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Headphone jack splitter

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July 8, 2014 1:53:22 PM

Hello fair people of Tom's hardware!

I recently bought a headphone jack splitter online (new) and got it today. I tried plugging it into my phone (Sony Xperia Z1 compact) and it didn't detect it, it kept playing sound from the phone speaker. It only detected it for a split second when I pulled it out and put it in again. I tried it on my (android) tablet and its the same, but when I tried it on my (desktop) PC, it worked.

Any suggestions or explanations why it wont/doesn't work on my phone/tablet??

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July 8, 2014 2:02:19 PM

How many black lines are there on the gold plated part of the jack?
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July 8, 2014 2:05:13 PM

Because your phone and the tablet both have a headset jack: speaker and microphone on the same jack, four instead of three contacts.
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July 9, 2014 2:14:51 AM

williamcummins said:
How many black lines are there on the gold plated part of the jack?


There are three white lines and its a silver colour.
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July 9, 2014 2:38:37 AM

mage115 said:
williamcummins said:
How many black lines are there on the gold plated part of the jack?


There are three white lines and its a silver colour.

You need an additional headphone + mic splitter.
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July 9, 2014 2:40:51 AM

noidea_77 said:
mage115 said:
williamcummins said:
How many black lines are there on the gold plated part of the jack?


There are three white lines and its a silver colour.

You need an additional headphone + mic splitter.


What? Why? I'm not quite getting this...
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July 9, 2014 2:45:46 AM

mage115 said:
noidea_77 said:
mage115 said:
williamcummins said:
How many black lines are there on the gold plated part of the jack?


There are three white lines and its a silver colour.

You need an additional headphone + mic splitter.


What? Why? I'm not quite getting this...

Read the "Mobile phones" paragraph: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headphone_jack
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