 hours straight at work

Sacha , 7 months ago

Currently never, but that’s because i dont go out much. If I went out more, even just for jogging. I would be extremely frustrated that my current phone doesn’t have a jack. Currently I have to have to so everyone around me can hear my phone as I don’t have a converted or a wireless headphone.

pbk , 7 months ago

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.

rami4862 , 7 months ago

I refused to get a phone without one for quite a long while and finally caved. I haven’t used wired headphones in years but I hate that there isn’t the option anymore as a default.

Paranomaly , 7 months ago

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. I’d buy a phone without a camera before I bought one without a headphone jack.

exocortex , 7 months ago

everyday

SeaJ , 7 months ago

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.

doggle , 7 months ago

I don’t have one. When I did I used it every day.

Now I have a stupid dongle which I use nearly every day.

SakuraTribeScout , 7 months ago

I’ve got the exact same situation!

thisisbutaname , 7 months 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.

siipale , 7 months ago

I use it. I also use bluetooth headphones but wired headphones are more reliable. No connection problems. And I haven’t tried bluetooth headphones with microphone so I don’t know if they’re any good. I need the microphone for phone calls.

lil , 7 months ago

Every single day.