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Help Fix Broken Headphone JacK?!

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So once I was walking in my kitchen with my headphones on and when walking around the table, the cable goes into the corner of it and the cable pulls out. After this incident, the left side doesn't work with headphones. I've tried 5 different headphones and only the right side worked while both worked in the computer. I have no idea what happened or broke the jack. Is there any fix?
 
Well if it doesn't work with different headphones it's obviously the headphone socket which got damaged. Bad luck, but not impossible. Most likely it got pushed sidewards and one of the contacts was broken.

If it's mechanical damage, the fix is to repair or replace the damaged component. Might just require opening up and a dab of solder (though some phones are very hard to open!), or might need a new headphone jack, depending on exactly what broke. If you are not comfortable with doing that yourself, you'll need to find a competent repair shop.
 
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