iphone 6 headphone jack Issues

The iPhone 6 jack has too much tolerance and 1/2 the headphones I own cause cut outs or music to stops playing. In addition Siri will sometimes engage erroneously do to the movement in the headphone jack. I tried and iPhone 5 and all of my jacks fit very snug without any issues. The problem appears to be that the the iPhone 6 jack was designed to allow rotation of the connector and this is a problem for a number of headphones.

iPhone 6, iOS 8

Posted on Sep 20, 2014 6:25 AM

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Oct 14, 2014 9:02 AM in response to benjam10

Was your issue that you were getting a bad connection when you plugged the earphones all the way in? Things like crackling and audio dropping out? I ask because I started following this thread when I noticed my earphone jack has just a little more resistance when plugging it in (as compared to my iPhone 5), but other than that I've had no problems with the connection itself.


I'd really like to avoid a trip to the store to replace the unit, since everything else is OK. But I want to be sure this doesn't creep up on me and become a problem later.


(Also, curious -- did they replace your phone with a brand new, in the box phone, or one in a plain brown box?)

Oct 14, 2014 2:54 PM in response to vanishingspy

I am having the same problem with my IPhone 6 64GB Space Grey as well. I received one of the first batch of Iphones so that may be the issue because the later ones do not have a problem. My sister got one later than me and my headphones work fine in her Iphone6. I am getting a replacement and should be here shortly. Will let everyone know how it turns out.

Oct 15, 2014 1:58 AM in response to MikeApex

I'm having the same problem. Two of my headphones which work fine with everything else wouldn't work for my iphone 6. Music from any player kept pausing them playing or siri popped up. Sometimes the track would skip but mainly the other two things. I don't know what to do, for now I have other headphones that seem compatible but I want to use any headphones. Just bought this phone, ridiculous. Main use of the phone is with music and headphones. So far the only real solution appears to be have a Lucky or the right pair of headphones

Oct 19, 2014 11:02 AM in response to MikeApex

Exact same problems. All high-end headphones that I've tried cause pausing, skipping and Siri interruptions (iPhone 6, 128,Space Grey). Purchased on line at release. This is ridiculous and needs to be addressed very soon by Apple. They are going to have a lot of angry buyers responding to this post (as well as publicly). There's no question this is a hardware issue at the iPhone jack.

Oct 21, 2014 9:27 AM in response to MikeApex

Same issue as others are facing; except that neither my Apple nor 3P headphones work properly with the iPhone 6. When the device was newer (I've had it almost a month now), I did not have this problem. But it appears to worsen each day.


I'd prefer not getting a replacement phone (since this is my work device and would require an extended process of recertifying). Can anyone verify that it's device-specific, and replacements don't develop similar problems?

Oct 21, 2014 10:06 AM in response to nyc_user2014

Just wanted to give you guys an update. I got my replacement phone 4 days ago and it seems the issue is fixed.


The headphone jack on my first 2 phones were very loose fitting, the headphone plug would easily move around by itself when walking while in my pocket.


The 3rd phone has a much tighter fitting, once it is plugged it doesn't move, even if you want to move it yourself by rotating, you can feel it takes a lot more force to move it. I think this could be part of the issue for some people.


If you can easily rotate your headphone plug and have this issue, I would see if you can get a replacement that has a snug fit. My first 2 phones were built in September and had the loose fitting port, my 3rd phone was built in October and had the tighter fitting port.


I think Apple are on to this from that perspective. If there are other contact issues (like the metal ring issue) then that doesn't seem to be fixed as of yet.


I am hoping this will be my last replacement for this phone! I will keep you updated if anything happens over time.


For reference, a bunch of friends have phones with Serials starting C3 and my first 2 were also C3 but my 3rd phone starts with DN and is a week 39 (October) phone. My others were both week 36 and my friends have week 36 and week 37 phones.


It would be interesting to see what factory and week the iPhones with this issue come from.

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