[stenius]

Well, I think it's as simple as you say. Phones have completely taken over the market. The majority of people don't find any value in having another device that's only differentiating factor is that it isn't their phone. (You didn't mention headphone jacks).

It's just like portable GPS devices, electronic organizers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdeE_kiG5Co), electronic translators/dictionaries, calculators, alarm clocks, ...

[__loam]

Your point is good but I do want to mention that I still use a garmin inReach when I'm going to places that are outside of cell service range. It's basically meant to be used with a phone anyway, but I get some peace of mind from having a specialized device to do things like call for help.

[sandreas]

> You didn't mention headphone jacks

Oh, I did in a side comment :-) There is nothing like the

> Earphone remote support[2]

with its tap codes to control the playback. See https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf-app/issues/847 for details