Twitter fires up over new iPhone 7

The New Daily
Sep 08, 2016, updated Jan 25, 2021

Twitter reacted with anger, but mostly with humour. Photo: Twitter

Anger seemed to be the main reaction to Apple’s unveiling of its new iPhone 7, specifically over the tech giant’s bold decision to remove the headphone jack.

The hashtag #bringbackthejack trended this morning, with Apple and iPhone 7 mentioned in millions of tweets in Australia alone.

While much of the internet raged, a healthy cohort of Twitter predictably chipped in with its usual dose of wit and sarcasm.

Some riffed on the phone’s new “force-touch” home button, others on the inability to charge and listen to music simultaneously.

But public enemy number one was Apple’s wireless earbuds, or Airpods, which got a roasting over their cost or the ease with which they can be lost.

Here is a selection of some of the best reactions.

They're trying to find their Air Pods #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/AV9YLJPlH3

— Ant Simpson (@antsimpson) September 7, 2016

https://twitter.com/victorbaro/status/773600317472509952

All that info on the most advanced iPhone yet AND a Sia concert, but still no news on how we fix this #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/OzrNXTwbZ7

— Luke Edgemon (@LukeEdgemon) September 7, 2016

To easily avoid losing those new Apple ear buds just find a way of attaching them to your phone with a string of some kind. #AppleEvent

— Adam Liaw (@adamliaw) September 8, 2016

I don't even own the new iPhone yet but I can guarantee you I have already lost one of my AirPod ear buds.

— Jesse Tyler Ferguson (he/him/his) (@jessetyler) September 7, 2016

So, #iPhone7 being unveiled today. Why don't @Apple just give up now and accept that perfection can never be beaten? pic.twitter.com/UsgyJtB5sn

— Jake Humphrey (@mrjakehumphrey) September 7, 2016

Sep 2017: The revolutionary iSplit module will allow you to finally listen to music AND charge your iPhone at the same time. #AppleEvent

— Reid Parker (@ReidParker_) September 7, 2016