I read this and thought “no, the iPads still have them right?”. I went to check my new iPad and... sure enough, it’s gone.
I didn’t even notice.
It’s one of those little moments when you take a step back and realise how much things have changed. I don’t think I’ve plugged any headphones in anywhere, in at least 3 or 4 years, and I didn’t even realise the jack wasn’t there anymore.
Oh, I forgot about iPads, iirc some recent models still have them. Although, technically, those are soon going to be "iPadOS" devices.
I don't share your outlook, for whatever its worth. I use the headphone jack on my iPhone 6S daily, because I really don't want to deal with pairing and charging.
I pad mini gen 5 has headphone jack as does the iPad 6 I have, wouldn't have bought if it didn't I use it among other things to listen to podcasts in bed with my comfy memory foam headphones (that double as ear plugs).
It's funny, I would never buy a.mac but I live my iPads as media consumption devices that just work they are fantastic.
anybody that likes even moderately good headphones requires a headphone jack. my lg phone is thinner than the new iphones and still has an audio jack plus an audio dac and still has the same ip rating. apple’s marketing that they are moving forward is a bit off when it is objectively wrong.
That should count for something.