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Just randomly sharing my experience here. My sister told me a few weeks ago she was going to change for a new phone (a Motorola, she likes AOSP-like experience). I noticed that her new phone wouldn't get a jack.

"Yeah, I know, I hope I can make it work with a USB-adapter". She has nice headphones that she likes to use, so USB-C earplugs were not an option.

Fast forward to today, she told me the adapter she got starts to malfunction:

  • she has to twitch the jack in the adapter for the thing to work
  • when she plugs the adapter in, Google Assistant takes over and randomly starts skipping songs.

She's now considering getting wireless earbuds, but she's not a fan of having to recharge them to be able to use them, and is also cautious about the e-waste potential.

I have a Moto G84 which does the job. It's not the best phone in the world, I'm eyeing a flagship from time to time and keep the G84 as a "connected walkman", but would it break today, I would probably get a G55 (https://www.notebookcheck.net/Motorola-Moto-G55-smartphone-review-Inexpensive-doesn-t-have-to-be-boring.932900.0.html)

That's it for me, do you have similar experiences to share?

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[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 10 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

No not it is not a must. And the vast majority of pwope don't care.

[–] ahal@lemmy.ca 8 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

After experiencing true wireless ear buds, I'm never going back. Yeah no thanks, I don't want to be literally tethered to my phone.

[–] Walk_blesseD@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Did you know?

Phones can have a headphone jack and still have Bluetooth for the people who don't want to use it!

[–] ahal@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

Ok... Don't think I said they couldn't?

[–] Tabooki@lemm.ee 0 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Bluetooth can't even transport mp3 quality. Let alone CD or even HD quality music.

[–] ahal@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 hours ago

That's not true. It depends on the codecs both devices use. But regardless, I mostly listen to podcasts and my hearing is by far the limiting factor in audio quality.

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I still have been able to play games on my phone with truly wireless earbuds because the latency is awful. I'd love to jsvr an option to plug in.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Do both your phone and earbuds support aptx?

Cheap devices almost never support it, but it’s truly what makes Bluetooth earbuds great.

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 hours ago

Google pixel 6 Pro with Google Buds Pro. Not really cheaped out but no aptx on the earbuds. I assumed low latency codec would be there when I bought a pro version of an earbud from a company that removes their headphone jack, but noooooooo.