

With a USB headset, you can bypass the device’s audio jack completely, so the type of audio jack your device has won’t matter. If your headset has a USB connector, you can plug it into any device with a USB port. This connector is generally only found on headsets intended for mobile use you likely won’t find them on larger pairs of headphones. Headsets for Android devices and other types of mobile phones should work, too. For example, Apple’s iPhone headsets have this type of plug.


If you’re shopping for a new headset and you have a laptop, tablet, or smartphone with a combined audio jack, you’re supposed to buy one of the following:
