Serious, how many people actually listen to headphones and charge at the same time?

[rijc99]

I use them both at the same time quite often.

 

[corky5678]

All day long in my car. I listen to Apple Music with my aux cable and charge my phone too.

 

[Crazyj414]

I have. Not all the time
though

 

[lordofthereef]

I have no idea how many times I have done it, but likely more than 100. Probably a couple times a month give or take. When I am on the treadmill I tend to plug in and listen. I don't have to, but there is a usb port there, I keep a cable in the bag, and if I can run off of power rather than a battery cycle I am all for it. Happens more in the winter than summer.

 

[deannnnn]

I do on planes. That's the only scenario when I ever charge and listen at the same time.

 

[invisibleshoes]

Daily occurrence. My day consist of talking with clients via headphones + charging simultaneously. By the end of the night, I'm usually in bed charging and catching up on a show (plugged in as to not disturb my s/o).

 

[Blueline29]

Not so much charging and listening to headphones at the same time, but I can't begin to enumerate how many times I've charged and used the headphone jack to connect to a stereo's AUX input at the same time.

 

[thats all folks]

headphones, when I'm on a plane or train with a USB or AC port. in the car, as a line out, almost always.

 

[stlredbird]

Every day at work

 

[DarkCole]

I like to use headphones when I'm laying in bed for the night on my phone while charging since by then my phone is about dead.
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Every day at work

Oh and at work quiet frequently as well!

 

[Analog Kid]

Generally only in the car because Maps pulls so much juice. In the future this could become a challenge with rental cars that don't have USB-- but that's getting fewer and further between. I don't like Bluetoothing to strange vehicles.

 

[12vElectronics]

Right, and apparently, Apple is counting on millions of others who have the same habits.

Just not me

You can't please everyone. I learned that a long time ago.

 

[Sparkymoto]

All the time. In bed, before going to sleep, to watch YouTube. Battery is usually low by this time. Gf does the same

 

[Q-Dog]

I never use earphones with my phone, but I do need to plug the phone into a vehicle sound system. Using maps or GPS on the phone really drains the battery, so I keep it plugged in.

 

[shaunp]

All the time while I'm working at my desk need to drown out the office chit-chat so I can get some work done. Can't have Spotify on my work laptop, but I can plug my iPhone in and listen to it on that. I've seen loads of people who have to write long documents as part of their job do this.

 

[barkomatic]

Even if I arrive at an airport with a 100% charge that runs down pretty quickly if I'm streaming video over LTE (in many cases airport wifi sucks or is an extra fee so I'll use the unlimited data I already pay for).

Since I can be stuck there for an hour or two plugging in my iPhone while watching is a big deal and allows me to step on the plane for sometimes very long flights with a full charge. One of the benefits of a mobile device that plays video is so that you can use them in these very situations.

I see a lot of people at the airport doing the exact same thing so those of you who claim this is a rare occurrence must not find themselves in airports -- where there is competition to get close to plugs or charging stations. Yes, I could use Bluetooth headphones but they also require charging, and how am I supposed to use a dock while watching something?

I'm not sure of this is enough to prevent me from buying an iPhone next year but it's mildly annoying to deal with.

 

[benji888]

I can see the desire to charge and listen to something, granted, you'll be stuck in one spot as your power cable needs to be plugged into an outlet.

Perhaps office workers at a desk job would be the majority of people with this desire?

With that being said, who actually does this and in what situation?

Actually, Apple missed it, it's not using headphones that is the issue, it is plugging into car audio jack and playing music while using Maps app, while plugged into power. Granted new cars use BT for streaming audio, and I'm sure all of Apple's designers have newer cars w/BT in them, however, there are many more cars that don't have BT on the road.

 

[chiefsilverback]

I think you're polling the wrong audience. MacRumors readers/commenters are not your average iPhone user.

Think of the tens of millions of teenagers all over the world who live in/on their iPhones. Music, games, movies, YouTube, instagram, whatsapp etc... Vast numbers of them will likely find they are charging an listening simultaneously.

The hundreds of millions of people who commute on public transport everyday all around the planet.

The millions of business people who fill America's airports everyday, waiting out a 5 hour delay to their flight home after a long day of meetings where they haven't had a chance to plug their phone in.

 

[C DM]

I think you're polling the wrong audience. MacRumors readers/commenters are not your average iPhone user.

Think of the tens of millions of teenagers all over the world who live in/on their iPhones. Music, games, movies, YouTube, instagram, whatsapp etc... Vast numbers of them will likely find they are charging an listening simultaneously.

The hundreds of millions of people who commute on public transport everyday all around the planet.

The millions of business people who fill America's airports everyday, waiting out a 5 hour delay to their flight home after a long day of meetings where they haven't had a chance to plug their phone in.

It seems like even with the not so average users here, based on the poll, a good number charge and listen at least at times if not quite often.

 

[Supermallet]

All day long in my car. I listen to Apple Music with my aux cable and charge my phone too.

This is my situation as well. My car doesn't do music over Bluetooth but it has an aux in. I charge the phone and play music every time I drive. Now I get to pay Belkin $40 for the privilege.

 

[aPple nErd]

Im doing it as i type this. Guess i'll have some adjusting to do

 

[wozmatic]

Actually, Apple missed it, it's not using headphones that is the issue, it is plugging into car audio jack and playing music while using Maps app, while plugged into power. Granted new cars use BT for streaming audio, and I'm sure all of Apple's designers have newer cars w/BT in them, however, there are many more cars that don't have BT on the road.

You're right about Apple not catering towards those with older cars that don't support Bluetooth, and I thought exactly the same thing as you in regard that Apple assumes users will just connect via Bluetooth.

I think the reasoning is it's a brand new phone, it's the most current phone in the world, so moving forward there would be no point of moving backwards and supporting old technology.

With that, users that can afford an iPhone 7 should be able to afford a car deck that supports Bluetooth (which are available in the $100 price range)

I have an iPhone 5C at the moment and always connect via BT in the car, the only time I use headphone jack is when I go for a bike ride. (which I would be scared to use the $160 airpods in fear of one falling out and being destroyed)

 

[benji888]

You're right about Apple not catering towards those with older cars that don't support Bluetooth, and I thought exactly the same thing as you in regard that Apple assumes users will just connect via Bluetooth.

I think the reasoning is it's a brand new phone, it's the most current phone in the world, so moving forward there would be no point of moving backwards and supporting old technology.

With that, users that can afford an iPhone 7 should be able to afford a car deck that supports Bluetooth (which are available in the $100 price range)

I have an iPhone 5C at the moment and always connect via BT in the car, the only time I use headphone jack is when I go for a bike ride. (which I would be scared to use the $160 airpods in fear of one falling out and being destroyed)

My point is that apple should not have just completely taken away a function.

...they should have offered wireless charging, then people can use the 3.5mm lightning adapter for the phones and still charge the phone...or waited until next year to remove the phone jack when they will likely have wireless charging.

 

[Cakefish]

I have done this many times before on long journeys on the train. Though since I bought a car and am no longer at university I'm much less reliant on the train nowadays. I'm just gonna invest in Bluetooth headphones I think to counteract this design flaw.

 

[wozmatic]

My point is that apple should not have just completely taken away a function.

...they should have offered wireless charging, then people can use the 3.5mm lightning adapter for the phones and still charge the phone...or waited until next year to remove the phone jack when they will likely have wireless charging.

For sure, andt had to be done at some point, might as well rip off the band-aid now.

It's tough to please everyone, removing the CD drive in the MacBook was a great example of moving forward and consumers being able to adapt.

I'm sure a lot of us laugh when we even see CD's anymore.
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I think you're polling the wrong audience. MacRumors readers/commenters are not your average iPhone user.

Think of the tens of millions of teenagers all over the world who live in/on their iPhones. Music, games, movies, YouTube, instagram, whatsapp etc... Vast numbers of them will likely find they are charging an listening simultaneously.

The hundreds of millions of people who commute on public transport everyday all around the planet.

The millions of business people who fill America's airports everyday, waiting out a 5 hour delay to their flight home after a long day of meetings where they haven't had a chance to plug their phone in.

Can you charge on the bus/subway though?