I bought a SteelSeries Arctis 3 headset (wired). This thing is kind of weird because it has 2 connector ports: a 3.5mm and a weird proprietary thing that resembles a mini-B USB connector that plugs ...

The 3.5mm phone jack is a well-established standard in the audio industry and continues to get strong support from users in the market. Originally invented in the 19 th century for telephone switch ...

Since the rumor started back in November, there’s been more and more evidence that the next iPhone will drop the 3.5mm headphone jack in favor of wireless or Lightning audio playback. A report last ...

Virtually all smartphone manufacturers have eliminated the 3.5mm audio jack even though it has long been the standard connector for a huge range of audio equipment over the past century. Most flagship ...

Square has updated their free magstripe card reader with a Lightning connector to finally work on the latest iPhone's without using an adapter. Now both a Lightning and 3.5mm audio jack version are ...

Apple's new iPhone doesn't have a headphone jack, only a Lightning port that's also used to charge the battery. In-ear sound comes from the EarPods or other headphones with a Lightning connector, via ...

Seven years later, it's more clear than ever that the days of the headphone jack on mobile devices are numbered. Here's how Apple was the vanguard for the death of the port — and what might be next ...

There’s been a lot of fuss over Apple’s move to ditch the traditional audio jack. As for me, I hope I never have to plug in another headphone cable. This may come off as gleeful dancing on the ...

It’s going on two weeks since the iPhone 7 first went on sale, which means that many of us have had time to sit back and digest the experience. We covered the iPhone 7 via an unboxing video with a ...

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SAN FRANCISCO—Apple Senior VP Phil Schiller took the stage at Wednesday's iPhone event to announce the news most tech geeks had been expecting: the iPhone will leave the 3.5mm headphone jack behind.

Chris Welch is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio (Sonos, Apple, Bose, Sony, etc.), home theater, smartphones, photography, ...