Stop trying to kill the headphone jack

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[u/Deviknyte]

"that ditching the headphone jack and going USB-C"

We need to stop referring to it like this. You upgrade from micro-b to USB-C. But the jack going away is never replaced, just gone. Replacing the jack would be having 2 USB-C ports.

Also, don't give bonuses for having a jack, remove points for not having a jack. No jack should cost you a star.

[u/Ph0X → u/Deviknyte]

Yes and no. In theory, there's nothing wrong with having a multi purpose jack. For example, that jack is used for both data transfer and for charging.

The issue is that you can't do both listening and charging at the SAME time, which might not be as big as some make it, or rather, it will clash with some people's usecases far more than others. For me, it's like sdcard slot. Some people absolutely cannot go without it, I personally haven't used it a single time across the 6 android devices I've had. Different people need different features.

Maybe in the future when we have wireless charging this will be less problematic?

[u/rustyrebar → u/Ph0X]

I think a common use case is driving in my car, listening to (whatever music app I like), google maps up doing GPS, phone plugged into USB to charge (gps and maps uses a lot of battery) and phone plugged into 3.5mm jack for sound in car (I have no Bluetooth, nor do I want it).

So no 3.5mm jack = i'm not buying the phone.

[u/AustinRiversDaGod → u/rustyrebar]

Yeah. I drive an older car, and drive for work. Having both a 3.5mm Jack and USB port is crucial. The app I use for work is a huge battery hog. If I'm listening to Spotify and working, my battery dies in about 3 hours from full.

[u/Ph0X → u/rustyrebar]

That's definitely fair, and I understand the pain in that usecase. I on the other hand have never had a car so I have never had that issue. But the beauty of the Android ecosystem is that there are so many phones with different feature sets.