People Are Drilling Holes Into Their iPhone 7 To 'Make a Headphone Jack' (craveonline.com)

TechRax -- a popular YouTuber who destroys technology for fame and riches -- has uploaded a video where he drills a hole into an iPhone 7, claiming it to be a "secret hack" to reinstall a headphone jack in the device. The only problem is that he didn't tell people it was a joke, and of course, some people fell for it. Crave Online reports: The YouTube video has amassed over 7.5 million views since being posted online last week, with it attracting 81,000 dislikes in the process. The comments section is currently torn between people who are in on the joke, people who criticize TechRax for damaging his iPhone 7, and most unfortunately, people who have tried the "hack" out for themselves. Although this is YouTube so you can never be quite sure of whether or not these folks are trolling, parsing the comments section reveals some pretty convincing complaints lobbed in TechRax's direction. It's also firmly believable that there are people dumb enough to attempt drilling a hole into their iPhone 7, which is unfortunate but that's the way the world is in 2016. You can read the comments under the YouTube video for more "convincing complaints." But as if the report didn't make it clear enough already, the video is a joke. Apple removed the headphone jack and there's no way to get it back, unless you use an adapter.

Comments

trepanning

[turkeydance]

has returned

Re:trepanning

[random coward]

Where are my mod points when I need them. That's hilarious

Re:trepanning

[whipslash]

Check in a little while and you may have some

How is this suprising?

[Anonymous Coward]

You have to be stupid to buy an iPhone in the first place, so how can you expect them not to be stupid enough to fall for this?

Re:How is this suprising?

[whipslash]

Well, there are still millions of people who bought an iPhone and didn't drill holes.

Re:How is this suprising?

[JustOK]

...yet

huh? mine worked!!

[Anonymous Coward]

i drilled the hole, just lime he showed in the video. you noobs just don't know how to do it.

Re:huh? mine worked!!

[BronsCon]

You're drilling it wrong!

Re:huh? mine worked!!

[k6mfw]

Yes, someone posted on youtube, "stop complaining, it worked for me." I asked if a 2.5mm drill bit will work as I have 2.5mm earphone, someone replied he doesn't see why it would not. However, I can't really check if these internet posts are true because I don't have an iPhone7.

Speaking of fables, I would like to see what happens if someone tried charging their phone in microwave oven.

Re:huh? mine worked!!

[sudon't]

I drilled the hole, just like he showed in the video. You noobs just don't know how to do it.

That's right. I cut a slot in my 2014 iMac, and revealed a working floppy disk drive. Location, location, location...

wtf is this?

[richy freeway]

Am I on Digg?

Re:wtf is this?

[Dunbal]

I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my bike...

C-c-c-c-combo breaker

Re:wtf is this?

[Zalbik]

It's a small world after all...

Re:wtf is this?

[bickerdyke]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbNymZ7vqY

Water Proof

[WhatsAProGingrass]

After you drill the hole for the 3.5mm head phone jack, you have to purchase a special iPhone plug to make it waterproof again. I'd be willing to sell you the plugs for $10 each.

Re:Water Proof

[Dunbal]

Only because you sell cheap knock-offs. I have the ORIGINAL plugs here at $50 each.

Re:Water Proof

[Austerity Empowers]

Hopefully these come with compressed gold gas or you will be harming your listening experience when the plug is removed.

Re:Water Proof

[Knuckles]

Like this? http://appleplugs.com/

Slashdot has dropped even further :(

[Anonymous Coward]

There's absolutely zero proof anyone has done it bar the video. Yet it's being reported as fact?

Between this sort of "news" and the click bait SJW stuff (no not all the discrimination is SJW) I'm wondering why I bother anymore.

Shell of what it once was.

Re:Slashdot has dropped even further :(

[D00MSlayer]

You underestimate the level of stupidity that the human race can achieve. I am quite certain that a lot of the comments are in jest, but there are ALWAYS going to be a group of individuals who are undoubtedly gullible and will attempt this, especially since he trolled them by plugging a speaker jack in and played music from his phone.

Re:Slashdot has dropped even further :(

[thegarbz]

There's absolutely zero proof anyone has done it bar the video.

This is the internet we're talking about. Someone's done it. Trust me, there's a lot of idiots out there.

Dumbass editor... it works

[RandomSurfer314]

But is not even remotely as simple as it appears from the video. You need to carefully drill the whole exactly at the place shown in the video. That's because (obviously) they only covered it up and didn't physically remove the headphone connector - why would they, costs like a few pennies, much more expensive to redesign the board. Try it out for yourself, if you do it the right way it works!

Double your storage by making a hole.

[kamaaina]

Wait that actually was true... with floppy disks.

Re: Double your storage by making a hole.

[Tapewolf]

But only if you were using your disks with single side devices and you also had to make a notch or you couldn't write anything. I was using double side drives and doing this would have erased the data.

That may have been for 5.25" disks... I think you also had to cut a hole in the case for the optical revolution sensor. I've seen it done, but it was very messy, e.g. the bottom of the disk cut open to remove the actual disk so the sensor hole could be cut without damaging the disk.

What the grandparent post is probably thinking of is 3.5" disks, which had an optical sensor and a hole to tell the drive if it was low density (720k) or high density (1.44M). The theory went that they were economising by making the low density disks from rejected high density ones. Either way, you could drill a hole in the things (which risks swarf ending up inside the disk and damaing the heads) or later on, get custom hole-punches to easily and safely cut out the notch in the disk casing.

a fool and his money.

[nimbius]

If you're ignorant enough to buy a $700 cellphone that comes with no headphone jack, then chances are you're ignorant enough to take a power drill to it. You'll find my sympathy somewhat lacking here.

Re:a fool and his money.

[The-Ixian]

I am actually somewhat surprised that these people have the necessary equipment and skill to drill a hole in such rounded surfaces

Re:a fool and his money.

[PPH]

He skipped the part where he used a center punch and hammer.

Re: a fool and his money.

[bestweasel]

He did include the part where he clamps the iPhone between the serrated metal jaws of a machinist's vice, "If it starts doing this, guys it's perfectly normal".

7.5 million views?

[The Grim Reefer]

You'd think that, that many views would tell apple that people would like the headphone jack to remain. But I know they don't care. Hopefully other manufacturers will realize this and not remove it too. Regardless, I have no plans to get a new phone until my currently 2 generation old phone dies.

Re:7.5 million views?

[burtosis]

You'd think that, that many views would tell apple that people would like the headphone jack to remain. But I know they don't care. Hopefully other manufacturers will realize this and not remove it too. Regardless, I have no plans to get a new phone until my currently 2 generation old phone dies.

Yep just like how the non-removable battery didn't catch on. I mean how could a non-removable battery be a safety issue or cost a company billions in lost stock value?

Apple said it, you just need...

[Arkh89]

Courage

you're an idiot if you believe this

[YesIAmAScript]

I don't mean if you believed the drill guy, I mean if you believe this story about other people believing him is real.

People like to tell a good story, to be seen on youtube, etc. Even if you think everyone is dumber than you you have to be a bit smarter than to fall for this.

Re:So there is room for a 3.5mm jack?

[fluffernutter]

It would be courageous of Apple to allow people to return phones for a full refund if they didn't know it lacked this basic feature.

Low hanging joke missing?

[shanen]

You need a headphone jack like you need a hole in the head.

(Low hanging fruit, but no one picked it yet?)

Re:Drill baby drill!

[whoever57]

If enough gullibles drill out their iphone 7s, maybe Apple will consider putting the goddamned thing back in next time around.

No chance in hell. Apple is going to make a fortune selling replacement AirPods.

Re:So there is room for a 3.5mm jack?

[sims 2]

I was surprised that It still worked (the phone not the jack) but considering it did they apparently didn't do anything with the space they saved.

Re:Drill baby drill!

[BronsCon]

And, apparently, replacement iPhones...

Tough Shit

[Osgeld]

if you are dumb enough to buy a product that does not meet your requirements, THEN are even are even dumber to follow the first asshole telling you how to "magically fix" problem #1 just go walk out in front of a bus already and do the world a favor you twat

Re:So there is room for a 3.5mm jack?

[Anonymous Coward]

but drilling a hole will let all the courage out.

Missed opportunity

[Zalbik]

I refuse to believe anyone actually did this.

If it is really true then I wish he had shown people how to drill a USB port into their forehead

Hmm...I just got an idea for a Youtube video!

They regularly fall for the dumbest shit, so ...

[treczoks]

"IOS7 is now waterproof", "IOS8 enables fast charging in the microwave", "Set your IPhone date back to Jan 1st, 1970 to see a great surprise after rebooting", ...

Yes indeed, it looks like a certain stupidity helps to stomach Apple products.

Think, people!

[michael_wojcik]

So stupid. Apple didn't cover up the jack, they removed it.

You have to buy a jack at an electronics store and glue it to the side of the phone.

I did it, and it works fine. Sound's a little faint unless you turn the volume up all the way.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to get back to the cargo plane I'm building out of rocks and bamboo.