It seems that if thereβs one thing that Apple is really good at, itβs making life uncomfortable for its loyal buyers.
When Apple introduced the iPhone 7 two years ago, it became the first smartphone manufacturer to drop the headphone jack. This decision raised a lot of controversies then, and many customers had serious criticisms.
To help keep the storm of outrage at bay, the firm sold the iPhone 7 with a dongle that connected to the phoneβs charging port and that owners could use to attach headphones.
This meant that you could only do one thing at a time though β either charge your phone or listen to music through the headphones β but not both. Unless, of course, you own a wireless charging pad and one of the latest iPhones.
Apple continued to include this dongle with the iPhone 8 and later with the iPhone X β but that is reportedly about to change.
If a research note from a Barclays analyst that was viewed by MacRumors is correct, then the new 2018 iPhones will cease to come with the jack adaptor thatβs necessary to connect a headphone to the charging port.
Cirrus Logic, the company that makes the dongle, has according to reports confirmed this to Barclays.
The Barclays note went on to say: βCirrus didnβt update its FY19 guide β¦ but they did finally confirm the dongle loss, adding more support for our below estimates.β
Should this turn out to be the case, it is very likely going to leave a sour taste in the mouths of more than one Apple user as most of them still consider the dongle to be essential.
It wonβt be a train smash though β if you really want one, then you can buy it for around $12 (about Β£9.25 at current exchange rates).
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