{"id":225260,"date":"2016-06-25T06:13:51","date_gmt":"2016-06-25T06:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=225260"},"modified":"2016-06-25T06:13:51","modified_gmt":"2016-06-25T06:13:51","slug":"fans-angry-over-missing-iphone-7-headphone-socket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/06\/fans-angry-over-missing-iphone-7-headphone-socket\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans angry over ‘missing’ iPhone 7 headphone socket"},"content":{"rendered":"
More than 300,000 people have signed a petition urging Apple not to ditch the headphone socket from the version of the iPhone due for release this autumn.<\/p>\n
Online reports suggest Apple plans to omit the 3.5mm socket to make the iPhone 7 thinner and more waterproof, with more room for the battery.<\/p>\n
The Fast Company reported it would rely on the Lightning cable port, currently used for charging, for sound output.<\/p>\n
Others suggest Apple will ship the iPhone 7 with wireless headphones.<\/p>\n
The Sum of Us, a website “fighting for people over profits”, which organised the petition, said: “Not only will this force iPhone users to dole out additional cash to replace their hi-fi headphones, it will singlehandedly create mountains of electronic waste that likely won’t get recycled.”<\/p>\n
Tech website The Verge said: “Removing [the] headphone [socket] from phones is something that no-one is asking for and has serious drawbacks including poor compatibility and accessibility, [and] DRM [digital rights management] audio [ie with built-in copyright enforcement].”<\/p>\n
Many complained on Twitter that removing the socket would render expensive headphones useless.<\/p>\n