If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The most obvious and instant feature of a headphone jack ...

The humble aux cable or, more formally, the 3.5mm auxiliary cable, has long been a universal standard for analog audio signals. Aux cables allow you to accomplish such tasks as plugging in your ...

When companies like Apple and Google removed the headphone jack from their newest flagship phones, we always knew that users would have to pay the price for the “courage” to move on from the trusty ...

If you’re a little upset that manufacturers are getting rid of the 3.5mm audio jack on your smartphone, making your traditional headphones essentially useless, don’t lose all hope just yet. You can ...

We’ve noted in a number of reviews that to get your iPod’s music to play through your car stereo, the best audio quality is provided by a direct connection: Provided your car stereo has an auxiliary ...

Following today's announcement of Lossless audio and Personalized Spatial Audio for the AirPods Max, Apple today released a USB-C to 3.5mm audio cable. The cable is designed for the ‌AirPods Max‌ with ...

Once upon a time, in the year 2016 Apple completely disrupted our lives by removing the headphone jack. Starting with the iPhone 7, there was no port for your wired headphones, just a lightning ...

It's one of the most controversial moves in smartphone history - the removal of the 3.5mm headphone jack from Apple's iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. There are arguments for and against, but ultimately, ...

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 ...

Apple is planning to remove the 3.5mm headphone jack on the next-generation iPhone in favor of an all-in-one Lightning connector, according to often-reliable Japanese website Mac Otakara. Apple may ...

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 ...

As everyone knows by now, Apple finally worked up the "courage" to eliminate the 3.5mm headphone jack from the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus smartphones. According to Phil Schiller, head of marketing, the ...