What am I supposed to do then if I want to use those same headphones on every other audio device owned?
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Apple's Headphone Jack Adapter Remains a Top Seller at Best Buy
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What am I supposed to do then if I want to use those same headphones on every other audio device owned?
You remove them from the headphones, it's really easy.
This is a valid point, and one that I admittedly didn't think to include in the article. I've added in a mention. Thanks
"truly wireless future" 2nd best selling Apple product: a wire.
They used to sell a lot of external floppy drives and SuperDrives too.
This is called bridging technology.
...first best selling product.. airpods
i dont think its all that surprising that a $9 part (apples cheapest product) is a high selling product.
why would anyone need this? the phones come with them... and they come with lightning headphones... and anyone who doesn't think AirPods are the greatest thing ever is insane
If Apple really wants to push Air Pods, I think they should offer an adapter for those. Don't give me a Lightning -> 3.5 mm adapter. Give me an Airpod -> 3.5 mm adapter.
I regularly use my headphones with non-Apple products, and 3.5 mm is the standard that everyone (except Apple) supports.
I think I'd happily pay $30 for such an adapter. Even better would be if it was just in the box with the AirPods, though.
I regularly use my headphones with non-Apple products, and 3.5 mm is the standard that everyone (except Apple) supports.
I think I'd happily pay $30 for such an adapter. Even better would be if it was just in the box with the AirPods, though.
Nearly everyone has lost at least one of these
A multi million dollar revenue item for being busy in life and misplacing things
A multi million dollar revenue item for being busy in life and misplacing things
Wound, meet salt...
I will simmer forever about this arrogant decision, with nothing resembling an eye on the customer.
I will simmer forever about this arrogant decision, with nothing resembling an eye on the customer.
Having a 6s work phone, an iPhone X personal phone and an android phone that I use all the time to listen to music.
Maybe Apple shall not engineer a problem that should not have existed in the first place to begin with and then have the defending fanboys/fangirls to defend such poor decision.
or you could just use the standard headphones.... i cant think of a single reason or use case where it would be logical to turn my airpods into a wired version.
Such first world problems! 65 million people in the world don't even have anywhere where they can call 'home' and people moan about something as shallow as this! Get over yourselves humans!
I don't see the issue. If you like wired, simply use the dongle and being honest, it puts less stress on the earphones cable near to the 3.5mm plug. My earphones always wore on the cable part near to the 3.5mm plug due to the bend in the cable.
However, since i've had AirPods, I never want wired cables on earphones ever again.
People moaning over the 3.5mm socket going really makes me angry. They must lead very sad lives to worry about something that is easily fixed through a tiny dongle. Seriously!
I don't see the issue. If you like wired, simply use the dongle and being honest, it puts less stress on the earphones cable near to the 3.5mm plug. My earphones always wore on the cable part near to the 3.5mm plug due to the bend in the cable.
However, since i've had AirPods, I never want wired cables on earphones ever again.
People moaning over the 3.5mm socket going really makes me angry. They must lead very sad lives to worry about something that is easily fixed through a tiny dongle. Seriously!
They got rid of the CD/DVD drive and people bought SuperDrives.
Now things are streamed and/or downloaded digitally.
Tons of people these days have wireless headphones/earphones. Why keep the port when they can make room for other components? And at least they include the dang adapter.
Isn’t hard to lose track of especially if you just leave it attached to said earphones/headphones...
i mean you know they give you a set of earpods with the phone, right? Oh and an adapter if you want to use separate headphones...
Market research:
1 - People want an ordinary headphone jack.
2 - People are willing to pay an Apple tax to get both the headphone jack and an Apple product.
1 - People want an ordinary headphone jack.
2 - People are willing to pay an Apple tax to get both the headphone jack and an Apple product.
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That's not the point and you know it.
I just sarcastly answered his comment since it made no sense, you can lose them pretty quickly yes.and that's when people lose them
defeating your own point.
That's a joke. People have to buy them because they break frequently. My wife has gone through at least 3 this year. She has a health device that (unfortunately) only syncs via a Lightning connection and because she has a newer iPhone. She also uses a pair of headphones she likes through the adapter. In the end, they get flaky and die after maybe 4-6 months. Even the ones she babies and keeps at home to sync her device.
We'd happily pay up if Belkin or whoever made a high-quality durable one, but I haven't seen an "upgrade" Lightning-to-headphone adapter. Anybody come across one that's better-made than Apple's?