I think they'd be silly to do so. The reason they removed it was to make the iPhone water resistant and to allow more room for internal parts. By comparison, the iPad has so much more space for that component. I suppose making a tablet water resistant would be a very good reason to get rid of it, but probably the only reason.
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iPad Will future IPads include a headphone jack??
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but they HAVE to do it to stay more on the 'we did it because its old, and there is a better way'. If not, they its just 'well we couldnt fit it in' which looks kinda like a failure. They have to push wireless audio to stay on the side of innovation and that means no headphone port on ipads, damn the space requirements.
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Yeah, there's no way the iPad is going to keep the headphone jack. I'm surprised Apple didn't remove it from the iPad before the iPhone. The iPad doesn't even come with headphones in the box. I bet it's not used nearly as much as it is on the iPhone.
I fail to see the corelation between upgrading their port and removing a port.
This concerns me more on the iPad than the iPhone. I frequently have an iPad plugged into speakers while charging and I see a quality accommodating stereo or set of speakers as way more expensive than headphones.
Maybe an alternative could be some kind of Bluetooth dongle that could be plugged into my existing systems.
Maybe an alternative could be some kind of Bluetooth dongle that could be plugged into my existing systems.
"Lack of innovation" - what, because it didn't look different? What they did with the duel camera is pretty freakin cool. Also, you may not like the AirPods, but that auto-pairing across devices is pretty sweet.
Was it a huge release? If you're into photography on the iPhone, then HECK YEAH! If not, then it probably was minor.
Regarding the removal of the headphone jack - if it means that much to you, then by all means please move to a different product. I might have been more upset if this was back when the cheapest Bluetooth headphones were $250, but now... I seriously cannot see why this is any kind of big deal. At BEST this is a minor inconvienance (they include an adaptor with the phone, along with lightning headphones). There are actually a myriad of options available to work around it if you still want that 3.5mm Jack.
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Probably.
Frankly, it wouldn't surprise me if the next MacBook didn't come with one either.
Weird, because I feel the iPhone needs the port way more than the iPad. I don't often plug headphones into my iPad, but I use them in my iPhone all the time. Luckily I already have Bluetooth headphones, so it won't really be an issue when I finally do buy a device without a headphone jack.
I use headphones pretty regularly with both devices. However, I almost never find myself needing headphones while charging my phone, while I do so often on my iPad. Probably because I watch more video (YouTube and Netflix) on my iPad, which obviously drains the battery faster than music.
I've almost never needed to charge my iPad more than once a day, and I don't listen to music while I sleep, so it's not an issue for me on my iPad.
But I wasn't necessarily talking about charging while listening to music. It just seems so much more awkward to have a wire tethering you to a tablet than to a phone.
Hang on a minute. Apple did backtrack on the 4th gen shuffle. If you remember, they removed the control buttons from the 3rd gen, customers spoke and the buttons were re-instated for the 4th gen to much applause.
Here, the applause is around the 1 minute mark:
So perhaps if customers reject the iPhone 7 in favor of a new iPhone 6s (which you can still get with a respectable 128gb of storage) Apple might get the message? They did before.
I don't usually need to charge my iPad more than onece every couple of days either, but when I'm on the couch bingeing on some YouTube or Netflix I just don't like the feeling that my battery is draining, so I usually plug it in since I'm not going anywhere anyway.
With my phone, I'm far more likely to be moving while I listen to music, so charging while listening only happens in my car, where I listen via Bluetooth connection to my speakers anyway. I don't own, nor do I want, Bluetooth headphones/earbuds.
I can totally relate to this. When I get home from work and my phone is at 80%, the very first thing I do is let my dogs out of their cage because I'm not a selfish monster and then I plug my iPhone in to top it off. Not having 100% battery makes me anxious and I don't know why. I didn't used to be like this. :/
Same with my iPads. When I'm not using them, I'm charging them. Even if they're at 98%.
This x1000. This is where it starts.
Oct will have iPads and MacBooks all without wires (except power) and then next year the 8 will have wireless charging.
Boom. Done with 'plugs'
I don't think I ever could. I would never be able to stop thinking about it when I leave home.
"Oh no, my car is at 80% it's about to die!"
I really hope they do..
it will be so annoying and so inconvenient if they eliminate them and use the lightning port nonsense.
I have no interest in Bluetooth headphones and just don't feel they are safe.and the adapter is just pain in the backside.
it will be so annoying and so inconvenient if they eliminate them and use the lightning port nonsense.
I have no interest in Bluetooth headphones and just don't feel they are safe.and the adapter is just pain in the backside.
I get having no interest in Bluetooth headphones as a personal preference, but why would you think they're not safe?
you can google safety of bluetooth headphones,it's controversial subjects with conflicting research results and opinions but in short Bluetooth headsets emit wireless microwave radiation which is considered a carcinogen.
I tend to avoid anything that us assiciated with such risks as much as possible.
says who?
there are scientist,physicians,researches who don't agree,they have concerns about having bluetooth headset attached to your head and about effects of it's microwave radiations so close to brain..
so I wouldn't say its totally safe with certainty.
Me for one. I've been using Bluetooth headsets and headphones for over 10 years.
The FDA and the FCC for another (including for medical devices). You're more than welcome to be cautious, but the major players have certified Bluetooth safe.