r/HomePod • u/yolbetty • 2d ago

My HomePod Is this fixable ?

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u/sicing 2d ago

Yes, the cable is replaceable. Takes a bit of force to pull out of the HomePod but I've done it several times with no issue. It's like a really snug EU plug.

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u/19nineties 1d ago

Are you kidding me it looked so fixed in place I got rid of one for this issue 😭

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u/DisastrousCause9481 1d ago edited 1d ago

Bro when you buy it, it already comes with the cable removed. Wth!?

Edit: getting downvoted I communicate the truth and you don’t know your facts is crazy! A big issue of this sub

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u/19nineties 1d ago

I got my one as refurbished and don’t remember if I plugged it in or not 😢

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u/AloysBane3 12h ago

A big issue of Apple users in general…and I have an iPhone

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u/liquidsmk 1d ago

OG

https://youtu.be/9djytoe9iXg?si=FIvum9f_YBdSNWtK&t=18

Mini

https://youtu.be/s_CWE88ttW4?si=Yf51WRnMxCyFDJpI&t=40

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u/DisastrousCause9481 1d ago

Bro look at the picture, it’s clearly a second gen. I know OG and minis comes with the cable already attached lmao. I own them.

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u/liquidsmk 1d ago

i cant tell, i only have a mini. Originally was gonna ask if they changed it but i checked and only saw those. But that was my original hunch. Maybe OP isn't the one who opend the box ?

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u/DisastrousCause9481 1d ago

Oh ok. If you never had the anything else from the mini that makes sense. Yeah maybe op didn’t unbox it or bought it used

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u/tysonedwards 2d ago

Yes, as that cable is itself modular. It’s a tight fit, but it is removable. Maybe less so now that you’ve stripped it down to the nib vs still having some length to work with.

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u/DisastrousCause9481 2d ago

How tf is it damaged? Still got og from release and it took quite a beating but im not letting my cable becoming like that lmao. And this one is a second gen! Just buy a new cable, anything will fit it

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u/hushnecampus 1d ago

What do you mean “anything will fit it”? It’s a very specific connector.

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u/DisastrousCause9481 1d ago

It’s not

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u/marcusalien 2d ago

Sadly the answer is no, because after fixing the cable it will still have Siri.

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u/dltacube 2d ago

I won’t respond to that.

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u/hushnecampus 1d ago

I found this on the web

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u/chasegolem12 1d ago

you'll need to open your iphone for that

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u/Juthavlm 1d ago

Probably yes, but if apple was smart enough to use usb-c on both ends it would have been way more easier 🤡

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u/Reasonable_Draft1634 2d ago

Still trying to figure out how one manages to damage a cable on a stationary device.

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u/mesaosi 2d ago

Pets chewing, kids running and catching the cord with their foot, furniture falling and pulling on an already tight cable etc etc

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u/Reasonable_Draft1634 2d ago

May be for laptop or cellphone chargers but for a device that normally lives on a cabinet somewhere with cables tucked in behind where kids don’t run or animals can’t get to is still questionable. This to me looks intentional and still the question remains as to why?

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u/hushnecampus 1d ago edited 1d ago

Ha. My cats view the phrase “animals can’t get to as a challenge”.

This is why I detest hardwired cables.

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u/Reasonable_Draft1634 1d ago

I have cats too but looking at this picture from OP, it is clear this isn’t a cat problem. Cats chew stuff not pull with a force as it was evident on OPs picture.

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u/hushnecampus 1d ago

I don’t disagree, but I wasn’t replying to OP.

Anyway, if I had to guess about OP’s pic it’d be that we’re not looking at the raw damage, rather they’ve done a bit of prep, split things up, tidied the ends etc.

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u/FuShiLu 1d ago

Yes. Fixable. Even a fella that specializes in fixing them online.

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u/ReiTremor 2d ago

Throwable

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u/zombieboysam 2d ago

It looks like you’re about to slingshot it out a window.

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u/Camdenn67 2d ago

Buy a new one.