revp01
08/11/16 6:32 am
Ha. Bad move for users. But apple will probably make a $29 adapter that allows you to charge & use lightning headphones or an aux to lightning adapter. 2 million phones X $29. SMH
tsully74
08/10/16 7:19 pm
So no more Aux cords either which screws anyone without Bluetooth media options in their cars. No thanks apple, the headphone jack on my iPhone is about the last thing on the list of improvements I'd ask you to make.
steve21
08/10/16 6:23 pm
What about using on an airplane ? Think I need my cord and I know I want the guy sitting next to me to use his.
jDinOR Oregon
08/10/16 12:44 pm
Insanely stupid if you like options. I will give odds Apple's going to make their headphones the only ones that will work with their devices in the not to distant future..
Abzzer Michigan
08/10/16 12:39 pm
Ok I could see this taking away the one problem... Getting knots in your headphone cords. But really I've heard that it's gonna be about Bluetooth so what if you don't have headphones that can support this command. Or can't afford it? It's all about Apple trying to make everything more sophisticated when really it just looks different but does the same exact thing...
gevans792 Utah
08/10/16 11:44 am
My biggest complaint with Apple is how they don't follow the universal cords. I hate when my friends have different chargers and my phone is about to die.
kelsey498 Colorado
08/09/16 10:06 pm
Rumor also has it that there will be an adapter to allow people with other types of headphones and accessories to continue using them. Calm down everyone.
potatoes
08/09/16 9:43 pm
If so, I'll buy an iPhone 6s or android until the wireless headphone market becomes affordable, decent sounding, and low latency. I need headphones that I can easily switch between my mobile devices and my computer, my computer sure as hell doesn't have a lightning plug.
palindrome California
08/09/16 9:24 pm
More proprietary bullshit from Apple. They use these types of things to ENSURE you but Apple products.
You can't buy a standard charger because it has to be an apple one. You can't access your pictures or play/access/load music without Apple's software.... Now you can't use just any headphones because they have to be Apple compatible. Goodness. I LOVE iPhones but they're reaalllly making me consider going to Galaxy....
CLT704
08/09/16 8:55 pm
Who supports this idea? Where are these 35% coming from? I can think of about 10 major issues but no positives. Someone explain!!!!!
cluney
08/09/16 5:08 pm
I have been loyal Apple customer for 10 years, but if they take out headphone jacks I'm switching. I drive a lot for work and use the aux jack exclusively.
MJSeals Legal Eagle soon
08/09/16 4:39 pm
Apple Users "guys we have problem! Lightening cables keep kinking up and chargers aren't working! What do we do?"
Apple "don't worry, we're just going to make you need to use the lightening cable port even more!"
Umm...no. Glad I went to android. Everyone on Bluetooth will kill batteries and make it more difficult for older users to use the music/video aspect.
voc I am...what I am
08/09/16 2:51 pm
I have no idea why people are complaining about this. They include headphones. I bought wireless headphones a while ago and love them. I haven't used the headphone jack in about a year
Zod Above Pugetropolis
08/09/16 2:01 pm
I think so. The 3.5mm audio jack (without an external headphone amp) just doesn't provide the audio performance available from the Lightning port, and doesn't offer better performance than was already available using earlier generations of Bluetooth. The only reason I can think of for keeping the dedicated audio jack is the ability to listen to the headphones while charging the device - not nearly enough to justify keeping it.
davidwhite1 Building it Bigger
08/09/16 1:27 pm
Sooner or later we need to stop trying to accommodate outdated technology and embrace new technology.
I am sure someone if not Apple will also be creating an adapter so all of your old headphones will still work.
RoDe Latinus wordsus
08/09/16 12:27 pm
No, now I'm going to have to either replace my headphones or buy a converter. I'm going to bet converters that don't diminish the sound quality are going to be pretty expensive. Plus, how do I listen to music when my phone is charging? Probably not a common concern, but for those who travel a lot it's kind of annoying.
SHIPPY1944 Tn.
08/09/16 11:19 am
Part of Apple's long term plan of "Planned Obsolescence," to keep us all hooked & coming back like junkies, for our next "update fix"😳
bonemouth lost in the wilderness
08/09/16 11:05 am
I've been Apple supporter for 15 years now and I even try to droid at one time didn't like it but now I think I'll make a sacrifice and find something that I don't have to replenish everything every time I buy new phone Apple you lost a customer
kywrite augusta, ga
08/09/16 11:04 am
They're trying to make the phone more compact and powerful, so every little bit they can eliminate counts. With more people and devices moving to Bluetooth and other wireless technologies, this is a move that makes sense.
coggy iowa
08/09/16 10:53 am
Thus the reason my family replaced all our apple devices. Apple ensures their product is incompatible with anything except Apple products. I believe this will eventually lead to their demise.
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