iPhone XR users do you miss the headphone jack

[StormyLovesOdd]

I'm thinking about upgrading from my iphone6 to the iPhone XR.

I know you can get a device to plug your headphones into the charging port but does it interfere with the sound quality or do you use wireless headphones and are you happy with them?

I use the headphones to listen to music on my iPhone everyday both at the gym and while out and about

I have a new iPhone8 (xr was slightly too big for me) and it came with the usual EarPods but with a lightning end rather than the old jack. So you don't need to buy a separate thing.

I did at first so I caved and bought Air Pods even though I look like a tool which is what Apple wanted us to do in the first ace, I guess

I don't miss the headphone jack at all. The phone comes with Apple ear buds that use the lightening connector and I use Airpods anyway. The Airpods are brilliant tbh. I have the new ones and I live being able to skip a song or find a podcast by just saying "Hey Siri...". I had the older ones and loved those too.

I still have a pair of wired headphones but I just use them for the audio on my Kindle when I'm watching Netflix.

Sorry, posted early. I have the apple wireless AirPods too and I really love them. I forget I have them in if nothings playing and I'm so impressed with how far the range is. They're much better than I was expecting. Don't fall out either although I haven't used them exercising. I think you can get little earclips for them that are popular with runners etc.

Thanks Enid, I like the bigger screen size, means I don't have to find my glasses .

I have the XS, don't miss the headphone jack, i have an iphone 7 for work and that had a jack to lightening adaptor luckily so i use that on my sony headphones (apple ones too big for my ears!)
The headphones that came with my phone have the lightening connector

Thanks everyone, you've helped me make my mind up. Time for an upgrade

I don’t miss the headphone jack and my phone slot came with earphones with the lightening connector. They also came with a connector to turn them into a standard headphone jack as well.

I love my XR. The facial recognition to unlock it works a charm and I love how the screen goes edge to edge. The battery life is fab too.

It's a great phone, you won't be sorry.

I don't have the iPhone but I have a phone with no headphone jack. I use my Bluetooth ones mostly but I do miss it for convenience

Stormy I have achy hands so any bigger was a stretch. Literally Plus I was going from a little SE. The screen is very good on the xr. Enjoy your new phone.

Fantastic phone. You won’t regret it! Love the face recognition, has a great camera, and it holds its charge so much better than any other apple device I’ve ever had.

I never use headphones so I can’t answer that question but it definitely came with some.

I 100% miss it.

I have a wonderful set of Bose overear headphones I can’t use. I could get the wireless set but they’re nearly £300.

I use the supplied earphones, they make my ears ache and I have terrible tinnitus. Not saying others would be better but I do have tiny ears!

I gave up on wired headphones well before apple gave up on headphone jacks, so it’s made no difference to me. I don’t ever use apple earphones as they’re the wrong shape for my ears. I use over the ear Bluetooth ones instead.

I have a wonderful set of Bose overear headphones I can’t use.

Why can't you use them?

Because I’ve nowhere to plug them in?!

Because I’ve nowhere to plug them in?!

Dongle?

www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MMX62ZM/A/lightning-to-35mm-headphone-jack-adapter?fnode=97

Simple fix.

That severely reduces the sound. And is another thing to lose (yes I lost mine )

Reduces the sound quality I mean!

Can’t use a power pack to charger at the same time as headphones now. Annoying.

Yes, I miss having the choice. It's the only real niggle though.

I’ve more or less stopped listening to/watching anything when the kids are around. It’s too much trouble now - I’ve always just gone and used the headphones out my laptop, which I now can’t do. Having to keep track of separate headphones just for occasional phone use isn’t going to happen.

It's a bit of a pain when I forget the lightning connector for the phone and I can't charge it at the same time as having earphones plugged in. I have the air buds but am glad I didn't actually have to pay for them. They get knocked out my ears really easily - think wiping face at gym and catch the bottom of them, woolly hat over my ears in winter. If I was going to pay for some wireless ones, I'd make sure they were on a band that went around the back of my head instead!

It's really irritating. The first set of headphones broke after about a year and I lose the stupid adaptor thingy all the time.

Wireless headphones drain the already terrible battery and I forget to charge them.

All in all really irritating. I will still get an apple phone next time though- I hated my Samsung more.

Does the dongle thing only work with Apple headphones? The Apple ones always seem to be the wrong shape for my ears and they fall out