It’s almost the middle of 2018 and we’ve been living with phones without headphone jacks for nearly two years now. And it still sucks as much as ever. But while Apple may have brought the idea to the mainstream, living with an Android phone without a headphone jack is even worse than dealing with it on an iPhone.
While Apple’s decision to remove the headphone jack remains user hostile and stupid, there are accessories available to help the situation. Beyond the basic adapter Apple includes in the box, there are third-party headphones with Lightning connectors and various splitters that let you plug in headphones and a charging cable at the same time. This Belkin model has poor customer reviews, but I own it and it’s worked great in my...
