Why Did Apple REALLY Remove the Headphone Jack?

[@boshypatry]

The next step is to remove the charging port so you have to buy a new device every time the battery dies

[@talkshowhost5989]

xDD they would totally do that

[@JoeStroup774]

lol

[@bobcoco6047]

Damn, you gave them the genius idea ! Congrats 😂

[@Vape_Master69]

And how would having a charging port change that?

[@bobcoco6047]

lol, iPhones have no battery anyway :D they almost did it

[@GadeEmbossed]

Simple solution, don't buy anything apple after 1990

[@umer__farooq9483]

The real comment

[@Zombieknightgames]

The fuck are you talking about?

[@plumeater1]

Apple of course.

[@suburbanboiflex]

Gade Embossed true

[@tommy5965]

i like apples too

[@kishenpankhania363]

The macbook: Basically no usefull ports Thermal throttles under any practical load Ludicrously overpriced Specs that would look average 2 years ago Why the hell would you want one????

[@avi_mukesh]

Because iSheep

[@ducksfolif977]

Yup

[@TheReal_ist]

I would never buy a mac maybe if they keep them up to date like the iPhones and u know cut the price in half maybe. The only thing I do like is the simplicity of the OS windows is fucking everywhere and complex as hell.

[@YouNoob269]

not to mention there are thinner more practical laptops

[@robertshuxley]

how else would people in starbucks let other people know they're 'creative' and rich?

[@kazi1]

"Courage" said by Apple inc.

[@dirt3009]

Iphone sia te

[@ThioJoeTech]

seems legit

[@kazi1]

***** BTW love your channel the tech channel.

[@jagc2206]

Apple has the same courage as oppo had with their r5, oppo just wasn't apple so it didn't work out.

[@robertshuxley]

"Courage" is a proprietary word by Apple. You need to pay up per use

[@oumousyy]

If they remove the headphone jack from the macbook im never buying anything from apple again

[@JoeStroup774]

same

[@illitero]

WOW OK

[@Vape_Master69]

Lol ok sure (;

[@stingyryy]

it's pretty stupid to buy stuff from Apple right now. they literally build their company off people you, who will just buy shit because it's apple no matter what.

[@illitero]

Chevy Sargent get a job

[@RomanRoblox]

because they want more fucking money

[@michaelbraddy2463]

im done with apple, they did stupid crap like this when they came out with the "lightning port" and made everyone's speakers and old chargers useless. if the headphone jack doesnt come back, im going with android. this is after 5 years of using apple products. they are just trying to takke advantage of people. its got to stop.

[@MrCODEmaster00]

You should have went android five years ago...

[@AwesomeNickGaming]

I moved to Android last week. Am enjoying my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, that has a headphone jack

[@Bernard-ue9pn]

+MrCODEmaster00 man fuck apple,fuck android,FUCK windows phone...im going back to my good ol' flip phone

[@gamingbread2281]

lmfao slip phones?really like really?

[@MRresoMC]

Lol, I wouldn't buy anything Apple. They suck!

[@HeliosBeats]

the ipods arent that bad, for example you get the exact same performance of the 900$ iphone 6 for a third of the price for an ipod touch (if you don't need a phone at the same time), but otherwise apple is overpriced shit

[@techminded5778]

I think so too.

[@CookiePhil]

Idiots waste money on Apple products.

[@ShawnJonesHellion]

that's rude to insult idiots by comparing them to apple users. I've met a few nice idiots.

[@jayveeaureasecondaryaccoun6645]

your shit

[@0hold]

0000 - 1990: We love apples (fruit) 1991 - 2012: We love apple products 2013 - 2016: Back to fruits

[@nataliefuscaldo9783]

WildCat AQW true 🤣🤣😂😂

[@PaulRollsPR203]

I think Apple did it to force people to buy the AirPods

[@MCOD1999UK]

Apple r just struggling to innovate.

[@dukdo7790]

They weren't even the first company to get rid of the headphone jack on a smartphone. So much innovation, right?

[@MCOD1999UK]

Good point. Apple was never the first with much but what they did best was make an idea appeal to a larger market, which is pretty cool.

[@CaspPlays]

iPhone 12 We have removed the screen entirely and you must buy the $300 iScreen that must be connected through the lightning port but only with the iScreen adapter already inserted into the port. We have also disabled connection to all cellular services that host other phones and have made AppleCellular which you must buy another adapter for.

[@vnctmrn]

i used to be a huge apple fanboy but wtf is apple been thinking lately

[@a3f4cdf]

becos Apple used to make decent shit... Then iOs 7 happened. Every iPhone went from professional to a 9 year old's dream phone...

[@mirovida66]

Q: What is Apple thinking lately???? A: $$$$

[@a3f4cdf]

Is that not what all businesses think about constantly? ^

[@sagnikchatterjee8203]

FatMonsterIsEatin atleast the companies give back something useful to the customers... Are people that stupid to buy an emoji machine for 1000$ while some poor kids can't even get decent food??? The main culprits are the celebrities who constantly use apple ND beats products which are overrated as fuck...and they are dumb and don't care about the poor people

[@federicogigliotti1938]

I wouldn't buy a jack-less laptop. I love hearing high quality music and laptops give me the chance to play it as I do some other stuff like college projects, work or simply playing a game. Removing the jack wouldn't be such a big deal in this case, you'd probably say. You would be right if I weren't an audiophile (a high quality audio lover). Furthermore, there is no real excuse to remove such universal standard, which allows people to listen music through wires with a better quality.

[@tennicktenstyl]

drugs?

[@tennicktenstyl]

slomo1010 it's an entire freakin device dedicated to sound. Not portable tho if you want decent sound.

[@SargentRestoration]

i have an older jvc super A analog stereo amplifier tuner. its got the knob that turns the string to change the station. good sound though

[@chefkawrg]

I cant believe apple had the *courage* to remove the jack. A real step into the future. Funny, isn't it, I've always wanted to not be able to charge and listen to videos at the same time. Not to mention fortune to buy lightning pods. I can just smell the innovative future, can't you?

[@kangaroochili]

They didn't want the Headphone jack to explode.

[@uniii2753]

what?!

[@TheReal_ist]

Did u just ask if something is analog it can't explode wtf how dumb are u. U know what no I'm done fuck u and your puny mind. p.s. GO BACK TO FUCKING SCHOOL

[@TheReal_ist]

I'm in college level writing u entitled fuck, I choose to type like this I don't always want to type like it's and essay. So piss off u 12 yr old come back to me when u have finished high school.😒

[@hsfault8766]

Jared go take a nap you seem like a 3 year old that got access to your mother's KZbin account

[@Jesse-vr1tq]

They saw in the news that ppl got their Weiner stuck in headphone jack.

[@darkterror6850]

😂😂😂

[@mcreations573]

"Instructions unclear"

[@TheMaan2008]

Or people keeping putting ropes or tethers inside it.

[@Bernard-ue9pn]

geez...they gots a tiny dick then xd

[@gamingbread2281]

lmfao I was looking at the comments seen this and was like then someone just shoot me in the head cause the world is going to shit now I see if its happening on youtuber then the world.

[@James_Hyre]

Honestly, I think in my opinion it was a mistake removing the 3.5mm headphone jack. I still currently use it for watching & listening to media. I use blutooth, but not as much. Removing it from a laptop now! Are you serious?!

[@acerimmeh]

It's always about control with Apple, I will NEVER become one of their sheep.

[@MrCODEmaster00]

The monetization thing isn't new, its just in the UI to see if videos are monetized or demonetized it wasn't a thing in the old UI, it was still going on, just couldn't actually see if it was pulled, just as well there IS an appeal process to get monetization back on, and with KZbin heroes that should be a super short social experiment, maybe not more than 4 months maybe one year at most. also not to be the Grammar Nationalsozialist (nazi is short for that btw, Nazi means national socialist effectively since the first part of national sounds like the phrase nazi) but it is "Microsoft are starting to become controlling too, and deceptive." btw the next sentence "At least.." is some grammar issue do not know off hand but it feels odd, like a clause issue or something, anyways.. *Microsoft IS starting to become controlling too. Grammar Nationalsozialist out of the way, the other thing is microsoft isn't really deceptive .. I mean feel happy to give me an idea of what you mean, but microsoft does have an EULA and Agreement as well as TOS and privacy policy so.. yknow.. the other thing is if you mean cortana and those settings, that is something you can change when installing win10 and go to "advanced settings" .. not deceptive at all on that part really.

[@FatheredPuma81]

So uhh.... you use Linux then.

[@glitchysoup6322]

I am linux right now (Ubuntu).

[@FatheredPuma81]

Glitchy Soup Hello Linux i'm FatheredPuma81. How are you?

[@glitchysoup6322]

Good.

[@bb3xhrhj]

Reason #248 why I never have and never will buy an Apple product.

[@JoeStroup774]

I've tried apple products before, and let me tell you, they are not as nice as samsung or microsoft

[@oscaristheboss]

I've had apple products and I really liked them, but then I switched to Samsung and I never considered going back

[@billschlafly4107]

It's reason #253 for me.

[@Zombieknightgames]

The bandwagon exists because we DID try and wasted $900 on shit

[@Zombieknightgames]

And another $900 on the phone. Jesus those chargers are expensive

[@frostfirei]

Just one more reason, I refuse to buy any Apple products.

[@cj0e]

If you plug in a foiled colander, you can broadcast sound to wireless speakers. ...(they removed the headphone jack, because they make a ton of money on proprietary cables)

[@ThioJoeTech]

New Poll, click the top right card thing to vote ;)

[@TempuraRoll-of4hj]

HELLO NO, SON!

[@stefduderules]

shubh are you 8 years old?

[@ScibbieGames]

I'm guessing he is...

[@RnRollie]

What about the removal of the ESC and a few other function keys in the next macbook? Also, apparently Apple is still going on about removing USB ports. In favour of Thunderbolt only ports.. but without a TB2USB converter packaged with the product. If you want a TB2USB convertor plug, it will be available in the Apple store for $9.99 Money grabbing bastards. I dont mind them making money, its what corporations do. I mind they are greedy bastards and that almost none of the money flows back into the economy , not even into charity. I mean, Microsoft is also making tons of money, but they are also huge charity donators, while Apple none, zip, nada.

[@cloroxbleach2759]

ThioJoeTech you kind of look like idubbz just my opinion doe. i use my iphone7 in the shower now because its waterproof

[@Evrillebarron]

they just want to promote the apple wireless earphones

[@celticgibson]

They did it because all third party peripheral makers will have to licence the lightning port and that means $$$$$$$ for Apple. Greedy bastards.

[@Idontknow-vm1iy]

It's greedy but good money making tactics.

[@Nova-nq8op]

celticgibson Bluetooth, Bluetooth works with everything, and last time I checked you can't even use lightning on a fucking mac or PC OR Android, everyone is just going to make Bluetooth headphones. Not even hardcore apple fanatics like myself want a pair of lightning headphones because they wouldn't work with anything other than iPhones and iPads, meaning they won't work with my android devices, my PC's or my Macs

[@celticgibson]

Bluetooth is no way near good enough for hifi audio. Not to mention the fact that you have to charge yet another device and replace them when the battery dies. It's a money grab and not in any way an advancement in tech.

[@jeffrey3498]

always follow the money with apple.

[@risensathiyapalan6841]

if apple truly believed wireless is the future..they would have taken out the lightning port and said "wireless charging and bluetooth file transfer is the future"..you're so full of shyt apple..

[@keeloraz9452]

next iphone will not have a microphone and four speakers.

[@Andraki]

I think it'll be 8 speakers & no screen. Makes sense.

[@NeoSlashott]

because they want us to buy more wireless airpods at more price. But there is a downside that might tend to happen in the future: What happens if the wifi frequencies towards the airpods are messed up by unknown signals that jams the device itself?

[@quakercrackers4262]

I am already struggling getting money for a nice pair of headphones, but I wouldn't like having no Headphone jack on my laptop, it is a thing I use 70% of the time.

[@MrCODEmaster00]

G430 is a good headset, it has 7.1 surround sound with a mic that hides out of sight out of mind easily and is able to be turned off as well, found a place that is selling them for 39.99 even. 39.99 Headset link: www.bestbuy.com/site/logitech-g430-over-the-ear-gaming-headset-black/8785729.p?skuId=8785729&ref=199&loc=8BacdVP0GFs&acampID=1&siteID=8BacdVP0GFs-L9m3izY25oLeG3TXe1qxIw Just as well I reccomend using PCPartPicker.com for finding the cheapest price option for the same item, like say a G600 (multi-tool mouse, it is known for MMO gaming, however i use it as an office mouse since i navigate faster that way.) on logitechs website is 80$ if i remember correctly and... on newegg it is 39.99 with free shipping too even. pcpartpicker.com/product/ytZQzy/logitech-mouse-910002864 oh, and how about good low end budget keyboard? I found logitech as being one of the cheaper options for keyboards that is more than a dell keyboard you'd get with HP., the main thing the logitech g150 does, is it has 6 additional keys you can use to set any macro, I actually used to have the G150, it conked after 4months, at first the wire was funky and the keyboard wouldn't come on unless the wire was at an angle, then it decided to work at another angle, and then another angle worked, and then nothing worked to get it on, just as well it was a pretty decent board for while it did work, however i recommend the bestbuy warranty a LOT for the logitech keyboard.. speaking of which, bestbuy is cheapest once again. Logitech keyboard: pcpartpicker.com/product/jsw323/logitech-keyboard-920003371 however for 12dollars more (which is probably the gas money and also the warranty combined cost of going to bestbuy and getting the warranty on the keyboard when you first buy it.) you could get the K30 a Corsair keyboard, it has the 6 macros keys like the G105, however corsair keyboards have nice keycaps and also are pretty durable, currently i use a K70 and it has survived 2 years just about now. Corsair K30 keyboard: pcpartpicker.com/product/FTJkcf/corsair-keyboard-ch9000224na all in all, i hope this helped, but in all seriousness, go use pcpartpicker for finding peripherals or just anything computers in general, just as well, in all seriousness though, good luck on the hunt for inexpensive headphones, however again, the G430 is only 39.99 at bestbuy with no shipping charges.

[@quakercrackers4262]

MrCODEmaster00 Thanks a bunch man! I do use Pcpartpicker a lot of times, but I don't really need a keyboard as I am a Laptop gamer, I'll definetly consider that pair of headphones for gaming :D

[@MrCODEmaster00]

Quacker Crackers Your welcome, Just as well i was doing keyboard as a hey, thats a possibility, also I'd be interested in seeing if you get them down the line, I sold a G600 to someone as a workplace/gaming/super functional mouse, and id be interested in knowing if i sold you on the headset, anyways for laptop gaming, i'd just reccomend hey, don't fall asleep in the headset super comfy and lets you listen to music HOWEVER, the swivles break easily, out of all the headset i have from logitech the earcuff swivle is the thing that breaks the most, however the bestbuy warranty covers it, and in all seriousness, i use stuff until the breaking point effectively, headphones?, wear them almost all the time and use one cuff to keep them on the desk ledge, G600 mouse, trip over wire as running to work, come back from work and boom the mouse itself is fine however the USB end of the wire wasn't >.< no but in all seriousness, just like yknow.. warranty for the win.

[@quakercrackers4262]

MrCODEmaster00 Well I may not have to use warranty at all as I take care of my electronics like babies, but if the headphones are THAT comfy I will definetly buy them soon enough :D

[@Reculse]

So u want to buy decent headphones for laptop?What sound quality are u chasing? I have amazing sound with Asus Xonar D2X & Superlux HD681Evo.They aren't real monitors but they sound amazing

[@thomaspeautre98]

Because, at Apple, we had no other ideas to make our consumers even more addicted to our Enterprise, we had removed the headphone jack. So, for now, if you want to plug earphones, you'll have to do it with specific earphones, sold separately for **** $.

[@jarboer]

It's more space, they added a big Taptic Engine, and a new sensor, as well as making it more water proof, but it would have been better if they had left it and added a seal to keep it water proof

[@pjdaprinz]

"But that's not the case with any proprietary standard, in this this case the Lightning connector, or anything that Apple uses" I think the big picture is to get rid of the cables in the long run, and as it stands, Bluetooth is not an Apple proprietary standard. Plus, the DA converter on the headphone port has always been subpar compared to the one used in the Lightning port.

[@rowbert]

My theory: Airpods

[@liviuvelichi6847]

Just wait till you lose them

[@rowbert]

exactly.

[@DJ_POOP_IT_OUT_FEAT_LIL_WiiWii]

Two part plan: Airpods extended warranty against loss of product

[@johnregolino648]

That is a load of bullshit. 100% agree with you, nobody in their right mind would pay at minimum 1,000 dollars for a laptop without a headphone jack, when you could get an even better windows computer, with a headphone jack and with more capabilities for 700-800 dollars.

[@shahrour9]

Apple would loose ppl like pro producers

[@shahrour9]

And djs

[@cheddar07]

I feel like already have, especially since you can get better spec'd Windows laptops for the same price. And unless you are a content creator who uses very specific Apple software, you would choose windows every time.

[@kopel1586]

You know what not just windows laptops but you can like totally customize the system of your laptop when it's not from apple. You could use Ubuntu, Linux and much much more!

[@flamethrower82]

That's not completely true. As long as Avid programs work so shitty on Windows, Apple will always have an edge there. I suppose they could cut into it by removing support for all except certain sound hardware, but there's always better options. I use Cubase for audio and Pinnacle Ultimate for video on my Windows machine, and have no complaints. The only thing that slows me down is my SATA hard drive. I can't afford a 2tb SSD.

[@ChrisPhillipsMusic510]

Is the licensing setup that you brought up as the idea for Apple removing the 3.5mm jack the same reason that Microsoft only puts a 2.5mm jack with the "wings" in their consoles for headphones to where you either need an adapter or a headset that uses that specific setup, or is the jack they use for consoles a standard like the 3.5? That's something I've always been kind of curious about ever since I got my 360 and I have never really had a good answer until this licensing situation got put in my mind.

[@Aqueous92]

If you're talking about the jack in 360's controller for a mic, then it's a standard 3.5 mm jack. Those "wings" are clips that make sure the headphones don't disconnect. I had generic telephone mic headset with 3.5 mm jack and I used them for Xbox Live with no problem.

[@ChrisPhillipsMusic510]

Were it a standard 3.5 then any set of headphones I've ever owned would fit, all the 3.5mm is too thick to fit inside the controller port.

[@yasirer]

Why not both? A is FREE and doesn't take up space and they can add that "lightning connector" with it.

[@RaidenKaiser]

money is the reason why always is always will be for apple

[@slaetube]

I briefly read that the place where the headphone jack would have been used up with a device to make the home button give feedback whenever the user presses it. Not sure if this is true, but yeah.

[@fuddle128260394]

I wouldn't buy a cat without a headphone jack net alone a laptop.

[@BrandonBurch]

Nope I love my headphone jack

[@sharayumargaj2004]

Apple : We believe that everything will eventually be wireless in the future, so we removed the headphone jack. Apple : does not include wireless charging in iPhone

[@JeffreyBenshoff]

Apple is like Sony in many ways. There way or the highway. Apple is already struggling. Looking for backdoor ways to keep alive. If they died, myself, would not miss them.

[@miserablesmileface7062]

I heard rumors the Iphone 7 tends to explode.

[@richman2601]

It's not a note 7

[@Zombieknightgames]

Exactly. Thats why it explodes.

[@GWT1m0]

A guy got a pre exploded iPhone 7 plus when he got his phone.

[@Ali-kr1dy]

no i wont buy laptop without headphone jack

[@slap_my_hand]

Can somebody pls explain how they can fit a DAC in that tiny adapter?

[@user-dy2bu7qj2y]

Apple have released a fuck tonne of cool stuff, but like all other companies they have get to the point where it's 0% product functionality and 100% MONEY

[@morganrussman]

I think that I heard that they were going the way of wireless everything, wireless headphones and wireless charging battery, what I'm talking about is that I think they (apple) said something about pushing the envelope on the idea of making their phones waterproof, but, not everyone liked the idea, so, they brought the headphone jack back since, I'm not sure really how apple would do the wireless charging, but the idea I would think that they could do it probably would be to do a wireless charging pad, like other manufacturers have with other device's.

[@muffinz4724]

Dude, i miss having a CD-ROM drive on my new hp laptop, and hate going between this one and my last one for a CD-ROM drive. No headphone jack would drive me INSANE especially on a laptop.

[@strangejune]

OMG how do you use a selfie stick now?

[@strangejune]

***** Yay apple!

[@strangejune]

Woo!

[@jimbobalob2009]

bluetooth

[@a3f4cdf]

I have a bluetooth selfie stick Cx

[@strangejune]

FatMonsterIsEatin HOW?

[@brandonbalkaran]

You forgot to mention that Apple now owns Beats.

[@vertexfusion8865]

They are likely not to make the Macbook Pro without any ports. The one-ported macbook was not the pro model at all. On my Macbook Pro, I use all of the ports regularly. I use external monitors, I use an external mouse & keyboard, and I use external speakers. I would not be happy about it if apple were to remove all of their ports on the pro lineup. I would once and for all move away from apple for my computing needs. (I use the macbook pro on the go and my custom-built pc at home)

[@tenaciousviking]

They'll promote the lightning port as ultra-high tech, improved digital sound.

[@kieferlayne]

honestly with the iphone 7, they should have done dual lightning ports, if you plug two chargers in you get fast charging, you can do one charging one headphones, etc, that would have been more of an innovation and easier to swallow

[@rkraiem100]

would it be possible to censor certain words or songs entirely? i mean since its digital technically does that mean that lets say if u turn on parental controls or something like that it can censor certain words and stuff?

[@kay-wasuki25]

I really dont mind the headphone jack removed on the phone, but im a starting producer and have a macbook for that and i always use the headphone jack in my macbook

[@okstudios8688]

So if my headphones had a 3.5mm headphone jack would they have to be MFI certified to work in the Iphone 7 with the adapter?

[@jamiecrosland5009]

I would understand if they took the headphone jack off the regular MacBook because then they'd be able to fit a second USB-C on to the other side of the devise (something many people would probably prefer over the headphone jack) but I think if they took it off the MacBook Pro then I think that would be a very stupid.

[@evinwiebers4039]

So i am thinking of getting a chromebook but is am not sure to get witch on to get and what is the right price to pay for and etc. i need help to get the right one

[@AbraxasTheSecond]

It's really sad to see Apple go like this. I remember when Apple was the cool company that made new tech that was actually new and never seen before.

[@coweatsman]

Word of the video was "control". Control control control control. It's no longer about what the consumer wants. The consumer be damned. What's good enough for Apple is good enough for consumers.

[@Shraavan]

Looks like every company is trying to replace the headphone jack with a new type of connector. That may look cool. But what I liked about the 3.5mm jack was that it was a universal way of connection used by all headphones and speakers. But now , Apple devices will have a lightning connector , phones like the Le Eco Le 2 will have micro USB connectors and it goes like that . If this continues,we'll have to buy a new pair of headphones every time we get a new phone or computer. Eg : I got a Beats Solo 2 from Apple last month. And I'll not be able to use it on an iPhone 7 (If I ever buy one) which is from Apple itself. Each device having a different way of connecting a headphone is really weird. I think the best choice is to buy a headphone with a 3.5mm jack and take a bag full of adapters. RIP HEADPHONE JACK

[@ibol13l3]

So that you will buy lightening ear phones and adapters that will be obsolete when they release a phone with USB-C.

[@GameducationYT]

I wouldn't care if they remove the headphone jack on my computer since I connect my headset via usb. It's almost the samething as we got rid of firewire because usb was actual slower but then usb 3.0 released and it was way faster. Maybe we just have to wait until wireless headphone reach an higher quality level.

[@NextTimeTech]

I think they just want to be the ones to take the big step into the future because nobody else is making a move. They'll be hated for doing this but, how long did we expect to keep the analog 3.5mm jack? We can't restrict ourselves to only that, we have to innovate and try new things, if it doesn't work out I guess we could always go back.

[@mywow8975]

Too expensive for a wireless earphone. 70-100+ for a wireless earphone/headphone is too expensive unlike regular earphones which are 10-50

[@fwuushy]

How about they create a new port on the laptops for headphones and keep the 3.5mm. It would take a while but at least they wouldn't be destroying sales in the process.

[@Daragnosticsify]

Yes We know 3.5mm jack wasen't gonna stay forever and we are gonna switch to a new alternative thats better, but Apple didn't give us any new alternative at all besides Wireless headphones they simply took it away with out caring if the what happens. This move is far from taking a big step forward and in no way Innvative, some people like me prefer a direct connection instead of wireless conections. Apple is a big company with alot a money they could have develop better connection than the 3.5mm but no they didn't care.

[@NextTimeTech]

I'm sure we'll see within the next few models of phones (both apple and android) that they'll be trying different things in terms of audio output, right now its like a test to see how it works, let them try these news things, it's always going to be trial and error until the idea is perfected.

[@kishenpankhania363]

It was probably a good idea to switch to a BETTER jack that is still actually meant for audio ie analog with lower impedence and better quality

[@Nekotamer]

i wouldn't even glance at a phone without an earphone jack. it reminds me of my dumb phones back in my high school days,

[@WedgeBob]

Seems that the 27" iMac and the iPad Air 2 are the only Apple products I'm doing anything with for the foreseeable future. Might grab the macOS Sierra upgrade, and the iOS 10 upgrade, but that's about it for those those things. Certainly not doing anything new hardware-wise from them.

[@sarukun1228]

eh... On my desktop, it wouldn't matter. I use USB, but when I use a laptop, it's always 3.5mm headphones. They're tiny, you can forget about them until you need them, and they work in both my MP3 player and laptop, so I can just switch back and forth conveniently.

[@commondave_]

I wouldn't be surprised if they had only "Lightning+" or something on their next laptop instead of a standard like USB-C.

[@orppranator5230]

there is one of those "shop" panels between the description and the channel/video that is selling earbuds next to wireless ones

[@orppranator5230]

also, the only apple product that i would buy is Iphone 6's, normal earbuds, and apple cider

[@bryanscreations4783]

thats why windows is a better OS, many brands to choose from, no chance every brand will be removing it

[@janekmuric]

I don't think Apple will control on what devices you can play what songs. The thing is that if the sound is really digitally going through a Thunderbolt port the dongle wouldn't work. Because headphones rely on analogue signals, you cannot play digital directly into a speaker. This means the dongle must have an digital to analogue converter which does not fit into the size of the dongle and *requires power* to work.

[@janekmuric]

***** I don't think you get the difference between analog and digital. Analog means that a signal is varying based on what it's carrying. For example when a song is played thought an analog signal the signal varies based on the pressure the speaker is supposed to produce in that song. Microphones, speakers, any sensor for something, _analog_ sticks are all analog at their core. This is nice because they can output (in theory) an infinitely precise signal, but because nothing in our universe is infinite or perfect, that kind of _infinite_ precision is very sensitive and gets lost and from interference quickly. Benefits of analog are that it's simple to carry between devices and very simple to generate using any sensor. Computers, on the other hand, are completely digital. This means that *everything* they input or output is a sequence of ones and zeroes. Because they are digital they cannot interpret analog at all. They have to use a converter that can convert analog to digital and that's where you lose precision and quality. Benefits of digital is that it is completely precise. There is absolutely no quality loss at all. Why? It's simple. It's because it's easier for a computer to tell the difference between 0 and 1, then it is to tell the difference between 0.9876343 and 0.9876353.

[@lloydtshare]

I wont even buy a TV without an headphone jack.

[@a3f4cdf]

I'm not entirely sure if the device control thing is 100% true. I mean it still could be possible, but I'm not really sure why they would remove it for that reason since devices are able to detect whether you shoved headphones, headsets or line out into it... The marketing idea sounds more believable though

[@11donto]

next google search: best android phone 2016

[@4gnews]

Im dying to know where to find that RGB desk lamp on the back.... Please let me know if you read this! Best

[@TTkotivideo]

I've used Headphone Jack last time a few years (over 5) ago. So I do not see any problem with this. I do understand that there's a lot of people who use HJ, but I think it's really time to go past the analog. If you buy (expensive) high quality headphones, why not have DAC in the headphones (instead of device, iPhone etc.)... to get the absolutely best quality out of those headphones? This of course means that should use digital output from device. In this case lightning connector. Why would anybody buy as expensive device as iPhone and then complain about a few dollar extra cost? If you would use cheapest headphones available, you can use adapter Apple offers. If you have cable, extra 2 inch will not kill you. If you need to charge at the same time you need to buy another adapter. Removing Headphone Jack should be done after there's a lot of other options available, but who would build anything else as long as the old analog port is still there. Remember the old "smart" phones? You had to use stylus... you could not use only finger. Then somebody did create touch screen and did not apply stylus. What a wave of complaints! How can you do this? Now (almost) nobody misses... or even remembers stylus. Removing HJ from laptop might be a bigger problem. But the biggest problem is that Apple is removing I/O ports from laptops. That is CRAZY. If there's no more HJ, no more SD-reader, no more charge port, then there should at least be multiple USB's. Right???

[@kingakuma7]

does it sound better with the lightning port?

[@TheDarkserpent]

nope, that is not true, pocketnow tested it, and t is worse

[@MrJoeykid55]

IPhone 8: We've removed the built in speakers since everyone has airpods and lightning headphones now.

[@Fakeman]

Removing the headphone jack on the macbook i could genuinely see apple doing that for space. I doubt apple would put a lightning port on a mac, but then again it is apple. It will probably be a USB-C connector replacing it, so i couldn't really see how they could make money from a universal standard. I think this digital move is a step in the right direction though. My 3.5mm jack on previous computers were god damn awful. I could literally hear different pitch whines over the headphones when the processor was under varying loads because of bad shielding. This would also be a cost saving measure for sure

[@mrlevinielsen]

So they might remove it because they can't slap their name on it and call it theirs? That's ridiculous from both a marketing standpoint and a consumer standpoint. People don't want to use one port for everything, Apple.

[@Zoito-99]

A for Apple. A for Adapters.

[@typingcat]

There are no 'target consumers', only 'targets'.

[@smsshabbir]

i would agree with your comments "apple is just making fashion products"

[@dylanthebear9554]

They should make one version with the headphone jack and one not with the headphone jack

[@ChrisJ96]

I would buy a wireless charging no-port MacBook. . . As long as it is waterproof.

[@anons000]

If they really remove the headphone jack on a Macbook... holy shit that would be the stupidest shit ever.

[@8lec_R]

Apple is going bonkers. Never ever liked the company after Steve Jobs died.

[@CompanionCube]

the digital argument is irrelevant because if you have the adapter from lightning to jack it's analog again..

[@JulianPLM92]

So you say the adapter puts out digital audio over headphone jack?

[@JulianPLM92]

There is a DAC in the adapter and in the lightning earphones.

[@Jonathan-qf9wn]

No headphone jack on a laptop i tired of buying freaking adaptors for my headphones

[@DominusZeikyu]

I still have an iPod touch 4 to this day, it's doing good but out dated software iOS 5

[@Hellbound831]

I wouldn't buy a laptop with a apple logo period.

[@shrodingersman]

I'm going to knock down the argument that getting rid if the headphone jack is for space. They put the "smart connector" on the iPad Pro and iphone 7.... Yet keyboards are already wireless, what they going to do now, reinvent wireless keyboards?

[@678guy9]

laptop with no headphones is the most stupid thing ever the remove of the port wont change anything is just stupid

[@jamesb8305]

The iPhone 7S will have a fantastic new breakthrough feature... a headphone jack...

[@m07hcn62]

I've been a Macbook Pro and then Air user since 2009. But I say "No jack No Macbook". If the new Macbook line up is missing the headphone jack, I will be forced to switch to Microsoft surface.

[@DominusZeikyu]

The headphone jack removed from the iPhone 7 honestly is no big deal to me cause i don't use it on any mobile device anyway. but removing it from a Mac?! that is just absolutely ridiculous!

[@Racko.]

For real :/

[@Frient]

There's also all those credit card scanners that go around Apple Pay.

[@Frient]

There are Iphone and Ipad accessories which plug into the headphone jack and are used to process payment. These things are competing with Apple pay and will not work on the new hardware Apple is releaseing. That's what I'm "on about"

[@ChrisJ96]

I've started using bluetooth so much that it isn't really that big of a deal to me. I think that if a laptop was missing bluetooth AND a headphone jack, I wouldn't buy it.

[@brantgeier3130]

Well, considering said headphone jack can also be used to plug in speakers, anything without a headphone jack is nearly useless when you want to listen to music. Yeah there is always the use Bluetooth, but that just drains your battery, also whatever you connect to has to have Bluetooth. So I 100% would not buy a phone or any sort of laptop without a headphone jack as on my own laptop I use it at least 90% of the time I am on the device.