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and when I lose that adaptor I won't be able to listen to music until I buy a new one. Why are we adding extra steps to an already solved problem?

So you can arrive to your destination with 50% battery.

There's really no argument that paints headphone jack removal as a net positive. Samsung has proved you can waterproof a phone with one (and an SD card!).

Wait, what? Am I understanding you correctly, that you mean the adapter will use more battery?

USB-C allows for analog audio passthrough, unlike Lightning.

The adapter doesn’t allow charging while passing audio through, unless you use yet another adapter.

It's not going to take a genius to start adding an aux-out to usb-c car chargers. I'll have to replace my micro usb car charger anyway.

I think by adapter, he meant USB-C -> Audio jack dongle, not a bluetooth adapter. So battery wouldn't be an issue.

Or a $40 headunit with a USB plug on the front.