Just randomly sharing my experience here. My sister told me a few weeks ago she was going to change for a new phone (a Motorola, she likes AOSP-like experience). I noticed that her new phone wouldn’t get a jack.

“Yeah, I know, I hope I can make it work with a USB-adapter”. She has nice headphones that she likes to use, so USB-C earplugs were not an option.

Fast forward to today, she told me the adapter she got starts to malfunction:

  • she has to twitch the jack in the adapter for the thing to work
  • when she plugs the adapter in, Google Assistant takes over and randomly starts skipping songs.

She’s now considering getting wireless earbuds, but she’s not a fan of having to recharge them to be able to use them, and is also cautious about the e-waste potential.

I have a Moto G84 which does the job. It’s not the best phone in the world, I’m eyeing a flagship from time to time and keep the G84 as a “connected walkman”, but would it break today, I would probably get a G55 (https://www.notebookcheck.net/Motorola-Moto-G55-smartphone-review-Inexpensive-doesn-t-have-to-be-boring.932900.0.html)

That’s it for me, do you have similar experiences to share?

    • Crashumbc@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      11 天前

      Of course it is possible, but it is an inefficient use of internal phone space. It adds another physical failure point. Increases risk of water entry. And adds construction/repair cost.

      All for some thing few care about already and that number gets smaller everyday.

      Sorry to be harshly pragmatic about it (I have a few niche hobbies myself) but it’s time to let it go.

      • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        11 天前

        it is an inefficient use of internal phone space.

        It is only inefficient for you. I never use the selfie camera. Should I be campaigning for its removal?

        It adds another physical failure point.

        As you don’t use it, you don’t care if it fails.

        Increases risk of water entry.

        No. This is a solved problem.

        And adds construction costs

        More so for the selfie camera.

        and repair cost.

        If you don’t use it, you don’t need it repairing