I'm losing my dongles! Are you?

PaulQ

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When I heard about the audio dongles and before I needed them, I thought, "who loses them? Why is it so hard to keep a hold of them? Just leave them attached to your favorite headphones."

Then I switched from a Note to a Pixel.

I started with two dongles because I have two Pixels.

Ok, the original two are now in Turkey somewhere because I left them on a plane. Yes, two, lost at once. Stupid.

So I buy two more. Within a few days, one is gone. I have no idea what happened to it. I know it didn't leave my house. Or... I think it didn't?!?

So now I have one. I was about to order another one from Google, then at the last minute, I remembered Verizon sells Pixels. Sure enough, they sell the dongle and free shipping. At least I got this one a little cheaper.

Am I the only one losing these things right and left? I am not the type of person who loses things but these dongles keep vanishing!

In case you are wondering - I have a pair of high end, wired earbuds that I like and one of our cars requires you to plug into the aux jack for music. It's an old car. I do use bluetooh headphones as well.
 
I still have my original one, it's attached to the AUX cord in my car. I use Bluetooth headphones for any other listening needs.
 
I have couple of usb C to 3.5mm dongle lying around my desk. I have never even opened the dongle from the pixel box. Mostly use Bluetooth earbuds but if I need a dongle I have it handy. Luckily I haven't lost it till now.
 
Never took my dongle out of the box, so nothing to lose. I bought a Bluetooth wireless headset at the same time I bought my 2 XL. Love it!
 
Keep the dongle attached to the aux cord in the car?

I bought a second one through Verizon. Now, I will leave one in the car, one on my wired earbuds. I'm not traveling anytime soon. So - this time they should not disappear. If they do, there is an evil force in my home.
 
I do know what you mean! When I went on vacation with my mom to the States to visit my brother, I brought my favourite pair of headphones, my dongle, my Pixel 2, and my brand-new-amazing Nintendo 2 DS XL and my Pokémon Moon Version.

I never understood how people could lose their dongles - why not keep them attached, like you stated as well? - but sure enough, from switching from my phone to my Nintendo 2 DS, I'd wonder, "Oh no! Where is my dongle?" and would have to keep track of it. On a plane, in my hotel room, etc.

Perhaps I need a second one!
 
Bought the Bowers and Wilkins PX and haven't looked back! Fantastic headphones, yes they are a bit pricey, but in this case you get what you pay for, especially if your phone supports aptX.
 
Bought the Bowers and Wilkins PX and haven't looked back! Fantastic headphones, yes they are a bit pricey, but in this case you get what you pay for, especially if your phone supports aptX.

DAMN, 400 on Amazon! lol
 
I do know what you mean! When I went on vacation with my mom to the States to visit my brother, I brought my favourite pair of headphones, my dongle, my Pixel 2, and my brand-new-amazing Nintendo 2 DS XL and my Pokémon Moon Version.

I never understood how people could lose their dongles - why not keep them attached, like you stated as well? - but sure enough, from switching from my phone to my Nintendo 2 DS, I'd wonder, "Oh no! Where is my dongle?" and would have to keep track of it. On a plane, in my hotel room, etc.

Perhaps I need a second one!

Buy the HTC or Razer one.....Razer is the best as far as output. HTC had a little more kick than the OEM.
 
Bought the Bowers and Wilkins PX and haven't looked back! Fantastic headphones, yes they are a bit pricey, but in this case you get what you pay for, especially if your phone supports aptX.

Those have a built in USB C DAC if you use the cable... correct?
 

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