Apple's Popularity with Gen Z Poses Challenges for Android

Re:Apple's Popularity with Gen Z Poses Challenges for Android by akkartik on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @02:35PM (#34885846)

My wife has been iPhone only and is now going to switch to Android for her next phone. The reason: she doesn't like Airpods, and any other Bluetooth headset is unreliable. (Apple just works only as long as they control all the hardware.) She wants to go back to a regular headphone jack because Bluetooth is horrible across the board. As the Android in the house I'm happy to see her defect. Mostly I like having raw access to the file system, it'll make handling her backups much simpler.

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Re:Apple's Popularity with Gen Z Poses Challenges for Android by akmarinov on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @06:22PM (#34889189)

Well, too bad pretty much no recent high-end Android phone has a headphone jack now

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Re:Apple's Popularity with Gen Z Poses Challenges for Android by akkartik on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @06:35PM (#34889320)

Oh?! I've been out of it.

There's a few options: https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-phones-with-a-headphone... But yes, it does seem like a sad trend.

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Re:Apple's Popularity with Gen Z Poses Challenges for Android by taylodl on Friday February 24, 2023 @09:06AM (#34924595)

I don't like AirPods either, that's why I use Beats Flex. They're super comfortable, they come with multiple silicone cups to fit perfectly inside your ear, and they connect to your phone without any hassle.

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