One Earbud More Quiet Than the Other - Solved!

I have a pair of Samsung Galaxy Buds+ and one of the earbuds suddenly became very quiet. It turns out that the fix is fairly simple and we show how to perform the fix in this video.
Topics and timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:12 - Demonstrating the problem
1:28 - Disassembling the earbud
4:08 - Testing the fix
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[@AIGenerated]

Funny thing is that this video audio track plays only on one side of headphones.

[@Riddem79]

😂

[@playwithstress9670]

This guy evil

[@happyboi4015]

FR

[@hu3bman]

he friggn trolled us! burh!

[@BrandonVG2213]

And in my case, is the one thats quieter 😅

[@simonotruba]

Epic stuff Christopher! quick and easy. Nothing can beat that warm feeling when you repair something...

[@user-kz4yu8ec6i]

I was experiencing the same issue with my galaxy buds 2 (SM-R177) and your procedure fixed it right away! Thanks a lot sir!

[@branciii3155]

You are a legend. I tried every possible thing and it didnt work, but this worked perfectly. Thanks man, you just saved me some money. Big 👍

[@benjaminschultz3362]

That 100% worked for me! Scared about doing the missing content from the video, but my right bud's volume is the same as my lefty's again. Thx!

[@Carmen_Ruiz]

This completely fixed my buds. Thank you, Christopher!

[@kashalalisby230]

Your a life saver I was about to give up on my earbuds after searching forever for an answer.

[@MaTaDor1314]

crazy how simple it is to fix it!! thought my hearing was going out....

[@jordan122181]

I was very skeptical about this. But I tried it and it WORKED!!!! I was actually shocked (and happy). This saved me $250 for sure. Thank you!!!

[@joshsawyers702]

Just did it to mine. Life saving.I was going to order new ones..thanks for the video

[@andrewmaher3084]

Thank you so much. Literally took 2 minutes to fix after a month of low sound.

[@gidocijntje3551]

I allmost bought new earbuds! because of your video i don't have to! Thanks a million

[@sparkle7505]

thank you so much! After cleaning outside of earbud i was scared that something inside was broken. But thanks to your video everything works very well!

[@mavrodyapetrov3424]

Thank you for the good advice, after a good clean it worked like a new one

[@amoremoon4570]

Thank you so much! I was about to buy new ones, but this totally fixed it!

[@shayvanpuyenbroeck4917]

This really fixed it! I didnt expect this to work but it did!

[@muddy.bakery]

I thought mine broke and I didn't wanna get new ones then I saw this and was absolutely terrified to take it apart but I did anyways and it worked! This was so helpful!! THANK YOU 😭🙏🙏

[@jeremylevene8463]

Fantastic! Thanks for this works perfectly now. Just be sure to do it on a desk and use tweezers to pick it up etc

[@AntiXrhstos666]

You are the best man. It worked! You saved me some money

[@andrewormerod7741]

Wow, it worked. Thanks for saving me hundreds

[@antonioiaquinta488]

perfect video just fixed my earbuds you saved me some good money!!!

[@foghop]

I had 2 galaxy + buds, one went silent on one side and, after a couple of years, the replacement did the same. WOW, this neat little procedure fixed both of them! Did not expect it to work, but,100% x2 !😊

[@allardvanpelt6767]

thx, your youtube solved my issue. i feel like a technician now :-)

[@rileybarkley1894]

First video that actually fixed my left bud. Got quiet after running. Looked very clean but guess not. THANKS!!

[@joelblessing9446]

thanks, man much appreciate it. mine just needed a good wiping with a cloth then boom all was fine.

[@ConfusionPlus2]

Thanks, this fixed my right earbud!

[@anelbasson]

It worked! Thank you so much❤

[@lisaedwards5153]

This helped alot!!! Thank you so much.

[@kasperrytkonen3301]

Wow dude thanks it actually worked!

[@kingofthebungle8612]

I saw 10 videos on "just wipe the earbuds with alcohol" but this one actually worked.

[@noctiflorous3]

It fixed my buds, thank youuuu 🙏😄

[@creationsworld589]

It worked for me thank you ❤

[@christinavictoria1877]

OMG DUDE IT WORKED THANK YOU

[@pelly06gaming7]

I cleaned my JBL tune 225TWS and it got really quiet on both, how do I fix it? also how do I take the little silicon thing around the bud off (it doesnt look like one of those bulky removable ones)

[@luketumber6485]

Yeah legend well done mate

[@ErayTheCoyote]

It worked, thank you

[@hannasani1817]

Thank u so much it works.

[@tu0.206]

Holy moly thank you so much i genuinely thought i broke my earbuds this actually fixed although i kindo broke mine because mines a different brand of buds i just glued it back and it sounds just like the original

[@droidowl]

Exactly what happened with me. The right side went to about 50% vol level compared to the left. Did almost exactly as what you did except I used a q-tip & IPA to wipe clean the membrane & grille. All's back to normal again, just hope the grille won't fall off some day 😝

[@keenoguy3460]

When I pulled my earbud out of my head a wax ball came rolling out of my ear canal. It was proportionally like the boulder that almost crushed Indiana Jones. I made a candle out of it that still burns today.

[@Mysterious_R7]

😂

[@silentry]

holy shit thank you so much i thought i had to go out and buy new a pair and i was devastated for that

[@danielvillalba5313]

Thank you so much, I had to take off the membrane with a staple and take out a a ball of debris and sadly lost the membrane but it worked

[@chen866]

works!! genius!

[@solo42]

Thank you

[@josefine1921]

What glue do you put on the last piece?

[@nocodehero]

It worked bro 👍

[@SuSunnyGM]

Wow I just washed it and it worked ❤❤❤

[@maurice7417]

thanks man!

[@omnyamemmi5341]

Funny thing is that I've been suffering from this problem from days now and right after I finished this video my buds are to working perfectly fine without any efforts

[@gazzamgazzam4371]

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[@blakeirvin3011]

Uhhhhh, do what now?

[@whiiteshirt7192]

The glue was there for a reason. Did you replace it with new glue? What's holding everything back together?

[@blakeirvin3011]

Looks like another viewer posted that they applied super glue with a toothpick, but that was my first question haha.

[@annaf2370]

it worked! tysm! do you have any specific glue that you use to put the lil grate back in? i wanna glue it back but i don’t wanna break it lol update: for anyone wondering i used super glue and a toothpick to apply it and it seemed to work!

[@user-kt1ox6gz2o]

You are a goddamn legend I appreciate your work

[@Azarael-0804]

It actually work's, but i dont have the same ones as the guy in the video but ajyways thanks alot!!!❤

[@asmin7889]

This video actually plays in my broken earbud only

[@NWstudios100]

Alternatively, take a cue tip and some isopropyl alcohol. Clean off the metal grill making sure to get in good enough to dislodge any debris. Hold the bud in such a way that the liquid cannot enter far into the device. Dry the bud off and allow the alcohol to evaporate. Hopefully then it'll be good as new without having to disassemble.

[@sahar_m13]

Saved me from dismembering mine🙏🏻

[@heinvandermerwe6836]

Thank you, I regained my sanity again.

[@duvanmauricioosoriogutierr119]

how did you glue pieces back again?

[@ManSteveAsperger]

Just put the earpiece on it will hold it in place.

[@jarekkam81]

I have the same question. He goes from the earbud being disassembled to.... well I cleaned it and its all back together, and not mentioning what he used to attach the small metal screen.

[@loadmi]

I cant belive this actually was the problem. I was going crazy

[@grizzlymang1930]

Well that worked....somehow lmao i looked at the pieces and they didnt seem clogged or anything just a couple holes covered so i dont understand but it worked lol

[@shachristanhollins8290]

How I get it off without that type of knife?

[@YEB1464]

Thanks for saving me from buying another one

[@gabrielsillos1433]

I got a New headphone Just a week Ago and this happened today, i refused tô believe It was this, but alas It was

[@detrarosemon4659]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@natedogg5708]

My left earbud ain't putting out any bass, anybody got any ideas or is it broken

[@blakeirvin3011]

Did you try this? I'm getting buzzing and rattling on my right one when both buds are in use.. I do have a lot of ear wax so I guess I'll find out if this procedure helps

[@Riddem79]

This is so involved. I'll just buy a new one. 😅

[@Not-Uzair]

my left galaxy bud + has gone quieter and also lost its passive sound, anyone else get this?

[@awilson8385]

Fucking thumbs up 👍

[@jiwookim348]

nice now i can use this until the battery dies

[@0clearea0]

没起作用。我花了1个多小时把这玩意拆出来，结果里面没脏东西，看来是别的问题导致的

[@0clearea0]

不知道是不是心理作用。。我用Alternative A2DP Driver把采样频率从44.1kHz调到48kHz后，左右的声音终于均衡了。。。买的二手耳机 果然不靠谱

[@bparker86]

I did this to mine and omg WHAT A DIFFERENCE it's like they are brand new, day one 200 dollar headphones again

[@brys2458]

Thank you for the tip! Saved my eardbuds!