Would You Buy an Android Phone With No Headphone Jack?

The launch of the iPhone 7 put some fresh arguments into the debate of whether headphone jacks should go. LeEco was the first one to go headphone jack-less, and Motorola/Lenovo followed suit with the Moto Z.

While Apple does not get credit for being the first to get rid of the jack, past experiences suggest that Apple will be the company that breaks the industry inertia. While not many Android OEMs have come forth with plans to get rid of the headphone jack (heck, Moto even added it back for the Moto Z Play), there are good chances that we will see more OEMs experiment with getting rid of this piece of technology. So, the question for today is quite straightforward:

Would you buy an Android device which does not have a headphone jack? Would you support an OEMs decision to go wireless or be dependent on the USB Type C for personal audio needs, and/or be willing to forego the 3.5mm jack? Are you content with not being on the so-called "bleeding-edge" of technology?

Let us know in the comments below!

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OnePlus 3 & OnePlus X Both Get New Community Builds

OnePlus has been pumping out these small community build updates pretty fast lately. They've just announced a new community build of OxygenOS 3.5.2 for the OnePlus 3 with some optimizations and minor UI and UX tweaks to a few apps. They've also announced a new community build of OxygenOS 3.1.1 for the OnePlus X, that comes with September's security patches, bug fixes, and various improvements.

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Parallel Windows for Nougat Lets Users Run Multiple App Instances in MultiWindow

Parallel Windows for Nougat lets users on Nougat toggle split-screen multiwindow, and lets you mirror any app on it. This lets you run two instances of the same app!

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Sprint is Rumored to Launch the HTC Bolt Next Month

There's been a rumor going around that HTC could be launching a new flagship soon, and that they will call it the Bolt. It's unclear if this will actually be a second flagship for the company in 2016, but this rumor does seem to be gaining traction. Evan Blass tweeted yesterday that this rumored Bolt phone would be coming to Sprint next month.

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Gmail will Make it Easier to Read Emails on Mobile

Responsive design transformed how websites were viewed on mobile devices, and Google wants to do the same with emails in Gmail. The company says this feature will launch "later this month," so that any emails that are created with support for responsive design will look better (bigger images, text, links, buttons, etc.) when viewed on a smartphone.

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Qualcomm Announces New Clear Sight Technology

With more smartphones shipping with two camera modules, Qualcomm wants to help these OEMs by making it easier for the cameras to work together. Qualcomm Clear Sight is powered by their Spectra ISP and its goal is to mimic the attributes of the human eye. This is essentially what Huawei used in the P9, by using one color camera sensor and one black & white sensor.

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Nexus 6 & Nexus 9 LTE to get Nougat “in a Few Weeks”

Those with the Nexus 6 and LTE variant of the Nexus 9 have been wondering where their Android 7.0 OTA update is. It has been discovered that these updates are being worked on, but it will take weeks before they're released. AndroidPolice reached out to Google and they are reporting the rollout will begin "in a few weeks."

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