#headphone-jack — Public Fediverse posts

Never mind the removal of the headphone jack. Phone makers are now eliminating the microSD card slot. Prices are increasing while features are decreasing. 😑

#CorporateGreed #BigTech #SmartPhones #Manufacturers #BigCorpo #MicroSD #CardSlot #ExternalMemory #HeadphoneJack

Killing the #headphonejack made #phones better

https://www.makeuseof.com/killing-the-headphone-jack-made-phones-better/

@DarkAri @warmaster Agreed. @henry Linux phones are the only long-term freedom and privacy respecting solution. Check out the #Furiphone #FLX1s from @furilabs

I'm daily driving a #Librem5 with #postmarketOS and most important things work OK despite the modest specs. I especially appreciate the removable user-replaceable battery and general modularity. However, the feature I use most (more than calls and messages even) is... the #HeadphoneJack!

@henry Linux phones are the only long-term freedom and privacy respecting solution. Check out the #Furiphone #FLX1s from @furilabs

I'm daily driving a #Librem5 with #postmarketOS and most important things work OK despite the modest specs. I especially appreciate the removable user-replaceable battery and general modularity. However, the feature I use most (more than calls and messages even) is... the #HeadphoneJack!

My #Wishlist for the upcoming #GrapheneOSPhone (official partnership was announced)

- #headphoneJack, so USB and #Bluetooth can be disabled
- Fingerprint reader not behind the screen (privacy screen protectors, speed)
- nice Camera, comparable to a #Pixel 6a (so not crazy to modern standards, but a baseline)
- compact formfactor (~ Pixel 6a or smaller)
- no glass back, please use Plastic or Metal
- secure USB disabling method, #SecureElement, other base requirements

#GrapheneOS #Android

This is the main reason I wanted a OnePlus 6 for #postmarketOS when I already have been using a OnePlus 6T for years now.

Surprisingly good audio output for driving my ATH-M50X headphones.

Bring back the jack!

#PulseAudio #Pipewire #PulseEffects #HeadphoneJack

This 😢:

“They Don’t Make ’Em Like That Any More: The 3.5mm Headphone Jack Socket”, Kevin Boone (https://kevinboone.me/headphonejack.html).

Via HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41425383

#Phones #Headphones #Audio #HeadphoneJack #AntiConsumer #Greed #Apple #Google #Samsung

Two years and seven months should not rate as a lengthy tenure for an electronic device. But for the Google Pixel 5a I bought in late 2021, that span of time is starting to feel more like a career. And in the context of people who feel compelled to buy a new phone every year, my phone might as well be on its second afterlife.

The device still functions fine–the 5a’s 5G radio has yet to be made obsolete by T-Mobile deploying new spectrum bands–and looks decent overall. In particular, I’ve managed to avoid any damage to the screen I replaced with an iFixIt repair kit in October of 2021 after shattering the original screen a few weeks earlier.

But the glass cover over the back camera assembly has developed a crack that apparently lets in enough moisture at times to lightly fog some photos.

On the phone’s inside, more than two years of discharge-recharge cycles seem to have left their dent in the battery. I’m now more likely to look for the nearest outlet by the afternoon of a day on the go to ensure that the phone retains a healthy charge margin when I get back to home or a hotel.

This phone’s 128 GB of storage also doesn’t have much left, with 112 GB now eaten up by photos, music and a collection of apps overdue for culling.

None of that seems too bad on its own, considering that I’ve kept this 5a in daily service for longer than its three predecessors: a Pixel 3a used for about two years and five months, a first-gen Pixel that served me for just over two years and a month, and a Nexus 5x that succumbed to a fatal bootloop after just a year and eight months.

But the factor most likely to push me to buy a new phone in the coming months is not the 5a’s hardware but its software. Google’s Android-support lifecycle document only pledges version updates for it through August, three years after the 5a’s debut, and Android 15 will almost certainly ship a month or two later.

A Pixel 8a, the most likely replacement, would bring a commitment of Android updates until May of 2031–far longer than I can imagine myself continuing to use a 2024-vintage phone–as well as a better camera, more storage, and cordless charging.

But the 8a and, apparently, every future Pixel phone from Google, will not include a headphone jack. Finally knuckling under to that collective design delusion on a device I use more than any other is going to sting.

https://robpegoraro.com/2024/07/12/a-not-all-that-old-phone-nears-retirement/

#android #Android15 #AndroidSupport #AndroidVersionSupport #headphoneJack #Pixel5a #Pixel8a #softwareLifecycle #TMobile5G

One thing I like about the #Xperia is that #Sony is not brave enough to take away #microSD readers, #headphoneJack , a fingerprint reader outside the screen or top and bottom bezels for front facing speakers.

And this without taking away of those flagship goodies like godlike 21:9 screen or a camera straight from Sony's R&D

And even the short update support can be mitigated by Sony's excellent support for #AOSP

@graves501 I know! 🫣️ I was just totally hypnotized with the Gigaset back then. Reasonably priced, more or less #green and #fair, with #dualsim, #replaceable #battery and even a #headphonejack. It just ticked all my boxes back then. And I think I plain forgot to think about the operating system for a moment and now "I have the salad". 😜️ But, ไม่เป็นไร (it's ok). 🤓️ My next phone will have to be a #linuxphone though. I'll just hold out till then, I guess. 😝️

Should I look into getting a new phone? I've had my #iPhone6SPlus since May 2018 which is the longest I've had a phone but the problem is headphone jacks basically don't exist unless I want to buy an #Xperia or a #Zenfone but neither of them have #WiFiCalling on #ATT and the Xperias have way too weird of an aspect ratio for me. At least the #S24Ultra has a squared-off screen and 7 years of updates, but no #HeadphoneJack. Should I do two phones like I did when I got my #Lumia830?

As expected 236 posts 😅

The space black #MacBookPro looks great! It even comes with a special new connector: #headphoneJack! 😂

@micahilbery I would like that too. A #fairphone 5 with #headphonejack and #gnome... a dream! ☺️

So far the best #headphoneJack option I've found is the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G.

It's Wired's pick: https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-headphone-jack-phones/

The Wirecutter mentions it will receive security updates through [March?] 2027: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-budget-android-phone/#runner-up-samsung-galaxy-a14-5g

Best of all, Google Fi has a promotion where they will reimburse me over 24 months until it's ultimately free, so it's the cheapest phone to me on my provider.

But it looks like a lower-quality phone than my Pixel 5a, and if it dies in less than a year I'll feel dumb.

@arstechnica
Happy Fairphone 4 user here!
I got mine 'de-googled', from Murena with the /e/OS.
Would recommend! 👍
Since I don't use headphones often, the missing #HeadphoneJack is not that big problem for me.

#Fairphone

I pick stupid hills to die on, but a #phone without a #headphonejack is a half-baked phone.

Yeah, we have wireless headphones. But let's not pretend that the *phone* losing connectivity is a feature.

Get rid of speakers instead. Would make public transport bearable.

My phone — the original iPhone SE, the last of the great iPhones — is currently stuck in a boot loop and I’m trying to restore. Let’s hope I don’t have to “upgrade” to a modern iPhone. #4inches #noNotch #headphoneJack #touchID

Google Pixel 4A renders include a headphone jack and hole-punch display - It’s the slowest week of the year for gadget news. Christmas is in the rearview, and it’s a few days... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/gTofZb-dL6E/ #headphonejack #hardware #android #mobile #google

With all due respect to the headphone jack:
It's the part that broke first in every phone I owned.
How about you?
#HeadphoneJack #TRS

Google Home Mini Gets A Headphone Jack - The Google Home Mini can be a useful home assistant device. It can set reminders, tell you the wea... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/06/11/google-home-mini-gets-a-headphone-jack/ #googlehomemini #headphonejack #classichacks #googlehome

The headphone jack is back for the Google Pixel 3a - Hello old friend. I knew you would be back. I didn’t know how or when, but I knew we would be reunit... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/dZfZRtHrcYM/ #googlei/o2019 #headphonejack #googlepixel #hardware #pixel3a #mobile #google