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Android fans are not going to be thrilled with this rumor Google is reportedly not including a headphone jack on its upcoming pixel 2 smartphone this report comes from 9 to 5 Google which says it obtained an internal Google document that presents the removal of the headphone jack as matter of fact now it is just one source so don't take it as gospel yet but it is not far-fetched since Apple did remove the headphone jack on its latest iPhones so folks couldn't use their older headphones unless they had a dongle adapter accessory plugged in or just made the leap to wireless Bluetooth headphones Google's current pixel foam does have a USB type-c port for power and some companies aren't starting to make headphones that connect directly into USB type-c ports so this could be the start of a new trend now it is possible Google's just testing multiple prototypes of phones maybe some with the standard headphone jack and some without it's a bit too early to tell we know Google is making a pixel to phone google's hardware chief was quoted last week by the blog android pitt and confirm google is working on one this year that will come with a premium price tag but we do not know if it's gonna be released in October like it was last year I'm Bridget Carey you can stay on top of all the latest pixel buzz at cnet.com