Just trolling but what's the difference between 'boiling water' and 'really boiling water'?
I assume you mean it wasn't you exaggerating, it was actually boiling?
Anthony
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iPhone headphones through washing machine
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Just trolling but what's the difference between 'boiling water' and 'really boiling water'?
I assume you mean it wasn't you exaggerating, it was actually boiling?
Anthony
Go exchange them at the apple store. They've replaced several pairs of mine. And don't feel bad about doing it, they cost them 50 cents to make and apple just had a huge earnings report.
If that's an iphone 5's headphone which is what I just did after laundry. The outcome is one side not work quite as loud and the remote volume control stop working. What I did is just blow from the front of ear piece to force water out and hair dryer for the remote. Work like a treat. Save £25.
I feel like this post should be sticky'd; so many people are unaware of the fact that water only poses a threat to electronics with current running through their circuitry.
Well done.
Great opportunity to ditch those headphones and get a better pair.
My iPhone headphones are my favorite pair.
mine have been through many times. they come out extra clean, and sounding just as good as they did when i put them in 
My sister has had her head phones go in the wash. They will be fine. But I'm sure OP knows by now because this thread is 5 years old.
Did exactly the same to mine a few weeks ago....tried them to see if they worked and one side was a bit louder than the other so left them on the side to dry and see what happened. Wasnt overly concerned as we had another pair knocking about i could use if need be. Anyhows tried them a couple of days later and worked no issue and the bonus of them being far cleaner than they were!!
I've done this a couple of times and both times the ear phones never worked properly again. Lesson learned I think
I think first of all you have to dried it and after this try to play i m sure it will definitely work. all the best
This accualy just happened to me last week. I could not find my apple EarPods any where. I looked everywhere! Then 5 days later they fell put of the drier and worked fine.
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It made mine smell good
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My headphones went through the wash twice. Made them shiny AND they still worked
It made mine smell good
[doublepost=1466034121][/doublepost]Hey there,
Mine went through washing machine then on to dryer, and then there it was snow white, still warm, OH ****!!!
Sheer anxiety and a moment of Hollywood thriller on my mind, Worked perfect, all the buttons worked just fine. Listening to "You can't always get what you want" right now.
Apple rocks.
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[doublepost=1473184273][/doublepost]Yes I went through the same situation but in my case I didnot realize until the headphones was dried on the drier. So my suggestions before you plug back in put the headphones in a pocket of a cotton pant and put them in drier.
My earbuds went through the washer and drier and still work perfectly fine with just a minor rip in the material
My apple headphones went through the washing machine. I let them dry out and the left earbud seemed to lost most of its sound.
[doublepost=1504750750][/doublepost]I don't think water has to do anything with the pause and Siri button i think the buttons inside got fried or something
I actually left them in my pocket and they went through machine wash and dryer and I thought they were done for good. I noticed that part of the wire misshaped but the volume actually raised. I have no idea of how this is possible but I really wanted to share with everyone.