<story><title>iPhone 7</title><url>http://www.apple.com/iPhone7</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>LordHumungous</author><text>The other thing about that though- you can&amp;#x27;t listen to your headphones or hook up aux speakers while your phone is charging.</text></item><item><author>tajen</author><text>&amp;gt; Tons of headphones obsoleted.&lt;p&gt;They do provide the lightening-to-jack adapter in the box for free.</text></item><item><author>acomjean</author><text>I can&amp;#x27;t get over the headphone jack either.&lt;p&gt;Another dongle to loose.  Tons of headphones obsoleted. Can&amp;#x27;t charge while listening.  Laggy audio. more batteries in the world.  They&amp;#x27;re ok with a bulge for the camera but not headphones?  I work in a lab and a phone with headphones is standard equipment on the commute and work (for at least part of the day).&lt;p&gt;I would seriously move off iOS if I was making music with it. If only iOS devices were made by other manufacturers... (I know I know....)&lt;p&gt;on the plus side minimum memory had been bumped.</text></item><item><author>slg</author><text>I still can&amp;#x27;t get over the headphone jack.  Apple does have a good record of abandoning technologies at the right time (floppies, CDs, Flash, etc) but the biggest difference is that those technologies were all on the downward slope of their popularity when Apple made the move and all had solid replacements available at the time.  The headphone jack is just as popular today as it has ever been and it is still more convenient and dependable than wireless headphones for most people in most situations.  Maybe that changes soon or maybe AirPods solve this for iOS users (they by design can&amp;#x27;t be a universal solution) but I can&amp;#x27;t help but feel that Apple is jumping the gun on dropping the jack.  Although as an iPhone user, I hope I&amp;#x27;m wrong.&lt;p&gt;Side note, I think it is hilarious that Apple can&amp;#x27;t get the AirPods to ship at the same time as the iPhone.  Anyone who buys the new phone on release is going to be stuck with the crappy lightning headphones for at least a month and a half.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>philliphaydon</author><text>The port is data and charge. So I recon it&amp;#x27;s only a matter of time before there&amp;#x27;s a split plug for charge and audio.</text></comment>
<story><title>iPhone 7</title><url>http://www.apple.com/iPhone7</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>LordHumungous</author><text>The other thing about that though- you can&amp;#x27;t listen to your headphones or hook up aux speakers while your phone is charging.</text></item><item><author>tajen</author><text>&amp;gt; Tons of headphones obsoleted.&lt;p&gt;They do provide the lightening-to-jack adapter in the box for free.</text></item><item><author>acomjean</author><text>I can&amp;#x27;t get over the headphone jack either.&lt;p&gt;Another dongle to loose.  Tons of headphones obsoleted. Can&amp;#x27;t charge while listening.  Laggy audio. more batteries in the world.  They&amp;#x27;re ok with a bulge for the camera but not headphones?  I work in a lab and a phone with headphones is standard equipment on the commute and work (for at least part of the day).&lt;p&gt;I would seriously move off iOS if I was making music with it. If only iOS devices were made by other manufacturers... (I know I know....)&lt;p&gt;on the plus side minimum memory had been bumped.</text></item><item><author>slg</author><text>I still can&amp;#x27;t get over the headphone jack.  Apple does have a good record of abandoning technologies at the right time (floppies, CDs, Flash, etc) but the biggest difference is that those technologies were all on the downward slope of their popularity when Apple made the move and all had solid replacements available at the time.  The headphone jack is just as popular today as it has ever been and it is still more convenient and dependable than wireless headphones for most people in most situations.  Maybe that changes soon or maybe AirPods solve this for iOS users (they by design can&amp;#x27;t be a universal solution) but I can&amp;#x27;t help but feel that Apple is jumping the gun on dropping the jack.  Although as an iPhone user, I hope I&amp;#x27;m wrong.&lt;p&gt;Side note, I think it is hilarious that Apple can&amp;#x27;t get the AirPods to ship at the same time as the iPhone.  Anyone who buys the new phone on release is going to be stuck with the crappy lightning headphones for at least a month and a half.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>tobtoh</author><text>Or being on long (support) conference calls whilst keeping your phone charged.</text></comment>