Earbuds keep cutting in/out when attached to Android phone while running?

They still are bad even after another cleaning today of the headphone jack.

The connections inside the phone where the jack connects to the phone itself are coming loose. Not much you can do. You could try taping the 3.5mm connector to the phone so it won't move around as you run. That might work or it might not. Otherwise, I think your best bet is to buy Bluetooth earbuds or upgrade to a newer phone. That model is four years old.

Bluetooth but connected to a sportswatch. I have a Garmin 245 music and use Jaybird Tarah Pro bluetooth headphones.

Well if you tried other headphones and got the same result it sounds like your 3.5mm headphone jack is jacked up.

Don't listen to the guys that say you need to buy bluetooth headphones or a new phone. You don't NEED to. Yknow, the like top 3 things that break on mobile electronic devices are panels, ports, and the battery. You don't need to go out and buy a whole new laptop if the only thing that's broken is the charging port, just fix the charging port.

Especially if youre happy with your phone, look for a local repair shop and inquire how much it would cost to fix the jack if it is indeed broken. Then you can do the cost analysis and weigh your options yourself. Whether you buy a new 400-1000 dollar phone or 100-200 dollar bluetooth earphones is up to you, but look into how much it costs to fix your device first.

Thanks for the solid responses!

fisky wrote:

The connections inside the phone where the jack connects to the phone itself are coming loose. Not much you can do. You could try taping the 3.5mm connector to the phone so it won't move around as you run. That might work or it might not. Otherwise, I think your best bet is to buy Bluetooth earbuds or upgrade to a newer phone. That model is four years old.

Thank you, I thought it was the phone jacks so I tried several before posting this to be sure. But if it's the phone, oh well. I got the phone in August 2017.

LG G6 suffering from intermittent disconnections, Google Assistant popups or track skipping? Simple fix for that, no need to send the phone in or have it replaced.

This is exactly what's happening to me. I forgot to add that the songs will skip without me touching. I've had to alter my cadence in spots (before you guys told me this) because I thought the way I was running was screwing up the phone and jack.

This saved me.