[bsder]

> The BIG problem is they will likely not even use the same "standard" across Android devices... what is a headphones manufacturer to do?

USB Type-C has provisions for putting audio directly onto auxiliary pins exactly for this purpose.

However, I suspect most won't get rid of the standard audio jack without a good reason.

[niftich]

I was surprised by this but this is indeed the case. [1][2][3][4]

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/4nsp5p/usb_type_c_... [2] http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/ [3] http://i.imgur.com/y6xCS9u.png [4] http://www.anandtech.com/show/10273/intel-proposes-to-use-us...

[bsder]

USB Type-C is pretty amazing. It's effectively full-duplex ethernet, power-over-ethernet, and some low-speed garnish all wrapped into a single reversible connector.

[bduerst]

Yeah, it's just too bad there aren't many quality multi-purpose hubs/adapters yet.