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title: MISSING – 3.5mm Auxiliary Cable Jack
description: One of our product experts here at Jasco who fills us in about why new phones are doing away with the 3.5mm auxiliary jack for headphones.
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# [MISSING – 3.5mm Auxiliary Cable Jack](https://info.jascoproducts.com/missing-3.5mm-auxiliary-cable-jack)

 Written by [Britnee Joyner](https://info.jascoproducts.com/author/britnee-joyner) | October 7, 2016 at 8:28 PM

If you haven't heard the big news, major cell makers like Apple and Motorola are eliminating the 3.5mm auxiliary cable jack from their newly released phones, which include the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. Where is it going? Why is it going away? And, most importantly, what does that mean for headphones and the way you will listen to music or any audio for that matter?

In this Innovation Straight from the Source video, we sit down with one of our product experts here at Jasco who fills us in about why the popular auxiliary jack for headphones is getting a facelift by transitioning into a Lightning or [USB-C input](https://info.jascoproducts.com/usb-c-say-hello-to-a-smarter-connection-with-usb-type-c-cables-and-adapters).

 

 

 

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