Loose Headphone Jack??

[misterwilson]

i got a launch day 6s+ and my headphone jack is super loose. It holds the connector in place, but it can be removed with little effort (like by a pants pocket). I imagine that it makes sense, similar to the MagSafe adapter, but I keep having nightmares of my music blasting out of my pocket at the most inappropriate time.

Anybody else notice the change?

 

[CNeufeld]

i got a launch day 6s+ and my headphone jack is super loose. It holds the connector in place, but it can be removed with little effort (like by a pants pocket). I imagine that it makes sense, similar to the MagSafe adapter, but I keep having nightmares of my music blasting out of my pocket at the most inappropriate time.

Anybody else notice the change?

Nope. Mine (on a 6s) is tight.

C

 

[rlucky]

Hi, I too just received my Space Grey 6s+ and had the same issue. It just seemed too...loose. It did not take much effort to remove the headphones from the jack. I tried various headphones with the same result. I also took the same headphones to my previous iPhone 6 and a colleague's iPhone 6s (not plus) and they fit snug with the slight "snap-in" of the jack. You should be comfortable enough to let your phone dangle upside down and my 6s+ never felt "snug" enough for me to try it.

I took my 6s+ to the Genius Bar and the rep ended up bringing out a replacement and it felt slightly more snug but was still somewhat loose. Then the rep and I walked throughout the Apple store and tested numerous headphone jacks. To our surprise, the 6s models and iPods were nice and snug as expected. Just about all but one 6s+ were loose and the rep was baffled by this and commented that this may be due to some sort of defect... I ended up keeping the replacement for now since it was "more snug" than my original 6s+ but the rep will call me and let me know when the next shipment comes in so he can contact me and let me know when a 6s+ with a "more secure" headphone jack is available.

I've never had a headphone jack feel this loose before; as if it were held together by a weak magsafe plug. I think everyone with a new 6s/6s+ should test their headphone jack and post their results here.

I'll post any further developments in my quest for a more secure headphone jack.

Regards.

i got a launch day 6s+ and my headphone jack is super loose. It holds the connector in place, but it can be removed with little effort (like by a pants pocket). I imagine that it makes sense, similar to the MagSafe adapter, but I keep having nightmares of my music blasting out of my pocket at the most inappropriate time.

Anybody else notice the change?

 

[204353]

My 6s Plus has this issue as well. It's not major... but the jack is loose enough that it can slide out a bit quite easily, enough to be at point where one or both channels cuts out.

I've also got a slight dark spot near the bottom-left of my display. I'm on holiday in Singapore, so I'll be paying a visit to an Apple Authorised Service Provider soon.

 

[sunking101]

I haven't tried the headphone jack on my last three iPhones. They might all have been faulty...

 

[DPtheKid]

Had the same issue on my second 6S+ took it and got a fresh one

 

[rlucky]

I received my third 6s Plus earlier this week and I am happy to report that my phone "snaps" in the headphone and it definitely takes a lot of effort to remove, so I would say that it meets my expectations for headphone jack "functionality". I mentioned this observation to the Apple store here in Emeryville, CA and also to the Tier 2 technical rep on the phone since they escalate all bugs and defects (according to the rep on the phone) for further assessment and review. Cheers.

 

[204353]

Well, I got my 6s Plus replaced today at an AASP in Singapore. The headphone port is a bit stiffer than with the original, not quite as good as my previous iPhones, but good enough to satisfy me.

Replacement has the exact same dark spot (plus a little extra one on the right, but I'm not bothered). Seems that almost all of these have it; appears to be where the screen clips are making contact with the backlight layer. I've seen a few demo models showing the same issue.

On the plus side, my replacement unit has a TSMC chip in it (not that it really matters).