Neil Cybart at Above Avalon goes into considerable detail as he explains Apple’s strategy to control sound products. And that means, amongst other things, the dedicated headphone jack on the iPhone had to go.
Check It Out: The REAL Reason Apple Dropped the Headphone Jack From iPhones
Lovely ruse; the link to find out “The REAL reason Apple Dropped the headphone jack…” leads directly to “Face ID on the iPhone is Cool…,” so we never really know the real reason.
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