iFixit - Answers With Device "Apple EarPods"

Apple EarPods: The big mesh in the front not working

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:41:46 -0700

Hey guys pleeeeaase help im freaking out here!

As i said the big part in the front of earpiece,mesh or whatever you call it is not working,on both sides L and R.I just have the little mesh on the flat side working and its driving me crazy.The front part that goes into ear just have a very little muffled sound which is so annoying.

please help me there's no apple store in my country and you guys are my only hope.

⟐ Commented April 03, 2025 at 18:41 MST

Apple EarPods: Right headphone not working

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 23:05:03 -0700

My right headphone has stopped working. It doesn't play sound but I think it's some kinde of trouble with the cable because when I bend it right over the remote the sound comes back.

Has someone experienced the same problem and have any good advice?

⟐ Answer deleted April 16, 2022 at 23:05 MST

Apple EarPods: Apple Earpod Pin Out.

Thu, 11 Jul 2019 13:01:17 -0700

Tip - Left - Green

Ring1 - Right - Red

Ring2 - Ground - Green/Gold & Red/Gold & Red/Green*

Ring3 - Mic - Gold*

There's a wire that has red and green strands wrapped around gold strands. Separate them. The red/green is ground. The gold is for the microphone.

(By gold, I mean the color of the insulation, not the metal.)

⟐ Commented July 11, 2019 at 13:01 MST

Apple EarPods: Both earpods are not working at all

Tue, 05 Dec 2017 02:19:34 -0700

Cant here any sounds can anyone help me

⟐ Commented December 05, 2017 at 2:19 MST

Apple EarPods: Why did My EarPods suddenly stopped working?

Sat, 22 Aug 2020 18:05:30 -0700

I have a iPhone 5c and the EarPods were working perfectly fine until one day I noticed that my remote control wasn't working. After that my EarPods started making weird sounds then I couldn't hear the left earpod then after few days I completely couldn't hear both left and right pods.

⟐ Commented August 22, 2020 at 18:05 MST

Apple EarPods: How do I fix the earpod plug-in

Tue, 02 May 2017 07:57:41 -0700

I have a chromebook and it comes with this case from school. I have apple earpods and I leave them pluged in whenever I put them in the case. When I took out the laptop, I unplugged the earpods and the part that you plug in was bent and uneven with the cord. When I got home the audio was very bad when I tried it. Then I tried pushing it back in by bitting it, then it broke off.

Can you please tell me how to attach it back on and have it still just like before?:)thanks

⟐ Commented May 02, 2017 at 7:57 MST

Apple EarPods: How to open the frun mesh on apple earPods

Sun, 28 Apr 2019 10:50:35 -0700

hello guy, I wanth to kno how I open the frun mesh on my apple earPods, the sound is really anoying verry quite, I try to cleanit but nuthing heppen.

⟐ Commented April 28, 2019 at 10:50 MST

EarPods with Lightning Connector: How to connect Earpods without Bluetooth?

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 01:38:54 -0700

I have Earpods but if i want to use, i need to use Bluetooth. Is there anyway to use my Earpods without Bluetooth? I’m using a iPhone 7 Plus.

⟐ Answered March 12, 2024 at 1:38 MST

Apple EarPods: How to fix ripped headphone cords

Wed, 25 Apr 2018 16:06:56 -0700

How do you fix the apple headphones when the cord is ripped?

⟐ Answered April 25, 2018 at 16:06 MST

Apple EarPods: Left earbud's main driver not working

Thu, 10 Oct 2013 09:38:50 -0700

Whenever I get a new pair of these headphones, main driver in the left earbud stops working after a while. The wires tend to get jerked around quite a bit, often from getting caught on protruding doorknobs. I was wondering if this happens with anybody else, and if there is a way that I can fix it at home without damaging or cutting through the plastic pieces. It would also be nice to know if there is a way to strengthen or reinforce the wires somehow to prevent this from happening again.

⟐ Answered October 10, 2013 at 9:38 MST

Apple EarPods: How do I repair a cut headphone cable?

Fri, 24 Nov 2017 20:58:35 -0700

The cable of my Apple EarPods got cut above the mic. I'd usually be able to repair a cable, but because everything inside is so tiny, I can't really tell what's what. Is there a way to repair the cable?

⟐ Commented November 24, 2017 at 20:58 MST

Apple EarPods: Left Earpod Has No Bass and Sounds different from the right

Sat, 17 Oct 2015 02:45:52 -0700

What has happened? the Earpod is quieter, and distorts the audio. It was hanging from my shirt, and then i put it in my ear and then this happened.

⟐ Commented October 17, 2015 at 2:45 MST

EarPods with Lightning Connector: My iPhone SE won’t find my lightning EarPods

Fri, 06 Apr 2018 01:29:45 -0700

My lightning EarPods won’t work with my iPhone SE. They work on iPhone 7, 6s and 6 but not the SE. They are compatible with the SE.

Does anyone know anything about this issue? Any help would be great.

⟐ Commented April 06, 2018 at 1:29 MST

Apple EarPods: Left side not working.

Fri, 13 Apr 2018 09:13:04 -0700

I have tried many different techniques and I have not found one that works, anyone know if there is a way to fix this?

⟐ Answered April 13, 2018 at 9:13 MST

EarPods with USB-C connector: My earphone got slow sound?

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:57:17 -0700

Left speaker stopped working and sound is slow and mic also not working and connected disconnected problem

⟐ Answered November 25, 2025 at 14:57 MST

EarPods with Lightning Connector: Replacing/Repairing the Lightning port of the EarPods.

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 17:43:02 -0700

I couldn’t have described my problem anywhere else, as I was getting bizarre results for my searches.
The problem that I am facing is that the small metal piece(The part that goes inside the phone while charging) on the lightning cable broke and I don’t know what to do, I browsed how can I repair the jack or something like that, but the repairing involved some serious precision work(Clipping/precise soldering) and I don’t want to follow that currently, Meanwhile a thought came to my mind, but I’m not sure if it is even going to work or not?
I was thinking that instead of scrapping the plastic out and carry on with the soldering stuff, what I can do is maybe take a lightning charger cable(Official/alternate)… Chop it off and then connect the wires with my Earpods.
I wanted to know if it is going to work? If yes, then will I be able to get all the features intact? Like using Mic, Controlling volume up and down? Don’t lose the quality of music on my Earpods?

⟐ Answer accepted September 29, 2022 at 17:43 MST

EarPods with Lightning Connector: Right earphone do not work

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 12:33:37 -0700

My right side earphone is not working

Any tips?

⟐ Answered June 27, 2022 at 12:33 MST

EarPods with Lightning Connector: My EarPods aren’t being recognized by any device.

Sun, 25 Feb 2018 22:21:47 -0700

They are the ones that come with the iPhone 7 and don’t have the conventional 7mm headphone plugin but rather the lightening adapter one for iPhone products. They are brand new and I’m not allowed to buy new ones and they aren’t being recognized by any device I plug it into. Help?

⟐ Commented February 25, 2018 at 22:21 MST

Apple EarPods: How to Reassemble EarPods?

Thu, 15 May 2014 03:46:35 -0700

I disassembled my earpods volume control to fix it using a guitar pick but now i don't know how to reassemble it. Anyone can help me?

⟐ Answer accepted May 15, 2014 at 3:46 MST

Apple EarPods: Interior parts individual names.?

Tue, 13 May 2014 03:59:49 -0700

What are the individual names of the interior parts of Apple EarPods

⟐ Answered May 13, 2014 at 3:59 MST