I'm not sure if this is conincidence but both my first gen and 3g iphone's earphone broke after around 8-10 months of use. I keep them in good condition and never dropped it in water or anything. Basically only one side would have sound, but the button would still work. I bought the replacement for the first gen, but now the second time it's kinda ridiculous. Will they replace it for me?
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Will Apple replace my earphones under apple care?
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Someone I knew had theirs replaced, not sure what the reason was though.
Mine are falling apart.. like the rubber around the earbud is falling off and I want a new pair.
Mine are falling apart.. like the rubber around the earbud is falling off and I want a new pair.
First, get a toothpick or paperclip and GENTLY poke around in the jack on the iPhone.
My headphones "broke" but it turned out it was pocket lint in the jack blocking one of the connectors. (In my case it was the button that stopped working.)
Give that a try first.
My headphones "broke" but it turned out it was pocket lint in the jack blocking one of the connectors. (In my case it was the button that stopped working.)
Give that a try first.
Cool. The first Apple genius I took it to just gave me new headphones. I foolishly didn't try them until I got home (the store was busy) so I had to go back later since it obviously didn't fix anything.
The second genius I saw discovered the lint problem.
Anyway, my point is, the first guy DID give me new headphones, so I'd say you have a good chance.
EDIT: You should probably check for lint anyway. If they check and find any (even if it's not causing the problem) they may try to claim that was the problem. It's probably best to avoid that whole issue by cleaning it out yourself first.
not trying to be mean or anything but i might be smarter to use dust off to clean out the jack vs. poking around with a paper clip thought its just a thought
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I've also had mine replaced as long as your under the 1 year AppleCare warranty, they will replace them.
If your iPod/iPhone are still under warranty, you can either request replacement headphones to be sent via DHL through apple.com/support (you have to give your credit card info although no charges are made) or you can head down to your nearest Apple Store. I've done this many, many times over the years since the headphones are not of a very high quality.
The Genius Bar guy was somewhat of a douchy character as he took out the SIM card to make sure it was AT&T, double checked I didn't have Cydia installed, and took a look at the firmware but he replaced them.
The Genius Bar guy was somewhat of a douchy character as he took out the SIM card to make sure it was AT&T, double checked I didn't have Cydia installed, and took a look at the firmware but he replaced them.