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Headphone jacks are no longer common on Android phones either so this is a very strange dig at Apple. Samsung, Google, and most other mainstream companies haven’t included them in years.

The official adapter from Apple costs $9 and works flawlessly.

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMX62AM/A/lightning-to-35...

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Kind of sucks when you're on a flight and have to pick between charging the phone and listening to the movie.

That is a legitimate criticism. There are adapters that enable this, but they're a bit more expensive.

I guess Apple's official answer to that is either bluetooth earbuds like AirPods or using MagSafe to charge.

They also removed it after ridiculing Apple for the move.

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