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How many of you actually use the headphone jack on your phone? (feddit.de)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by moonleay@feddit.de to c/technology@lemmy.world
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On a recent post, there were a lot of comments, which said that they were missing the headphones on newer mobile devices.

How many actually use the headphone jack?

I ask, because I have one on my phone, since I really wanted one, but I rarely use it. Like Tops 1/Month.

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[โ€“] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I don't mind a phone having one input, for audio and charge/data, it probably is a great choice from a production stand point. It is unfortunate how much less reliable the USB-C physical connection seems to be versus the 3.5mm though. I don't know if it's just me, but every USB-C device I've had eventually gets finicky with the connection, regardless of cable and cleanliness. My phone now using headphones with an adapter, if I move it much it will come loose and pause the playback. The 10+ year old phone I have with a 3.5mm jack though, I can swing it around holding the cord and it stays rock solid connected.

[โ€“] jasondj@ttrpg.network 1 points 11 months ago

Get a phone case with a dust cover or really clean the hell out of that port.

I was honestly surprised with how aggressive I have to be to scrape out packed lint. Using a toothpick I shaved to be a little fatter.

Now I take my vacuum (Miele) with the dust brush, on high, and go to town on the bottom of my phones like once a week.