USB Type-C has provisions for putting audio directly onto auxiliary pins exactly for this purpose.
However, I suspect most won't get rid of the standard audio jack without a good reason.
[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/4nsp5p/usb_type_c_... [2] http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/ [3] http://i.imgur.com/y6xCS9u.png [4] http://www.anandtech.com/show/10273/intel-proposes-to-use-us...
USB Type-C has provisions for putting audio directly onto auxiliary pins exactly for this purpose.
However, I suspect most won't get rid of the standard audio jack without a good reason.