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Pro Tip: You Cannot Drill a Headphone Jack Into the iPhone 7

This is one DIY hack you won't want to try.

By Angela Moscaritolo
September 26, 2016
iPhone 7 DIY headphone Jack

Attention, iPhone 7 owners: under no circumstances is it a good idea to try to create your own headphone jack by drilling a hole into the phone. It's not going to work, and you'll just wind up with a busted phone.

This advice should go without saying, but some people are apparently easily duped. YouTube channel TechRax recently posted a video showing a "secret hack to get headphone jack on the iPhone 7." This "hack" involves placing the phone in a vice to keep it steady, then taking a 3.5mm drill bit to its underside where the headphone jack would normally be.

"I found a perfect solution to this problem, guys. It's a very simple tutorial, just follow along," the narrator says, flipping the phone around in his hands, before putting it in the vice and going to work. Check out what happens for yourself in the video below.

Obviously, the video is just a joke and TechRax is trolling Apple for its controversial decision to remove the headphone jack from its latest handset. It's hard to believe anyone would believe the advice is serious, but...you never know.

"Help! Now my old headphones fit in but the phone doesn't work anymore!" one commenter writes, we hope in jest. The video has already racked up more than 10 million views, so with that kind of audience, we wouldn't be surprised if a few fell for it.

Similar hoaxes have vexed iPhone users in the past, from those who thought iOS 7 made their phones waterproof to people who thought microwaving a phone would charge its battery (Spoiler: it does not).

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About Angela Moscaritolo

Managing Editor, Consumer Electronics

I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced team of analysts covering smart home, home entertainment, wearables, fitness and health tech, and various other product categories. I have been with PCMag for more than 10 years, and in that time have written more than 6,000 articles and reviews for the site. I previously served as an analyst focused on smart home and wearable devices, and before that I was a reporter covering consumer tech news. I'm also a yoga instructor, and have been actively teaching group and private classes for nearly a decade. 

Prior to joining PCMag, I was a reporter for SC Magazine, focusing on hackers and computer security. I earned a BS in journalism from West Virginia University, and started my career writing for newspapers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

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