Repair a jack socket in a smartphone?

[Eorlanas]

So i apparently broke the jack socket(not sure if it's the right name:the thing where you put the headphone cable)of my smartphone(an Huawei Y530-U00). Is there any homemade way to repair it/how much would it cost to get it repaired by someone more skilled than me?

 

[bigpinkdragon286]

Disassemble it, reattach the socket to the board physically, and re-solder the connections. If it was surface mounted, and the traces ripped up with it, you may have to follow them back to other components and solder there with jumper wires. I would expect you're going to need some pretty small soldering equipment. Good luck.

It may be cheaper and easier to switch to blue-tooth for connecting with your phone at this point.

 

[Pinhedd]

So i apparently broke the jack socket(not sure if it's the right name:the thing where you put the headphone cable)of my smartphone(an Huawei Y530-U00). Is there any homemade way to repair it/how much would it cost to get it repaired by someone more skilled than me?

This repair can be performed by anyone sufficiently skilled with a soldering iron and the right equipment. If you don't know what that equipment is, you're better off taking it to a professional.

 

[Eorlanas]

Thanks, i'll try bringing it to a professional.

 

[A_Goat]

No one is going to have parts for that phone. Period.
You will not be getting that repaired anytime soon.

 

[Pinhedd]

No one is going to have parts for that phone. Period.
You will not be getting that repaired anytime soon.

If the traces have simply separated, it may be a simple fix that doesn't require any spare parts.

 

[A_Goat]

No one is going to have parts for that phone. Period.
You will not be getting that repaired anytime soon.

If the traces have simply separated, it may be a simple fix that doesn't require any spare parts.

I doubt it. If the phone was dropped with enough force to seperate a soldered connection, the screen would be broken as well.
That being said, nothing is impossbile.
But even then, if you somehow manage to find a repair shop that would be willing to open it (also doubtful), the money they would charge you as a service fee would not be worth the risk. Unless of course they offer to do it for free, which I also doubt. But hey, like I said... nothing is impossible.

 

[Pinhedd]

No one is going to have parts for that phone. Period.
You will not be getting that repaired anytime soon.

If the traces have simply separated, it may be a simple fix that doesn't require any spare parts.

I doubt it. If the phone was dropped with enough force to seperate a soldered connection, the screen would be broken as well.
That being said, nothing is impossbile.
But even then, if you somehow manage to find a repair shop that would be willing to open it (also doubtful), the money they would charge you as a service fee would not be worth the risk. Unless of course they offer to do it for free, which I also doubt. But hey, like I said... nothing is impossible.

OP mentioned nothing about dropping the phone or a broken screen, just a broken headphone jack. I've seen this happen before when sufficient torque is applied to the socket, such as by sitting down when carrying it in a pocket with headphones plugged in.

 

[A_Goat]

I never said the phone was broken, or that it had a broken screen. I was merely suggesting a way it could have been broken, as you just did.

I can't find anything on the hardware of that device, even a video of one being opened... but from my experience I doubt the headphone jack is directly connected to a soldered connection. It is either bridged by a contact point, or connected via a flex cable before being attached to a soldered connection, if said connection even exists. So whether it be a contact point or a flex cable, inserting the headphone jack with too much force or bending it would simply damage the headphone jack itself before damaging the connection.

But still, the OP has not returned to further explain the condition of the phone or even offer more insight as to if the jack is actually broken or not... it could very well just be a software issue or some lint in the jack.

 

[Eorlanas]

No one is going to have parts for that phone. Period.
You will not be getting that repaired anytime soon.

If the traces have simply separated, it may be a simple fix that doesn't require any spare parts.

I doubt it. If the phone was dropped with enough force to seperate a soldered connection, the screen would be broken as well.
That being said, nothing is impossbile.
But even then, if you somehow manage to find a repair shop that would be willing to open it (also doubtful), the money they would charge you as a service fee would not be worth the risk. Unless of course they offer to do it for free, which I also doubt. But hey, like I said... nothing is impossible.

OP mentioned nothing about dropping the phone or a broken screen, just a broken headphone jack. I've seen this happen before when sufficient torque is applied to the socket, such as by sitting down when carrying it in a pocket with headphones plugged in.

That's kind of what happened.
I'd say it is not a software issue, since if you plug in a jack and twist it the sound varies from "normal" to "only one side" to "very far away".

 

[A_Goat]

if the same problem persists with different headphones;

It's a common problem with headphone jacks.
You need a new one to solve the problem.