Planned obsolescence is just pure corporate greed.

For disabled people like me- being able to control some appliances from my phone allows me to be more independent and do things on my own. So they do have some uses!

I wish this was the case today!!!

Literally walked out of a restaurant last week when we were informed we had to scan the menu, which required providing personal information, and then, in addition, you had to place your order from their app. Bye.

I just don't use Apps. My explanation is: I don't use Apps. And thus I apparently have three heads with the looks I get.

Wired earbuds also act as an antenna for phones that have built in FM radio. We don't need to stream everything.

Amen. I don't even like to charge my phone. Why would I want to also have to charge ear buds?

Better sound quality too. Reason that I have decent wired over ear headphones and an mp3 player. And over glasses.

What funny is they are now selling cords to put your ear buds in so they don’t get lost!

Also when I listen to music and can't find my phone or if I watch a video and I drop my phone. The wire is a lifesaver

I wouldn't buy a phone that didn't have a jack.

Bluetooth means batteries. Batteries go bad. So yeah give me wires. I love my Bluetooth JVCs but even I recognise their charge is getting weird after years of use. My wired phones are still going strong.

It's like getting rid of the disc drive on laptops which is why I won't get rid of mine and still like to happily burn CDs off windows media player and keep my CD library on there as a backup to my 500 page music binder of

AirPods don't stay in my ears. At least with wires, I have a chance.

As a techie the amount of times people bring their phone and ask if they can connect it to your sound system. "Does it have a headphone socket?" "no." "That will be the answer then."

Yes

I hate wires but they need to invent wireless headphones that you still plug in so you can use them with old devices that don't have Bluetooth.

Sorry mate, no one was bothered by the iPhone jack. It was just good old corporate greed doing it’s thing

earpods will NOT stay in my ears. I don't mind bluetooth, but I have to have over ear phones

Buy a C->jack or Lightning->jack adapter for $1

wires also help you locate and not lose your earphones

Music sounds better through wires than through Bluetooth

Plus, you don't even want to know what electronic waves are going thru your body when you wear bluetooth devices.

Has anyone ever been on a long flight, with no electrical socket available in your seat and the earbuds run out of charge??? I miss my ability to plug in earphones.

Not to Mention if you’re using a karaoke app, Bluetooth headphones really mess up the sound synchronization

Wired headphones get yanked and the wires tangle.

I also buy wired headphones. I'm GenX.

I'm tired of listening to people seemingly talking to themselves in public places. Bluetooth is great for cars, not for grocery stores.

Many headphones _can_ still be used with a chord.

Headphone jack weren't done away with because wires are annoying, it's because they're bulky and provide an ingress point for dust and water. You want a slim phone with decent battery life? No TRS jack for you!

I used to just run them under my shirt when working out, no issues

Not an issue for most Android users.

Those earplugs don't stick in my ears like the wired ones used to....

It wasn't about inconvenience, it was about size and weight. They wanted to go thinner + bigger. But a headphone jack makes it much wider which adds quite a bit of weight.

My phone still has an audio jack. Just don't buy from stupid companies. You just confirm their decisions even If you complain afterwards.

Looks like the right wing kooks have trolled into this thread to justify their current racism.

Dropped my wireless mouse in the floor recently and wasn't able to get it (I'm disabled) so when my husband came to help, I suggested they attach a wire for these sort of occasions. He just stood there silently while my brain caught up & I realised what I'd "invented". 😂

If anything, I'm judging modern people who doesn't learn from history. I mean, there are still people who parade the nazi symbol around or say that black people benefited from slavery.

I can't stress enough how sad it is to have grown up in the usa, to have been spoon fed "the american dream" my entire childhood completely believing it was going to be a reality one day...just to have it crumble and disappear the older i got. One full time job is just not enough anymore....i know far too well from experience.

And can we please get rid of all the silent TV’s playing c**p that no one actually wants to watch yet our stupid brains keep being drawn to and hypnotise by. I’m here to socialise and eat - stop flooding my senses with c**p!

let me correct that, kids today should be able to play outside more, safely

I always make sure to not be on my phone if I’m outside with friends or family. I only wish some of my friends would do the same instead of scrolling through their phone and not paying attention to what I’m saying

I hated that all the way back to the 80s and haven't changed my mind yet. Paying huge amounts for torn clothing is insane.

Yes, but it is a tree instead of a porch

I have to disagree with this one. As much as I love physical books, Ebooks are better. I have 5000 books on my kindle. I have a tiny, 1 bedroom flat, if my 5000 ebooks were in physical form they’d overflow my flat

I'm sure this is part of the reason I still have a close relationship with my adult children.

Why is it?