Earphones stop working

I've had three pairs of earphones so far. The first pair was the worst of them all, with the rubber around the earphones falling apart and the sound on both earphones eventually becoming really tinny and difficult to hear. I got a new pair, but after a few months the volume in the right earphone suddenly dropped. The earphones I got after those, after just four months, have done exactly the same.
I think that unless Apple earphone are extremely crappy and I'm really unlucky, the fault must be in the iPhone, that somehow causes the earphones to break. Is this a known issue?

Are u just wondering or have a problem ??
Weather wondering or having problems just chek this
the wires of earphones should be straight not twisted and no cut or something like that shall happen
Even try to properly place into jack becoz in most cases people dont plug correctly and say that sounds nt cmg
well u can always use some other earphones apart from apple and you can also buy it out a new one

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i was just wondering what i could do if my earphones stop working?

Are u just wondering or have a problem ??
Weather wondering or having problems just chek this
the wires of earphones should be straight not twisted and no cut or something like that shall happen
Even try to properly place into jack becoz in most cases people dont plug correctly and say that sounds nt cmg
well u can always use some other earphones apart from apple and you can also buy it out a new one

My earphone stopped working!the right side!

my earphone stopped working!the right side!
repaire warranty still eligible...
But the apple store said I cannot share the repair service overseas!!!
Where I bought it, the stupid machinery is to be repaired???!!!
WHY???IS IT TRUE?

http://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/iphone/
An iPhone's warranty is only valid in the country where it was originally sold. You have to return it to that country for warranty service.
"IMPORTANT RESTRICTION
Apple may restrict warranty service to the country where Apple or its Authorized Distributors originally sold the Apple Product." - http://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/products/iphone-english.html

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My iPhone's 3 buttons earphone suddenly stopped working. I tried to reset it by holding sleep and home button from a few seconds, but still nothing
I didn't drop my iPhone 3GS at all, and there's no cracks neither.
It's very disappointing because I use these buttons a lot and now I have to take my phone out of my pocket to activate VoiceControl or change music.
Do you have any solutions/advices for me to resolve that issue?
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OK. Called Apple Care. They were awesome. Sending replacement iphone thru Apple Care Advanced Replacement. Should arrive in one day.
Downside: Credit card charged 599.99 until old iphone is received by them.
Upside: Never without phone.
If did not do Advanced Replacement then would have had to wait for shipping box to arrive. Send defective iphone in for repair or replacement (5-7 business days) with that box. Then the repaired or replacement iphone would have been shipped back to me. So I would have been without phone for 7-10 days.
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Both iPod Touch and iPod Classic left side of stereosound stopped working

I have used my iPod Touch with Adidas Sennheiser earphones in the gym for 1+ years and suddenly
last week the left side of my earphones stopped working. I tried other earphones and still the left side didn't work
so I borrowed my dad's iPod Classic. The (Adidas) earphones worked fine for a week, but now suddenly the left
side stopped working again! This can't be coincidence.
Do you think that my earphones destroyed both my iPods? They both don't have warranty anymore...

First try the headphones in another device but first look at the plug for abnormalities that could damage the headphone jack in the iPod.
If confrmed that the headphnes work OK
- Try cleaning out/blowing out the headphone jack. Try inserting/removing the plug a dozen times or so. There is a little switch in the headphone jack that disconnects the speaker when the headphone jack is inserted.
Try the following to rule out a software problem
- Check also Settings > General > Accessibility > Hearing. Make sure that the sound balance is not set all the way to "R".
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store. Seems you have a bad headphone jack.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
If not under warranty Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one for this price. They do not fix yours.
Apple - iPod Repair price
A third-party place like the following will replace the jack for less. Google for more.
iPhone Repair, Service & Parts: iPod Touch, iPad, MacBook Pro Screens
Replace the jack yourself
iPod Touch Repair – iFixit

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This previous discussion discusses the same if not similar problem.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/6750990#6750990

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Hello there, RufusChloe.
The following iPod Troubleshooting Assistant should help with troubleshooting your issue:
Apple - Support - iPod - iPod shuffle (3rd generation) Troubleshooting
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/shuffle3gen/
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro.

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Hi,
So I recently purchased an iPhone 5 and the store gave me a pair of additional earphones with the deal. All new products. Earphones that came with the phone works fine across multiple devices and so did the extra pair, until earlier today.
When I plugged in the extra pair into my macbook, the volume/pause button suddenly stopped responding. Sound works perfectly fine but the buttons don't. After this happened I tried plugging the earphones back into the iphone and the issue remains. Even tried them with my old 3GS, same problem there. Original earphones still work flawlessly.
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had the same problem. Apparently the last segment of the jack controls the remote so it needs to be properly inserted. I realized that I had somehow bent the jack so I just yanked it straight and it works fine. Apparently another possibility is you have lint round the base you need to scrape off. I don't think this is a technical os problem

The little "clickie" thing on my earphones suddenly stopped working...

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What's wrong with my iPhone ? :S
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Hey Jakob,
Try restoring the iPhone, if the issue persists it may need hardware repair.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305744
You can request repair for iPhone accessories online here:
https://selfsolve.apple.com/GetWarranty.do
You can also make a reservation to have a Genius at a local Apple retail store take a look at the iPhone or call AppleCare.
http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
U.S. iPhone technical support: 1-800-MY-IPHONE (1-800-694-7466)
Jason
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Today my iPhone 5c earphone jack stopped working, I don't have applecare but my phone is only a month old. I was just wondering if I could still get it fixed at a reasonable price.

Your iPhone has a one year warranty even without buying AppleCare. As long as the problem wasn't caused by damage you caused (e.g. dropping, water, etc) it should be covered. The following may help: https://www.apple.com/support/iphone/repair/

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