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Bringing BACK The iPhone Headphone Jack - in China

Strange Parts · 13.3M views · 2017-09-06 · 33:34

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Overview

Strange Parts spends four months, seven custom circuit boards and several disassembled iPhones adding a working headphone jack to an iPhone 7 in China. The build is documented in detail.

On Hacker News

Cited as proof that space existed for a headphone jack in the iPhone.

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Repair, teardowns & right to repairEmbedded systems & DIY electronicsConsumer devices & gadgets
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evilai · 2024-03 · Reference

Very similar to the experience recounted by this engineer YouTuber[1], who is partly known for modifying his iPhone to add a headphone jack[2]. It's incredible the harmful effect that incorrect medical treatment can have. [1] [LINK] [2] [VIDEO]

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vondro · 2022-05 · Reference

Yeah, well when they removed the headphone jack on iPhone 7, which has the same shape and dimensions as iPhone 6, it turned out they just put some piece of plastic in the place where previously the jack was. Youtube channel Strange Parts managed to implement working headphone jack on iphone7: [VIDEO] So I call BS on space constrains, I call BS on waterproofing (waterproofed phones with 3.5mm jack exist). Conveniently, when Apple released iPhone 7, they also released 1st gen AirPods :-)

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SECProto · 2021-10 · Reference

> They needed the space for other things like the new generation Taptic engine on iPhone 7 I mean, they didn't technically need the space - there was space for one guy to cram one into the bottom without removing the taptic thingy (although it did get shifted slightly) [1] [1] super long video and not practical for an individual to do it, but shows that there was space and it could've been included. [VIDEO]

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