Samsung is 'Actively and Aggressively' Exploring Its Own Proprietary Headphone Jack

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Posted September 15, 2016 at 5:24am by Shalom Levytam

Samsung is 'actively and aggressively' exploring its own proprietary headphone jack in response to Apple dropping the 3.5mm jack for its Lightning connector, reports Digital Music News. The new port would be incompatible with iPhone accessories.

If true, the so called 'jack warfare' could see the 3.5mm jack pushed out by a collection of competing and incompatible connectors and ports.

Samsung’s proprietary jack would be designed with all Android manufacturers in mind, with easy and cost-free (or extremely low-cost) licensing to encourage adoption. That could be complemented by a broader Android OS, though sources had little knowledge on the software integration.

Samsung is reportedly hoping that headphone manufacturers will prioritize their jack first based on the large number of Android users. However, It seems more likely that Android manufacturers will move to using USB-C as a connector for audio if they do decide to drop the 3.5mm port.

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Allan_lu - September 15, 2016 at 5:58pm

So finally they'll stop all the copying! lol

Great! - September 15, 2016 at 5:09pm

What a joke. If Samsung follows Apple by trying to make their own proprietary jack, imagine the rest of android Handphone makers doing their own too. LG, Xiaomi, Huawei, Sony etc etc. hooray! Android fragmentation plus hardware fragmentation. Yippee!!!

hamood_d10 - September 15, 2016 at 3:26pm

Still one lightning port and we still can't use both audio and charger which sucks; I hope Apple introduces a wireless charger.

Chris - September 15, 2016 at 1:20pm

Remember at the Note 7 unveiled, they mocked Apple for allegedly dropping the headphone jack? Well look who went ahead and did the same.

IamRobot - September 15, 2016 at 12:50pm

Wow, that was brutal to read! But yea, YOU said it, I'm sure. I'm not a fan of Samsung myself but I find it hilarious how people bash them and Apple... like they care lol! This business. Fact is that both companies have more money then the people doing the bashing so obviously they are doing something right. *this message was not written by a robot*

JollySonX - September 15, 2016 at 7:02am

I can't wait for there wireless options. Samsung gEAR buds, imagine watching a movie, it'll make it feel like the explosions are happening right in your ears :D

123 - September 15, 2016 at 1:04pm

Best comment ever!

Great! - September 15, 2016 at 6:51am

Ahahahaha! Samsung is so predictable. Where are the Samsung apologists?

ChiChi - September 15, 2016 at 6:23am

as always...innovating by following and bet you the plug will look the same as lightning plug.

areilly111 - September 15, 2016 at 5:48am

Samsung nooooo. Now is your time to shine