It's a year to the day since Apple revealed it had removed the headphone jack from the iPhone 7. But for many people, time has not been a healer. Indeed, a headphone jack remains, albeit perhaps a touch tongue-in-cheek, one of the most requested features for the forthcoming iPhone 8.
And now one - and we don't use this word lightly - hero, has completed an epic DIY experiment to add a fully-functioning headphone jack to an iPhone 7. And he's fairly sure, it's a world first.
What's more, after much soldering, drilling and breaking-of-screens, the board can even switch between the new headphone jack and Lightning connector, so both terminals are fully-functioning - as is the rest of the phone. "A labour of love" barely covers it.
We wholeheartedly recommend you watch the full video and admire the man's dedication, ingenuity and engineering talent - not to mention those of the various local experts he calls upon for assistance.
And if you're inspired, you can try it yourself - Allen has made his circuit board design available to the world, should you have the know-how to try your hand. We'd advise you tread carefully with that...
The video ends with a plea to Apple to make a new iPhone that ships with a headphone jack. Will he get his wish? We'll find out next week when Apple reveals its new iPhone(s)...
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