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Apple's Phil Schiller Recommends Lightning Dock for Charging an iPhone 7 While Listening to Music
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No he shouldn't. For those that need it, simply purchase it. A lot of people have never charged their phone while listening to music - I'm just one. It would be incredibly wasteful including that with every phone.
My car stereo's usb input worked great with my iPhone 4 but not my iPhone 6. Usb still charges, but audio doesn't work. Same goes for my 5 year old Denon stereo at home. So, Auxiliary cables. I'm not really into upgrading my stereos or using new belkin dongles every time some osx- or hardware-update in the line of phones makes interfacing digitally with my stereo impossible. It's happened to me 4 times now if you include the bedroom clock/stereo with the iphone 4 dock that is now useless without a dongle/adapter with my iphone 6 and the portable speaker with the old 30-pin mount.
The great thing about the 1/8" aux jack is that it's pretty darned universal, which you can't say about apple's proprietary and often OS dependent "solutions" to non-problems.
Apple says you don't need the 3.5mm jack, just buy their new wireless headphones.
Sony says you don't need a 4K UHD Blu-ray drive, just subscribe to a 4K Movie & TV service.
Welcome to 2016...
(Come on now - do what these companies say... or you're not "Hip")
No need to switch even. If you have a 6S it's a great device or even the SE, both offer superior audio out of the box, as they have a better DAC inside. 6S or SE will last a few years easy. Though if the 7 sales tank, it will be a clear message to apple that it's fans are not suckers to get the exact same design three years running, and we don't want a proprietary connector for audio. For the first time I'm not about to drop £1K on a phone cause it's a step backwards. Apples loss over greed.
Unless you need to keep the old headphones for your computer at work. Or want good headphones for in-flight entertainment on planes, or if you have an iPad that you don't replace as frequently as your phone or computer.
In the meantime, you suddenly need to pack multiple sets of earphones and/or dongles when you travel. Oh, and don't forget an extra AC plug for your Airbud charger so you can charge it at the same time as your phone.
FWIW, I frequently go on long walks (often starting with a partially depleted battery), listening to audiobooks, podcasts, or music, and often playing Ingress, a walking-around/augmented-reality game that eats battery. So, I'll have my (moderately high-end) earphones and an external battery plugged in at the same time. When I upgrade eventually to an iPhone 7 or next year's model, I'll deal. But there are definite use cases for listening and charging at the same time.
I know I'm not the only one but as soon as I plug my phone into my car it automatically pairs with the car. and that's with a USB lightning cable. no headphone jack needed.
You may not have noticed it. But The general public has steadily been moving to wireless headphones/earbuds for a while now. Every headphone maker has multiple wireless options because they see where the market is going.
Every car sold or The last 8 years either has Bluetooth or a USB port for charging/music playback in even their lowest models.
Losing the 3.5 at this point in time is really not that big a deal.
Well, they can buy some AirPods, silly! That way, they can charge their phone and listen at the same time that they drain the batteries in their AirPods! It's the perfect solution.
I wasn't a million miles away (allowing for my lack of artistic impression) this afternoon
ps dont laugh!
ps dont laugh!
"Apple executives have explained that the removal of the headphone jack took a lot of "courage," but was necessary to free up valuable space and improve technology in the iPhone 7 and future iPhones."
It didn't take that much courage when you price the air pods at $159.00
They shouldn't cost any more than $49.99 in fact they really should be free for the first year now that's a way in increase sales of iPhone 7.
It didn't take that much courage when you price the air pods at $159.00
They shouldn't cost any more than $49.99 in fact they really should be free for the first year now that's a way in increase sales of iPhone 7.
Huh? Why would you need to get another pair of Bluetooth headphones?
Use the headphones you have. You don't need to BUY the adapter because it's included FREE with the phone. It's essentially a 2" cable. I suspect you'll have no trouble accommodating this in your belt:
I have one, and it sounds just like the audio from my headphone port.
It's still a poor solution to a problem that didn't have to be.
The problem is, there is no reason for the competition to ditch the headphone jack, unlike apple and the MFI program, they will not make money. hence why there will never be a USB-C port on iPhone, it's about $$$$, always has been, apple always got a cut from accessories made for iPhone. Difference now, apple is forcing you to use the money spinner.
But not as good as high end wired headphones.
They also don't have the same longevity, unless they have replaceable batteries.
I was operating under the assumption that most folks complaining are already on a relatively modern device as it is. But you're right. At the end of the day my sim was to point out that your dollar is what tells Apple they're wrong. Not your online ranting.
The DAC is better in the SE/6S? I haven't been able to find that info. Not that I don't believe you, just curious...
The only time I use headphones with my iphone is when I am traveling...and that's the most likely time I will need to charge it while using it. Using the dock doesn't work in this situation.
I find it mind blowing nobody at Apple has ever walked into the coach section or boarding area and notice most people with their phones plugged in charging on USB outlets and their headphones plugged in listening to music or the sound track on their movie. This will become more important as airlines shift away from the problematic back of seat screens and just stream entertainment to peoples devices on wifi. iP7 should ship with dual lightning and headphone connector if they wanted to go this way.
Apple's new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus ship without a headphone jack, requiring customers to use either Bluetooth or Lightning-equipped headphones. Many customers who routinely charge their iPhones while also listening to music have been questioning whether that usage scenario will possible sans headphone jack, and as it turns out, Apple has a solution.
In an email to a customer, Apple SVP of marketing Phil Schiller says that while he prefers to use the wireless AirPods to listen to music, customers who want to listen to wired headphones while charging an iPhone 7 can use the Apple Lightning Dock, which has a built-in headphone jack.
Priced at $49 and available in colors to match each of the iPhones, the Lightning dock has both a USB input and a 3.5mm headphone jack built in, making it perfect for customers who want to charge and listen to music at the same time. Unfortunately, it's an expensive solution compared to former method of using 3.5mm EarPods and a Lightning cable, which came free with the iPhone. Belkin also just announced a $40 Lightning Audio + Charge RockStar adapter designed to let users listen to Lightning headphones while charging, but it's both bulky and pricy.
To ease the transition away from the 3.5mm headphone jack, Apple is providing customers with both a Lightning to 3.5mm adapter and a set of EarPods with a Lightning connector. Of course, when using these accessories, charging is not possible at the same time.
Apple's ultimate goal seems to be to transition customers to wireless headphones like its recently announced AirPods. While on stage at yesterday's event, Schiller explained that one of the reasons why Apple moved away from the headphone jack was to push wireless technology forward. The AirPods, which have been in development since the Apple Watch was conceived, feature a proprietary wireless W1 chip and up to 24 hours of battery life implemented through a charging case.
AirPods, priced at $159 and similar in design to EarPods, are entirely wireless with no cord connecting the two earpieces and feature technology like gesture recognition, voice isolation, and more. AirPods have been receiving largely favorable reviews, but $159 is a lot to pay for the ideal iPhone 7 music experience.
Apple executives have explained that the removal of the headphone jack took a lot of "courage," but was necessary to free up valuable space and improve technology in the iPhone 7 and future iPhones.
(Thanks, Zaheen!)
Article Link: Apple's Phil Schiller Recommends Lightning Dock for Charging an iPhone 7 While Listening to Music
Huh? Why would you need to get another pair of Bluetooth headphones?
Use the headphones you have. You don't need to BUY the adapter because it's included FREE with the phone. It's essentially a 2" cable. I suspect you'll have no trouble accommodating this in your belt:
Actually yes the headphone jack just barely fits in to my belt pouch as it is. Having this extra 2" of crap means that I probably can't even close the pouch fully anymore. It's just a bad solution to a problem nobody had!