AirPods don't “just work”

Re:AirPods don't “just work” by ericmay on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @09:34AM (#30085853)

I wouldn't let the lack of a headphone jack deter you from upgrading a phone if you wanted. You can get one of those adapter things and just leave it attached to your headphones if you wanted. I know people think it's annoying that you even have to do this but it's an option. I bet you can get one for free from a friend even.

I do have a nostalgic feelings for the iPhone 4s and headphones. I wish there were products out there that excited me in the same way my first iPhone did.

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Re:AirPods don't “just work” by Wowfunhappy on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @10:06AM (#30086343)

> You can get one of those adapter things and just leave it attached to your headphones if you wanted.

The problem is that I’d have to unplug that adapter to use my headphones with a device other than my phone, including other Apple devices like my Macbook. I would subsequently loose the adapter, guaranteed.

If the world could agree to use USB-C for everything, that might work, but Apple—who started this mess—is a prime holdout there.

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Re:AirPods don't “just work” by ericmay on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @11:01AM (#30087108)

Yea I agree, just offering a solution. I am excited for Apple to switch to USB-C for the iPhone as well. It's quite irritating that it's not... one cable to rule them all! But then they went and added HDMI and SD back to the Mac, so now they have a better argument since they aren't actually doing the one-cable approach.

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