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Apple EarPods: Interior parts individual names.?

Tue, 13 May 2014 03:59:49 -0700

What are the individual names of the interior parts of Apple EarPods

⟐ Answered May 13, 2014 at 3:59 MST

Apple EarPods: Remote mic circuit wiring diagram

Sat, 20 Feb 2016 05:09:22 -0700

Hi, I'm trying to fix my mic volume control I can still get audio out but the remote is not working.I need help with the circuit wiring diagram for the Apple EarPods volume remote mic control. I have opened it and realised one of the circuit board negative solder contacts there's a wire missing,not sure if it's meant to be like that or the wire broke. I've checked all wires and didn't seem to find any loose wire hanging any help is much appreciated thanks.

Apple EarPods: The sound is coming from the front vent instead of Main outlet.

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 21:43:56 -0700

Hi,

I don't know how this happened, but suddenly My Apple EarPods started working strangely.

The sound is coming from the front end instead of main Acoustic outlet..

If anyone knows how to fix it.

⟐ Commented August 15, 2025 at 21:43 MST

Apple EarPods: Only works in one ear, very quiet unless I bend the cord a certain way

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:20:32 -0700

I got EarPods with my iPhone a while ago and I had them stored away, but when I tried to use them, only one ear worked but it was very quiet unless I bent the cord a certain way. This isn't the device, I used it on my iPhone, Mac and iPad. It's the headphones.

Is there any way I can fix this? My cat chews through most of my headphones but they look practically brand new, so I know she hasn't touched them.

I don't wanna spend $30 on a new pair of headphones, especially if there's a fix for this.

⟐ Answered September 18, 2018 at 14:20 MST

EarPods with Lightning Connector: Could I use Blue Tack to remove the ear wax in it

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 06:45:48 -0700

I bought a packet of Blue tack today and it advertises that I can clean keyboards so I was wondering if you can use blue tack to clean EarPods since you can visibly see ear wax

Update: after trying it out it mostly works. There is some still on the sides but using blue tack has good results for me

⟐ Edited by author November 29, 2024 at 6:45 MST

Apple EarPods: Music pauses and skips when plugged in

Thu, 01 Aug 2019 06:46:12 -0700

Recently, my headphones got a bit wet and now every time I plug in my headphones they either pauses music, skips music, and plays at random times.

⟐ Answered August 01, 2019 at 6:46 MST

Apple EarPods: Why won’t my mic work? Sometimes it will and sometimes not.

Fri, 26 Apr 2019 23:22:41 -0700

Is there a way to test what might be wrong and possibly a way I can fix it? I have the EarPods with the mic and volume remote. Thanks

⟐ Answered April 26, 2019 at 23:22 MST

Apple EarPods: hpw to clean my headphhones simply?

Fri, 12 Apr 2019 09:31:05 -0700

I gave my headphone to my friend.Then headphones looked very old and dirt everywhere.Suggest tips to clean mine

⟐ Answered April 12, 2019 at 9:31 MST

Apple EarPods: How do I fix my broken earphone

Mon, 11 Mar 2019 20:53:41 -0700

I only have an earbud working pls help …….

⟐ Answered March 11, 2019 at 20:53 MST

Apple EarPods: I have to bend my EarPods for them to work

Sun, 24 Feb 2019 13:42:52 -0700

My apple EarPods don’t work unless I bend the aux cord at the end in a certain direction. Sometimes it won’t work at all and you’ll hear the music as if someone is playing music a few blocks away from you and it’s really echoey. Most of the time the left one works and the right one has absolutely no sound and even the bass on the left is gone and it’s like a bit high pitched. Now if I bend the end a certain direction it works perfectly in both ears but bending my headphones when I want to listen to music is not practical.

⟐ Answer accepted February 24, 2019 at 13:42 MST

Apple EarPods: iPhone earpod jack fix

Thu, 23 Aug 2018 04:42:40 -0700

I dropped my iPhone with the EarPods connected and when I unplugged the audio jack I noticed it was slightly bent. I now have to wiggle it a bit to get sound from the right side. I've got my old EarPods lying around that have a good jack but no sound on the left side due to a little water damage. I was wondering if I can replace the jack by soldering the wires from my old EarPods? Will this work? I don't want to buy a new audio jack and solder that on (seems like a pain in the ass)

⟐ Answer accepted August 23, 2018 at 4:42 MST

Apple EarPods: Left earpod stopped working

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 05:04:49 -0700

After years of use it seems like the left earpod has finally broken. I've tried several things to fix it:

- Bending the cable at different spots

- Pressing down on the cable

I've also used an ohm-meter to see if there was any continuity because of Left side not working. and I noticed something weird. According to every image I see of the 3.5 mm connector of these earpods, there is a white band for the left audio, however, mine does not have this. Could that be why it stopped working? I've never really looked at it before so I'm not really sure if it was ever present but I'm assuming, since every image I see contains the white band, it should be there.

I hope anyone can help me out here.

⟐ Answer accepted June 25, 2018 at 5:04 MST

Apple EarPods: Play/pause button causing distorted sound

Fri, 11 May 2018 09:27:13 -0700

So I realize I have the "Insignia" earbud headphones with the volume control and play/pause button. I've had them for about 6 months and they recently started having problems where all 3 buttons don't work, both buds have distorted sound, and people I've been facetiming are saying my mic doesn't work. If I hold the play/pause button down, then the sound returns to normal, but all the other functions of the control switch don't function. I managed to remove the cover for the buttons and it appears like there is a frayed 3rd wire that comes from the earbud side, but I don't understand where on the circuit board it should connect because there isn't any soldering near the "up volume button" that it would've reached and connected to. The other end of the circuit board clearly has 3 wires, with one of them split and soldered to the underside of the "down volume button". The mic is also on the underside of the "up volume button". I've already checked the wires everywhere else, and the 3band jack that plugs into my phone and there isn't any problems anywhere else, just within the control switch. If pictures are needed, I'll do my best. Thank you

⟐ Commented May 11, 2018 at 9:27 MST

EarPods with Lightning Connector: How to switch earphone output holes.

Mon, 09 Apr 2018 11:38:02 -0700

Earbuds now have many like 2 or 3 holes for each side. One side of my earphone audio output had changed from the normal holes to another side. How can i switch it back?

⟐ Answered April 09, 2018 at 11:38 MST

Apple EarPods: I have this problem

Sun, 14 Jan 2018 10:29:52 -0700

Can someone help me with this problem?

⟐ Answered January 14, 2018 at 10:29 MST

Apple EarPods: How do you fix the remote on the right EarPod?

Sat, 04 Nov 2017 13:29:40 -0700

I was listening to music and my EarPods fell out of my ear and the fell on the ground. I went to put them back into my phone and ear and hit play on the remote. All of a sudden none of the buttons or the microphone work. Can anybody help me?

⟐ Answered November 04, 2017 at 13:29 MST

Apple EarPods: Control and volume buttons don't work

Wed, 27 Sep 2017 04:47:48 -0700

Both control and volume buttons stopped working with no reason. The sound is normal on both left and right side. The connector is ok.

⟐ Answer accepted September 27, 2017 at 4:47 MST

Apple EarPods: Why does the top of the remote not stay in?

Sat, 27 May 2017 07:28:53 -0700

I had my EarPods and was a little bored so I took the top of the remote off and it does not go back in like the old ones. Is there a way to put them back in?

⟐ Answer accepted May 27, 2017 at 7:28 MST

Apple EarPods: Improper sounding lack of bass.

Wed, 03 May 2017 06:06:36 -0700

The sound is not great at all like it use to be earlier. Can this be fixed at authorised service centre.

⟐ Commented May 03, 2017 at 6:06 MST

Apple EarPods: My left ear stopped working

Sat, 01 Oct 2016 19:54:42 -0700

So today i dropped some water on my ear pods and the right ear worked perfectly fine but the left muffled so i blew in it and it worked again and all the suddenit stop PLZ help

⟐ Answer accepted October 01, 2016 at 19:54 MST