Do any new flagship Android phones have headphone jacks?

Less and less. Sony still does and Asus still does on their ROG Phones, but dropped it for the Zenfone 12 so not sure how long they’ll last with it still (I love my Zenfone 9, so a bit sad about it).

But anyway, mid-range Android phones have headphone jack

Shockingly little nowadays. If I search between 300-500 euro, I can only find Sony, Poco and two Samsungs (A25 and Xcover 7).

Agreed on the headline, but having to ID yourself as a developer to Google even if you’re not using the Play Store is fucked too. It’s a big step towards a walled garden.

Not a bad suggestion, but I’m not sure that’d work. Online payments are tightly integrated with the banks apps here. I can try it though

For stuff like banking apps. It’s not perfect, I know

what can’t I get in the Play Store or the App Store that I actually want?

For me, it’s an independence from Google thing and a privacy thing. I am logged in to the Play Store on my phone, but I try to get whatever I can from F-Droid. On other devices like my TV, tablet and e-reader, I’m not even logged in and use F-Droid and the Aurora Store instead. Not having to rely on Google is great.

Honestly what is the argument for staying?

There are still Android phones with headphone jacks

Yeah, and, unsurprisingly, the actual experts on child abuse and privacy are mostly against this.

Yeah, I’m not confident either. There are definitely parties in our government that don’t actually oppose this (like the VVD)

Fucking hell. When does it stop? It’s gotten shot down multiple times, so why do they keep trying? Do they see more of a chance now that we’re getting more conservative views in the EP? It’s good to see my country opposes it, but man.