--- title: Apple iPhone 7: Best Social Reactions to Wireless Headphones description: The internet responds hilariously to Apple's new product reveal. canonical: https://time.com/4482851/apple-iphone-7-wireless-headphones-internet-reaction/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-07T20:48:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:36:16.797Z og:title: Internet Freaks Out Over the New iPhone's Wireless Headphones og:description: And the responses are hilarious og:url: https://time.com/4482851/apple-iphone-7-wireless-headphones-internet-reaction/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta837f51473999f4d/6988a519ab6d77f30c6ab24e/gettyimages-599933066.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5472 og:image:height: 3078 og:image:alt: Apple Holds Press Event To Introduce New iPhone og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Internet Freaks Out Over the New iPhone's Wireless Headphones twitter:description: And the responses are hilarious twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta837f51473999f4d/6988a519ab6d77f30c6ab24e/gettyimages-599933066.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Is Predictably Freaking Out Over the iPhone 7's Wireless Headphones > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Sep 7, 2016 8:48 PM UTC  Apple CEO Tim Cook announces the new Apple iPhone 7 during a launch event on September 7, 2016 in San Francisco, California. Apple CEO Tim Cook announces the new Apple iPhone 7 during a launch event on September 7, 2016 in San Francisco, California. Stephen Lam—Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Sep 7, 2016 8:48 PM UTC Thanks to that punk movement known as time, [Apple](http://time.com/4482802/apple-ios-10-reveal/) is moving on. The leading technology giant officially introduced the public to the iPhone 7 on Wednesday. TIME reports that among the pros and cons of the upgraded device, one of the most notable (and polarizing) changes is that this phone won’t have a [headphone jack](http://time.com/4482769/apple-iphone-7-airpods-wireless-release-date-price-cost/). To that end, Apple will sell wireless “EarPod earbuds” or a “dongle” that will allow users to plug in their traditional headphones. But [TIME notes](http://time.com/money/4482784/iphone-7-worth-it-upgrade/?xid=homepage) that some customers, even early Apple adopters, are more comfortable using their familiar headphones from other brands, the traditional way for various reasons. Reliably, the Internet has chimed in with the sense of humor and memes that these changing times require. Here are the best of the Internet reactions. **Some shared the most appropriate movie poster for Apple’s new look.** > [](https://twitter.com/Attack/status/773590560678350849) > [](https://twitter.com/chiangku/status/773614656971677696) > [](https://twitter.com/joshcamire/status/773613195118284800) > [](https://twitter.com/joshcamire/status/773613195118284800) **The film’s official Twitter account even chimed in:** > [](https://twitter.com/AIRBUD/status/773610230777118720) **Some commented that the bold move was on par with the great victories of our time.** > [](https://twitter.com/erikhinton/status/773589112758599680) > [](https://twitter.com/diskopo/status/773588368210796544) > [](https://twitter.com/eli%5Fschiff/status/773588735099146241) **Some were excited about one of the new features:** > [](https://twitter.com/AlexJamesFitz/status/773588103642673152) > [](https://twitter.com/rje/status/773588205593501697) **Some accepted this news, and began the grieving process:** > [](https://twitter.com/SartoriallyInc/status/773587939209216001) > [](https://twitter.com/ComicBookNOW/status/773588984349986816) **Others were more pointed in their critiques.** > [](https://twitter.com/rawan/status/773589077308403712) **Some feared that the air pods would be easy to lose track of:** > [](https://twitter.com/mic/status/773589878021951492) > [](https://twitter.com/hipstermermaid/status/773590069479219200) > [](https://twitter.com/GMPaiella/status/773590140967157760) **Others reacted to the new cost:** > [](https://twitter.com/scottEweinberg/status/773596002175578112) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4482851/apple-iphone-7-wireless-headphones-internet-reaction/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4482851/apple-iphone-7-wireless-headphones-internet-reaction/"},"headline":"The Internet Is Predictably Freaking Out Over the iPhone 7's Wireless Headphones","datePublished":"2016-09-07T20:48:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:36:16.797Z","description":"Air Bud","url":"https://time.com/4482851/apple-iphone-7-wireless-headphones-internet-reaction/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Apple","Internet","Technology","Business topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta837f51473999f4d/6988a519ab6d77f30c6ab24e/gettyimages-599933066.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta837f51473999f4d/6988a519ab6d77f30c6ab24e/gettyimages-599933066.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Apple Holds Press Event To Introduce New iPhone","caption":"Apple Holds Press Event To Introduce New iPhone","creditText":"Stephen Lam—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4482851/apple-iphone-7-wireless-headphones-internet-reaction/","name":"The Internet Is Predictably Freaking Out Over the iPhone 7's Wireless Headphones"}}]}] ```