Why do the headphone adapters keep breaking I’ve had to by 30 of them in the past 6 months

Posted on Sep 28, 2019 2:18 PM

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KiltedTim

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Sep 28, 2019 2:25 PM in response to Babydragons

Why are you buying cheap adapters that apparently don't have any kind of warranty?

KiltedTim

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224,868 points

Sep 29, 2019 2:36 PM in response to Babydragons

Then why do you keep buying new ones? They have a warranty, unless you're physically destroying them.

Sep 29, 2019 2:46 PM in response to Babydragons

You must be very rough with them.

I have the adapters that came with my phone from 2 years ago, I think it was 2 years.

Babydragons Author

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Sep 29, 2019 8:53 AM in response to KiltedTim

Just been buying the ones from apple

Sep 28, 2019 2:26 PM in response to Babydragons

Look into bluetooth earbuds. That will solve your problem, had the same issue with Apple's 3.5mm to Lightning Adapter.

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Why do the headphone adapters keep breaking I’ve had to by 30 of them in the past 6 months