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Re:I switched from iPhone to the Pixel 2: One-week report by dspillett on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @12:39PM (#16968658)
IIRC you can't charge at the same time as using the included one, and need to pay extra for the bulkier one that allows charging and use of a 3.5mm jack at the same time.

That is OK much of the time, but a faf is you want use your iDevice for music while working for some hours or while mobile for long enough that you might normally plug in a portable battery.

Unless they've started including the two function adaptor as standard but that will irritate people who don't want the extra bulk...

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Re:I switched from iPhone to the Pixel 2: One-week report by wilsonnb on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @03:07PM (#16970330)
They do not include that one as standard, as far as I know.

If you are someone who charges your phone while listening to music on a regular basis, then I can see the lack of headphone jack being an issue.

The real solution for that problem, in my opinion, is to just put two USB C or two lightning ports on the phone. They have much more usage than a 3.5mm port. Two places to charge from, charge and have external storage attached, etc.

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