do you miss the headphone jack?

[Scholfield03]

Hey all,

Considering picking up a pixel 2 but am concerned with the lack of a dedicated headphone jack. Do those of you who have the phone miss the jack?

 

[sixty_four]

Nope.

 

[Forest Dane]

Nope. Having a connector makes it simple anyway as I just leave it on my Bose ready. For my other Bose Qc25 I've bought a Bluetooth converter

 

[Mike Dee]

Hey all,

Considering picking up a pixel 2 but am concerned with the lack of a dedicated headphone jack. Do those of you who have the phone miss the jack?

Nope.... I leave my connector connected to my headphones and I just ordered an extra one for other headphones for 9 bucks on the Google store.

 

[KillerQ]

I haven't used wired headphones in over 6 years, lol.

 

[Mike Dee]

I haven't used wired headphones in over 6 years, lol.

I've been wired most of my whole life not about to stop now

 

[Jaylandau]

yes, the Type C connector seems loose and the earphones start and stop if i touch the plug. Makes useing wired useless. Wireless just doesn't last long enough.

 

[Mike Dee]

yes, the Type C connector seems loose and the earphones start and stop if i touch the plug. Makes useing wired useless. Wireless just doesn't last long enough.

Do you have a case on your phone preventing full insertion

 

[hpilot]

It's bothers the heck out of me. The connector is very stiff, unlike my headphone cable. That really makes things awkward. I researched wireless headphones, but the reviews on ALL of them suck (except the AirPods, which would never work for me). The only USB C headphones I could find are sold by Google. I think I will have to try them. I wish Shure would make a USB C cord I could put on my $500 Shure SE535. What's so stupid is that to use USB C headphones or Bluetooth headphones, you don't have to take out the 3.5 mm jack.

 

[Mike Dee]

It's bothers the heck out of me. The connector is very stiff, unlike my headphone cable. That really makes things awkward. I researched wireless headphones, but the reviews on ALL of them suck (except the AirPods, which would never work for me). The only USB C headphones I could find are sold by Google. I think I will have to try them. I wish Shure would make a USB C cord I could put on my $500 Shure SE535. What's so stupid is that to use USB C headphones or Bluetooth headphones, you don't have to take out the 3.5 mm jack.

A USB C cord would have to have a DAC built into it in order to work it's not just an adapter like on the Moto Z force.

 

[hpilot]

A USB C cord would have to have a DAC built into it in order to work it's not just an adapter like on the Moto Z force.

Yes, I fully realize that. I want Shure to include a killer DAC and Amp in the cord.

 

[e30ernest]

Yes, I fully realize that. I want Shure to include a killer DAC and Amp in the cord.

Fellow Shure user here... That would be awesome!

I don't miss the headphone jack though. I've been using a separate dedicated player for years since most phones simply did not pair well enough or did not have good sound output to start with. The Pixel 2 dongles are the first to come close to good enough audio quality for me.

 

[mxmarcus]

I am good with my Bluetooth headphones. Even the old ones at the bottom of my junk drawer are working with the Pixel 2 XL

 

[bsannes]

Not as much as I thought I would. I have a pair of Sony Bluetooth headphones and they are great.

 

[Mike Dee]

Yes, I fully realize that. I want Shure to include a killer DAC and Amp in the cord.

Actually doesn't have to be headphone specific. Someone just needs to make a long dongle corded DAC.

 

[Chex313]

Since it has a headphone jack (Usb c)...I don't miss the old one , just use the new one.

 

[C5Longhorn]

it's not a deal breaker, but I definitely miss the headphone jack. They should have included it.

Rick

 

[Scholfield03]

my concern is not so much with having the adapter for the single pair of headphones but more about being out with friends and wanting to plug in for music, or running sound at an event and wanting to plug in to test if the system is working. I'm worried it will be too much of a hassle to carry the dongle with me everywhere

 

[TraderGary]

I'm very glad the headphone jack is gone! I love using my state-of-the-art Sony wireless noise canceling WH-1000XM2 headphone. I really enjoy the freedom from not having to deal with dangling wires. It's really cool that Android 8 now incorporates the LDAC technology that the Sony WH-1000XM2 wireless headphone utilizes.

 

[Jeremiah Bonds]

Honestly no