Headphone Jack Removal

This cluster centers on debates about smartphone manufacturers, especially Apple, removing the 3.5mm headphone jack, with users arguing over its necessity, the push towards wireless alternatives like AirPods, and whether it will return.

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JohnJamesRambo May 1, 2017 View on HN

What if they remove the headphone jack?

miguelrochefort Oct 23, 2017 View on HN

Phones won't come with headphone jacks anymore. Deal with it.

pjc50 Apr 24, 2017 View on HN

.. because Apple is still shipping phones without a headphone socket?

jonknee Nov 14, 2018 View on HN

You might as well get used to no headphone jack, they're not going to make a come back.

jhugo May 18, 2022 View on HN

Phone are available with and without headphone jacks. The ones without sell better. The ship has sailed, move on.

humble_engineer Sep 17, 2019 View on HN

The headphone jack isn't going anywhere. I'm an apple user and I'm still pissed about it.

scarface74 Aug 5, 2022 View on HN

You realize that most high end phones have removed head phone jacks? What next? Complaining about Apple removing SCSI ports?

seydor Jun 9, 2023 View on HN

What other choice do they have? they literally removed the headphone jack to force people to buy them

bdcravens Oct 25, 2017 View on HN

True - wouldn't the same hold true of the iPhone 6s and SE WRT headphone jack arguments?

niek_pas Jul 29, 2022 View on HN

I doubt there are many users who still want a headphone jack.