(Posting this here rather than !askandroid@lemdro.id as it’s a quite general question)
I had a look at the GSM Arena phone finder, and it the choice is getting smaller and smaller every year (only 43 phones from 2023, reviewed by the site, had a jack)
The remaining ones are mostly
- Xiaomi Redmi
- Zenfones
- Sony
- Samsung entry range
So, has everyone switched to Bluetooth / USB-C dongles, or are there still a few people holding to the jack until the very end?
I know, it’s defo more comfortable. Like I said, I just can’t deal with the privacy issues related to BT. If there were earbuds supporting some kind of privacy friendly wireless protocol, I’d use them.
Do you want to elaborate on the privacy point?
I personally don’t care if somebody snoops on the music I hear…
It’s not the music, it’s location data. BT broadcasts a unique ID to your device. Every device with BT will receive that ID to check if it knows you. That’s inherent to the protocol and works as designed. Apps will be able to learn yours and other peoples location that way. That’s basically how Apples Airtag network operates.
That would be in the few meters range BT works…
And maybe the attacker needs to know already that you are you for that to work…
Of course if you use apple or google or Samsung stuff, in general if your stuff is already tracked to you…
I drive mostly around, they can already track me with my car license plate. BT doesn’t give out anything of added value.
So no, I do not really understand the issue, but this doesn’t mean I don’t respect your choice.
