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On a recent post, there were a lot of comments, which said that they were missing the headphones on newer mobile devices.

How many actually use the headphone jack?

I ask, because I have one on my phone, since I really wanted one, but I rarely use it. Like Tops 1/Month.

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[–] refreeze@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used to, but recent budget wireless (Earfun, Soundcore, et al.) are getting good enough to compete with wired for me. Having things like multipoint pairing which is obviously not possible with wired is hard to go back from once you get used to it.

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[–] WhyYesZoidberg@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I use wired headphones in bed, listening to podcast and whatnot. Easier to just yank out and throw away when falling asleep. I use lightning headphones right now..

[–] Friend032@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Well I do almost daily

[–] rami4862@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

I refused to get a phone without one for quite a long while and finally caved. I haven't used wired headphones in years but I hate that there isn't the option anymore as a default.

[–] kitos@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I use it every day so for me is still a big must have. I also use it for 8 hours straight at work

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I bought nice fancy wireless earbuds once, and lost one of them like 2 weeks in when I fell to river with bicycle. Maybe it's a 1 in a million case, but showed a good reason to not have wireless buds

[–] Contend6248@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

TBF most likely both would've been gone by then

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All my headphones are wired so daily. I have a dongle for an iPad I use frequently and it works fine but charging it is a drain.

[–] 8tomat8@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Most of the time I use Bluetooth headphones, but when I'm in the mood to listen to some good quality music, I switch to wired headphones... Probably a few times per month and only at home.

[–] fuchteljockel@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Me, at least once a week

[–] Saltblue@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[–] FinishingDutch@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I definitely used it when I had it on my previous phone. These days though… bluetooth headphones are good enough for me for calls, podcasts and YouTube. So I just use those.

[–] mycatiskai@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

If I still had one I would use it every day. I now use Bluetooth bone conducting headphones so I can hear other things while I listen to The Majority Report while I work.

[–] helmet91@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I used it every day, when I had it. I would still use it every day if I had it. Sadly I don't have it anymore.

[–] pandacoder@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't have a headphone jack.

Even if I had one, I haven't been able to buy wired headphones that aren't crap quality that don't hurt my ears. Last time I bought wired headphones (more accurately earbuds) they were tinny knock off garbage being sold on Amazon as a legitimate product, and that was years ago.

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[–] Drusas@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

If I had one, I would use it for somewhere between 2:00 to 8 hours per week. Considering getting the next ZenFone largely because it has one.

The only thing I miss it for is plugging into the car. I've got Bluetooth adapters now though that work pretty well. In theory I might run into a situation where it would be nice to be able to plug into a speaker or someone else's car or something, but BT is so common it doesn't really come up.

[–] Iamdanno@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

What's a headphone jack?

JK, I used to use mine a lot, when I had one. I was sad to see it go, but I've moved on. I can use the USB-C port just as easily, if I want to.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I use IEMs and wired headphones. Having a headphone jack would be game changer since I can charge and play music at the same time (I don't want to buy a 2 in 1 dongle).

[–] Jestzer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

My phone doesn't have a headphone jack, but I use wired headphones every day, so I use an adapter. I've had the same ones for about 10 years now, so I see no reason to replace them.

[–] aidan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How do you get headphones to last 10 years? I usually have to replace mine every year or so, because of the padding wilting, or normal wears, or just something happening.

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[–] OfficerBribe@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Don't have one and personally I do not care anymore. I probably will never go back to wired on phone.

PC is a different story, I use wired headset there exclusively unless it is work PC and I need mic, then I also use wireless.

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