Samsung without 3.5mm
Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2019 8:24 am
Last week I read something which could be a concern on the long term. A while ago, Apple removed the 3.5mm jack from it's iPhones and everyone was making fun of them. The memes were endless and everyone had a good chuckle about the silliness of thinking 3.5mm is no longer useful. Even Samsung, which made advertisements about it. Good laughs.
However, the joke seems to be on us android users now. Before announcing the newest model, that very same Samsung has been removing all references to said advertisements and it's now clear their new flagship is coming without 3.5mm jack as well.
Considering they're usually setting the example on the Android market (due to having a large share of it) it's pretty likely other companies don't want to stay behind. The result could be that in a few years, 3.5mm becomes a gimmick seen only on B-class devices and outdated devices.
I don't like it. I've got a Bluetooth (Jabra street 2) and while playing music works alright with a delay, with creating music it's a huge pain in the creative process. Imagine blowing on a flute and you hear the result 2 seconds after. Instant feedback is pretty much a necessity for me and I can only imagine the pains of Bluetooth in a live setting.
I'm already covered by having an OTG cable + a USB soundcard (native support on LineageOS), but that means no charging while stompering.
Planet-h, could this be a good time to start thinking about creating an app which enables an old phone to act as a single audio output for multiple devices? Using wifi, the speed should be alright to receive multiple streams with low latency. Having a.... "virtual mixing panel" would actually already be useful now. I struggle with the ableton link because the sounds don't come over the same speakersource, making it hard for me to tune to each other. But that might be a personal thing. Tried "Soundseeder" and a variant but that complicated things and required processing power going to ads.
Anyway, that's just a solution I can think of. Not sure if it's feasible technically or commercially. One thing is for sure; if Samsung is going without 3.5mm in the future, I'm going without Samsung in the future.
What's your opinion on this guys?
However, the joke seems to be on us android users now. Before announcing the newest model, that very same Samsung has been removing all references to said advertisements and it's now clear their new flagship is coming without 3.5mm jack as well.
Considering they're usually setting the example on the Android market (due to having a large share of it) it's pretty likely other companies don't want to stay behind. The result could be that in a few years, 3.5mm becomes a gimmick seen only on B-class devices and outdated devices.
I don't like it. I've got a Bluetooth (Jabra street 2) and while playing music works alright with a delay, with creating music it's a huge pain in the creative process. Imagine blowing on a flute and you hear the result 2 seconds after. Instant feedback is pretty much a necessity for me and I can only imagine the pains of Bluetooth in a live setting.
I'm already covered by having an OTG cable + a USB soundcard (native support on LineageOS), but that means no charging while stompering.
Planet-h, could this be a good time to start thinking about creating an app which enables an old phone to act as a single audio output for multiple devices? Using wifi, the speed should be alright to receive multiple streams with low latency. Having a.... "virtual mixing panel" would actually already be useful now. I struggle with the ableton link because the sounds don't come over the same speakersource, making it hard for me to tune to each other. But that might be a personal thing. Tried "Soundseeder" and a variant but that complicated things and required processing power going to ads.
Anyway, that's just a solution I can think of. Not sure if it's feasible technically or commercially. One thing is for sure; if Samsung is going without 3.5mm in the future, I'm going without Samsung in the future.
What's your opinion on this guys?