As the title suggests, the iPhone 5 headphones have been shocking me quite painfully upons use. They aren't damaged, nor have they bet wet or exposed to water. I want to know if anyone else has had this issue and if there are any fixes.
iPhone 5, iOS 6
I've had this happen as well. I switched back to my old earbuds and got shocked again. It's infuriating. I wonder if it might be the metal brim that might be conducting a charge. It hurts.
I was shocked last night, getting out of my car with the earpods in. I had just removed the charging cable from the USB port.
I found that it happens less if I don't have anything fuzzy on (fleece etc..)
I've had this happen multiple times but I think it's because of what I was wearing. The first time it happened I was wearing a wool sweater and the last time it happened I was wearing a fleece jacket. All the other times in between I was wearing something fuzzy like infinitiguyapple says. It's static electricity that causes it I'm guessing. It's a known problem, I've had this happen since I had my iPhone 3G and has happened to me as recently as 2 days ago. Keep the line away from your clothing or keep the buds out of your ear if you're wearing something fuzzy.
have you tried such type of headsets before?
and if so were those also painful or do you find apples plugs to be painful and other
types of headset to be ok?
iPhone 5 headphones shocking painfully
