do you miss the headphone jack?

[Mike Dee]

Yes.

I broke the jack on my phone. I miss:
1- FM radio. no jack = no FM radio.
2- convenience.I had to buy 2 BT headsets (just for one to be full... usually) and charge them each night
3- price/performance. BT is worse than wired at the same price point. And you've got to buy 2.

You broke the Jack on your phone?
Is this on a Pixel 2?

 

[obarthelemy]

Hu hu.

Honestly, I don't know what happened. It was a night of drinking, and the next morning my first thought upon waking up was "****, and now the jack on my phone is broken". I checked, it was. No idea how it happened, though I did remember it did through the alcoholic haze.
This is on a Xiaomi Mi Max.

 

[DavidinCT]

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?

I looked at this phone and decided to get a Note 8... why ? Because of a headphone jack. I have some really nice earbuds that I use all the time and I DONT want another device I need to charge.

I don't think I would ever buy a mobile phone with out a headphone jack. It's important when I do outdoor projects for me.

 

[Mike Dee]

Hu hu.

Honestly, I don't know what happened. It was a night of drinking, and the next morning my first thought upon waking up was "****, and now the jack on my phone is broken". I checked, it was. No idea how it happened, though I did remember it did through the alcoholic haze.
This is on a Xiaomi Mi Max.

Oh....the thread is based on the Pixel 2 which doesn't have a traditional jack for audio built it but they give you an adapter.

 

[Mike Dee]

I looked at this phone and decided to get a Note 8... why ? Because of a headphone jack. I have some really nice earbuds that I use all the time and I DONT want another device I need to charge.

I don't think I would ever buy a mobile phone with out a headphone jack. It's important when I do outdoor projects for me.

You could still use your earbuds or headphones with the adapter provided.

 

[Pigman]

They are expensive, but the Bowers and Wilkins PX headphones make me not miss the headphone jack at all. They have amazing sound, and I couldn't be happier. Also if you must remain connected, they also work directly with USB-C on the pixel 2, no dongle necessary.

 

[RoryBreaker]

I want my headphone jack!

 

[Morty2264]

The friends I have who use it do not. Apparently the dongle, though easy to lose or forget, works really well!

 

[chanchan05]

The friends I have who use it do not. Apparently the dongle, though easy to lose or forget, works really well!

But you could just leave it connected to the headphones. A nice 3.5mm connection isn't exactly easily disconnected if the thing on the other end is as light as a dongle.

 

[Morty2264]

But you could just leave it connected to the headphones. A nice 3.5mm connection isn't exactly easily disconnected if the thing on the other end is as light as a dongle.

For sure! I'll probably do this if and when I buy a phone without a headphone jack.

 

[DavidinCT]

You could still use your earbuds or headphones with the adapter provided.

Another thing to get lost. As it's something I would not use every day. It's just companies trying to be cheaper in making phones.

Like I said, I wont buy another phone with out a head phone jack. The Note 8 seems to do everything I need for now...

Apple does something so everyone else has to copy ?

 

[anon(10092459)]

Nope! ... Plus the OG Pixel's have the headphone jack and are very similar to the 2's and really well priced. Why not just buy that model if you just gotta have a Pixel with that type of access?

 

[Mike Dee]

Another thing to get lost. As it's something I would not use every day. It's just companies trying to be cheaper in making phones.

Like I said, I wont buy another phone with out a head phone jack. The Note 8 seems to do everything I need for now...

Apple does something so everyone else has to copy ?

Apple was not the first, Motorola was and Samsung is next. It may seem inconvenient to some, however it opens up a lot of possibilities. I felt the same way you did a year ago but I've since changed my mind

 

[Mike Dee]

But you could just leave it connected to the headphones. A nice 3.5mm connection isn't exactly easily disconnected if the thing on the other end is as light as a dongle.

Exactly....I ordered a second one for 9 dollars for my earbuds.
Minor inconvenience and great sound.

 

[PhiPsi32]

Yes, I miss the headphone jack

 

[dc52ltr]

Not at all.I use my B&W P7`s with the dongle and my AKG 50 BT`s via bluetooth,both excellent sound.

 

[adamantan77]

Until there are reliable splitter adapters available (that allow 3.5 and charging at the same time) I won't buy a phone without 3.5 jack. Once splitters are available (that actually work) I really don't care.

 

[sixty_four]

...It's just companies trying to be cheaper in making phones...

If cost was the primary motivation behind the omission of the headphone jack, I don't think Google would've included the dongle which I bet costs as much as - if not more than - an integrated 3.5mm jack.

 

[Mike Dee]

Until there are reliable splitter adapters available (that allow 3.5 and charging at the same time) I won't buy a phone without 3.5 jack. Once splitters are available (that actually work) I really don't care.

They are available for pixel in the Google store

 

[MaluTapiMau]

I am trying to get used to using the phone with the dongle. I dont really miss the headphone jack, until i need to charge AND listen to music on my earphones.

BTW, anyone knows how to remap the earphone controls? I downloaded several apps but they dont seem to work. I got a pair of earphones which i cannot seem to skip tracks, only pause/ play. Any idea why?