Apple's decision to remove the headphone jack from the iPhone 7 brought a sudden and jarring end to this ubiquitous audio connector (though you can still buy some smartphones with a headphone jack).
It’s no secret that the headphone jack is dying. Ever since Apple jettisoned the port in 2016 with the release of the iPhone 7, Android OEMs have slowly followed suit. At this point, there are very ...
Now that the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus (well, technically) are on sale, we didn't have to wait too long to see the devices torn down to bits. Naturally, we were especially interested in the part ...
A headphone jack adapter allows you to use your favorite 3.5-millimeter wired headphones with a range of devices they aren’t technically compatible with. They’re great for plugging into smartphones ...
Apple’s explanation for removing the dedicated 3.5mm headphone jack from iPhones was one word: courage. We’ll pause for a moment until the dry heaving subsides. The real reason of course is that Apple ...
It has been nearly two years since Apple released the iPhone 7 without a headphone jack, forcing users who still use wired headphones to plug them into the Lightning connector using an adapter ...
Over the past decade, smartphone manufacturers have gradually stopped including the 3.5mm headphone jack. Apple was among the first to do so with the iPhone 7, where the Lightning port became the ...