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Originally Posted by photon
Where is Apple saying that they had to change the home button and remove the headphone jack to get water resistance? You've quoted posters saying this but attributed what they said to Apple.
The only thing I've read from Apple says removing the headphone jack helped meet the water resistance standard, which is true as not having to upgrade a headphone jack to a water resistant one is easier than having to.
The home button would be similar, it's easier to not have to upgrade it at all than design one that's water resistant.
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Yes, there are many
articles where Apple representatives state what you've mentioned, that removing the jack helped them meet the IP67 water resistance rating and allowed room for the vibrator (taptic engine) that supports their new home key which is also sealed for water resistance.
They haven't said that it was outright neccessary but it was given as a rationale for their choice. These comments are being recycled among consumers and journalists to produce further arguments about why the headphone jack is antiquated because they have taken the assumption that it's technically neccessary and was not simply a design choice.
There was a good thread on the headphones subreddit last night where a poster deconstructs some of this bad journalism or consumer misconceptions that are floating around. I'm mainly against the fact that Apple's comments further these misconceptions and will segment the headphone and audio equipment market. Manufacturers are going to sink money into producing specific lightning enabled versions of headphones or headphones with built in DACs to compensate and pass those costs onto consumers whereas once they were universal.
https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/...more_nonsense/