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Q: Headphone jack broken snapped inside ipad, iphone, ipod... socket

Dont Stick Glue!! I think thats dangerous... I say this because I found the easiest and simplest way to fix it!!!!

 

(Note: This is for those where only the metal bit is stuck inside, and no plastic covering the pit in the middle of the head)

 

My headphone jack's top bit broke off and got stuck inside the ipad socket (this can be any 3.5mm sockets) After searching the internet for over six weeks, 4 of which were when I was waiting for my 'drill bits' to arrive... i finally recieved them yesterday... got the tip from eHow to use one bit and push it towards the side and pull it out.. didnt work for me, its too weak to exert any proper pressure being 0.5mm think.. so here is what I did:

 

 

Cut the crap - straight to business:

 

I see no Risk here !

 

What you will need:

- Five 0.5mm drill bits (easily available from eBay, I got a pack of 10 for $3)

- nothing else!

 

How to do it:

- Place the swirly side of the drill bits inside the pit in headphone jack's head stuck inside your socket (in iPad, Pod, phone or whatever) (I mean in the dead centre of the think stuck inside your socket)

- Four will fit quite easily; put the fifth one in and you will feel resistance, push it in with whatever way you fancy, i just stroked it in with my car keys and all five fit easily in the headphone's pit

- Now you can feel the five drill bits are tightly holding together (and they are holding the jack's head tight )

- Push it out!! Can describe the feeling when I saw the head stuck on the drill bits after reading crazy solution on the internet for 6 weeks.. didnt wnat to risk with the glue option.

 

I have the drill bits with me now, not any use for me... if you are in Sydney, you can collect them from me...

 

BTW I tried searchingfor 0.5mm in Bunnings etc.... no luck... had to go eBay and took four weeks to arrive .

 

Good Luck..

Cant believe it was so simple....!!!

iPad, iPad, iPod, iPhone, 3.5mm jack

Posted on Dec 7, 2011 3:19 PM

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Q: Headphone jack broken snapped inside ipad, iphone, ipod... socket

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  • by iPhoneGurlll,

    iPhoneGurlll iPhoneGurlll May 9, 2015 11:44 PM in response to AsherSydney
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    May 9, 2015 11:44 PM in response to AsherSydney

    HI! I also had the problem of my headphone jack snapping inside of my iPhone 6. I don't have any of the tools (super glue, drill bits,...) that everyone is talking about. YouTube couldn't help me either. I was just about to give up, but then went to the bathroom to look around and see if there was anything I could use. And then I found a much easier way to get the headphone jack out of my iPhone! All it takes is a nail clipper, pretty sure everyone has this at home. You will just have to try to push the earphone jack a little bit forward whit a qtip or something, so that you can have grip of it the snapped earphone jack. after that you just pull (with nail clipper)very gently trying not to damage the 'earphone port' I guess. There's nothing you can do wrong really... And it worked for me in a time of less than 15 seconds I really hope it will work for some of y'all!! If it does please reply to this, it would make me very happy to know that I helped someone out image.jpg

  • by Elliottbird,

    Elliottbird Elliottbird Jun 7, 2015 10:52 AM in response to iPhoneGurlll
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    Jun 7, 2015 10:52 AM in response to iPhoneGurlll

    Used the same trick however found out to stop the metal part of the jack gettin stuck on of the sides of the headphone jack wall i got a piece of plastic drinking straw forced between the wall of the headphone jack.WIN_20150607_184855.JPG

    From the picture the yellow part is the straw cut down its length so it can fit in the audio jack. The audio jack is only the final section of a headphone jack.

    Below is the picture of it assembled.

    WIN_20150607_184938.JPG

  • by soylg4u,

    soylg4u soylg4u Jun 12, 2015 4:52 AM in response to Elliottbird
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    Jun 12, 2015 4:52 AM in response to Elliottbird

    THANKS!! This trick worked!!

    I thought i was going to need to get the jack replaced, or a new phone... almost !!

  • by Batterdstarfish,

    Batterdstarfish Batterdstarfish Sep 10, 2015 1:20 AM in response to AsherSydney
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    Sep 10, 2015 1:20 AM in response to AsherSydney

    Hi there.


    Thought i would log in to say i did the biro pen trick and it worked.  It took me a few different pens due to the diameter being a bit too wide and not actually gripping the piece. 

     

    I found a narrow one and used a pair of long nose pliers to grove out a wider hole.  Clicked and pulled it straight out.

     

    Thanks guys,

     

    Joe.

  • by getnito,

    getnito getnito Oct 8, 2015 9:07 PM in response to AsherSydney
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    Oct 8, 2015 9:07 PM in response to AsherSydney

    We have designed a tool specifically designed to easily solve this problem without having to disassemble the device, use glue, drilling, or any other unsafe method. It also works for any mobile device, tablet, computer, or any other electronic equipment that has a 3.5mm headphone jack. The name of the tool is GripStick, and it was successfully funded via a Kickstarter campaign. Watch it in action here:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii5OKvtNxe4

     

    You can order one here:

    http://nightek.com/

  • by kosalaya,

    kosalaya kosalaya Jan 5, 2016 12:50 AM in response to cburg59
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    Jan 5, 2016 12:50 AM in response to cburg59

    this method worked fine. saved me a fortune. the hole in the pen cartridge was too small to grab the broken piece of the headphone jack. I tried heating up the pen cartridge to get a good grip and it came out smoothly! no damage has been done!

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    thank you all for the valuable information!

  • by Waweha,

    Waweha Waweha Feb 9, 2016 7:21 AM in response to AsherSydney
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    Feb 9, 2016 7:21 AM in response to AsherSydney

    Easy:

    1) Get a push pin (the kind with the plastic top like you see on bulletin boards)

    2) Force the point into the broken headphone jack

    3) Force the push pin slightly to the side

    4) Lift

    5) Enjoy the feeling of relief

  • by jks99,

    jks99 jks99 Mar 27, 2016 9:37 AM in response to AsherSydney
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    Mar 27, 2016 9:37 AM in response to AsherSydney

    From what I can tell, the solution varies on whether there's a little prong sticking up.  If so, then grabbing that little prong is the way to go. 

     

    Mine, however, broke off cleanly, and WAY up into the jack hole.  The genius bar had no luck, after an hour, which is pretty surprising, because I ended up doing it pretty easily.  (I took it to the genius bar figuring I'd rather have them screw with it first.)

     

    I ripped the fuzzy end off a Q-tip, placed a little superglue on the end of it, held it firmly in the hole against the broken piece for about 15 minutes, and then pulled.  Voila!  Very easy, and if you're careful with the superglue, then you won't get any on the interior of the jack hole.  I tried it first with regular "arts-and-crafts" glue, which wasn't strong enough.  I know some of you seem hesitant to put glue in your phone, but I figured it was better to try that then cough up $300 for a new phone.

     

    Worked for me.

  • by cclewis,

    cclewis cclewis Apr 30, 2016 12:12 PM in response to AsherSydney
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    Apr 30, 2016 12:12 PM in response to AsherSydney

    Take the refill ink tube out off a ball point pen. Use  bottom  plastic part that is open and push down into your jack port where the broken off piece is. push down and twist so it grabs around the edges and pull out! The broken off piece should pull out with the pen refill and be lodged inside of it! Problem solved! Q-tip method did not work for me as well and all that tweezer prying business... The pen refill method worked right away!

  • by sandervg,

    sandervg sandervg Jul 10, 2016 11:04 PM in response to AsherSydney
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    Jul 10, 2016 11:04 PM in response to AsherSydney

    I managed to get it out using a BIC pen! Break the pen and use the back of the plastic tube. Put it in the headphone plug and pres. This wil work if the part inside the phone is the metal part and the part left on the headphone jack the plastic.

     

    No Glue, no screwing... this is the best solution i came across.

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