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Re:Google announces Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, and Pixel 4A by partiallypro on Monday August 03, 2020 @03:35PM (#24042318)
I'd prefer one made by Google that just matches the phone and the curvature of the end. I don't know why I was downvoted...but some people don't need the headphone jack, but still want a reasonably priced phone. A simple fix is to just sell a plug that matches the phone.
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Re:Google announces Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, and Pixel 4A by thaumasiotes on Monday August 03, 2020 @06:08PM (#24044044)
> some people don't need the headphone jack, but still want a reasonably priced phone. A simple fix is to just sell a plug that matches the phone.

Well, no, the simple fix is to ignore the headphone jack. If your needs are "reasonably priced phone", there's no reason to plug the jack. You'd have to have some other need, like "and it can't have a headphone jack".

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Re:Google announces Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, and Pixel 4A by golem14 on Monday August 03, 2020 @03:50PM (#24042493)
I just did a quick amazon search - there are many versions of these plugs, there may be one that works well with the pixel.

I actually realized I can get usb-c / lightning covers as well, which is great as all my phones get lint in there, eventually causing problems with charging.

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Re:Google announces Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, and Pixel 4A by rowanG077 on Monday August 03, 2020 @03:48PM (#24042464)
It's really quite simple to make yourself. Just put some epoxy in there and shape it to the Phone.
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Re:Google announces Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, and Pixel 4A by p1mrx on Monday August 03, 2020 @05:49PM (#24043856)
How on Earth would you remove an epoxy plug?
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Re:Google announces Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, and Pixel 4A by frosted-flakes on Monday August 03, 2020 @06:33PM (#24044264)
You don't. The poster in question said he doesn't use it and wishes it wasn't there. Epoxy is an easy and permanent solution to that problem.
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Re:Google announces Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, and Pixel 4A by rowanG077 on Monday August 03, 2020 @07:53PM (#24044923)
The post said he/she doesn't care about the port and would rather buy one without it. That means it doesn't require to be removeable.
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Re:Google announces Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, and Pixel 4A by postalrat on Monday August 03, 2020 @07:03PM (#24044524)
How bout a case that doesn't have an opening for the hole.
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