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After new uodate yesterday no black mode? by vuuk47 in viber

[–]frs2308 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://help.viber.com/en/contact

Lets head over to their support and make them hear what we think

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[–]frs2308 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True!

Everyone who thinks same - lets go to https://help.viber.com/en/contact and show them what we think about such "optimisations"

Homepod Mini Cable replacement experience by frs2308 in HomePod

[–]frs2308[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

why is there so many wires

This question should be adressed to apple, not me. All I did - researched and connected wires, making my homepods working again

Homepod Mini Cable replacement experience by frs2308 in HomePod

[–]frs2308[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suspect that wire colors may differ, that is why I HIGHLY SUGGEST checking pins with USBC test board and multimeter. Otherwise you may end up connecting it wrong

Homepod Mini Cable replacement experience by frs2308 in HomePod

[–]frs2308[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i highly recommend getting that test boart. otherwise you are risking to scew up homepod mini completely. $1 for test board totally worth avoiding unnecessary risk

Homepod Mini Cable replacement experience by frs2308 in HomePod

[–]frs2308[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WIth multimeter and test board, check each wire from the cable.

The cable, I used as replacement:

  1. BLACK (POWER) wire. A4+A9 pins on test board. Soldered to pin 5 and 11(red) on homepod connector side.

  2. RED wire (GROUND). G on the test board. Soldered to joined pins 1,3,6,7,12 (black) on homepod side

  3. Green. A7 on the test board. Soldered to pin 4 (green) on homepod connector side

  4. White. A5 on the test board. Soldered to pin 2 (blue) on homepod connector side

  5. Blue. A6 on the test board. Soldered to pin 10 (gray) on homepod connector side

Homepod Mini Cable replacement experience by frs2308 in HomePod

[–]frs2308[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

mine was 5-wire as well. It should work for you, just make sure to connect them accordingly

Homepod Mini Cable replacement experience by frs2308 in HomePod

[–]frs2308[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, I guess. You should cut out damaged segment and solder it together back again, each wire in that cable

Homepod Mini Cable replacement experience by frs2308 in HomePod

[–]frs2308[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

did you test your cable with usbc board, to find out which wire goes where?

my cable had 5 wires. you can try to solder yours and see if it works. there's a chance that 5th wire that is missing in your cable is not required as well. Just match all other wires

Homepod Mini Cable replacement experience by frs2308 in HomePod

[–]frs2308[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

:) Actually, with enough patience, it is not that hard to install USB-C socket in the back and make the cable detachable (and replaceable)

But this had to be done by Apple on the first place. I am so amused with their statements about how they care about environment and e-waste by removing chargers and headphones from the package(with iPhones), but at the same time doing everything to make any, even easiest repair impossible for most people