Since the beginning of smartphone time, the humble headphone jack has been a universal feature on all kinds of phones, Walkmans and things that play sound.
But in news set to disrupt our phone use as we know it, rumours have been circulating that Apple are planning to remove the headphone jack on the newest model, the iPhone 7.
According to Anzhuo, sources from the supply chain have suggested the 3.5mm headphone port will not feature on the new phone.
Instead, users may be given wireless headphones to use, rendering all other wired headphones completely useless.
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Yes, it will save us from spending six minutes untangling our headphones after we’ve retrieved them from our pocket. Yes, Apple are the leaders in innovation and this is most likely a logical step forward for smartphones in general.
But people don’t like change, Apple. And ditching all our old headphones is mildly inconvenient. So, on behalf of everyone Apple, we’d like to say we’ve had it up to HERE (waves hand theatrically above head) with your changes to the iPhone.
Please stop.
First there was the fact that you made the charger jack smaller than previous models for the iPhone 5.
Then there’s the fact that iPhones no longer fit snuggly in our jeans. Instead we have to pop it in our bags.
Apple, we don’t mean to get mad. Really we love your user-friendly interface and clever features.
But we also love our headphones. So if we can find a way for both the wired and wireless varieties to feature in the iPhone 7, we promise to reduce our whinging about the battery life and its susceptibility to a cracked screen.
Compromise.
Top Comments
Well, you could always not get another iPhone. I know this may come as a shock to Apple fanatics but there are other phones out there.
And I recommend a phone with Gorilla Glass if you drop it that much. I drop my phone almost daily yet there is not so much as a scratch on the screen, let alone the deep cracks I see on some people's phones. It can apparently crack if it takes a hard enough hit but that hasn't happened in the two years I've owned it. It's a Nexus 5.
Disagree. Taking the headphone jack out of the phone gives more space for a larger, more effectual battery extending battery life... as for cracked screens... STOP DROPPING YOUR PHONE!!! *rolls eyes*
You clearly haven't spent a lot of money on wired noise cancelling headphones for long haul flights with noisy children