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Re:I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back by saurik on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @06:30AM (#18541416)
I use AirPods. I even like them. ... but you do realize that the case isn't a magical source of energy, right? You have to charge that thing... and the airpods themselves last a remarkably long time, but they don't last that long, so I find myself having to do this awkward dance in the middle of meetings where I take one out and charge it while relying on the other one, and then I swap to charge that one... I have lightning earpods, but then I can't charge my phone at the same time, so at some point my phone starts running out of battery and I'd have to switch to the airpods anyway (lol). I have tried buying multiple brands of lightning splitters, and they all suck and often the phone isn't quite able to charge even though it says it is charging.

I honestly don't care if I have a "headphone jack": I totally agree with Apple that it was a shitty jack. It was a fragile hole that made it impossible to waterproof the damned phone. How about they just give me two lightning ports? Or a lightning port and a USB-C port, to make my dreams finally come true of only having to carry around one (USB-C) cable while still getting to be compatible with all of the stuff Apple already sold for these devices?

Re:I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back by franga2000 on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @06:58AM (#18541564)
> made it impossible to waterproof the damned phone Was that what Apple told their customers? Because it's utter bullshit. Sony, Samsung, LG, even those ultra-rugged CAT phones had headphone jacks and at least IP-68 (5m, 1h).
Re:I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back by saintPirelli on Thursday November 29, 2018 @01:56PM (#18562759)
I love my CAT S41 because I don't have any of the issues in this thread and I expect this to stay true for another 10 years.
Re:I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back by forgottenpass on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @11:28AM (#18543706)
As a workaround I use an inductive charger while using headphones. Not a great solution because it only works at my desk, but better than nothing.