The Chinese internet is currently engulfed in debate over the iPhone headphone jack which smells like pineapple while charging. It started with a thread on a popular internet
The Chinese internet is currently engulfed in debate over the iPhone headphone jack which smells like pineapple while charging. It started with a thread
The Chinese are Excited about the Pineapple Smell from iPhone Headphone Jack. The Chinese internet is currently engulfed in debate over the iPhone headphone
Taiwan news report in Mandarin Chinese.
Some industry expert explain that this pineapple smell is came from the organic solvents which used for cleaning circuit boards. While the iPhone device is charging, the temperature will increase and the residue will evaporate and causes the fruity smell. A customer service staff from China Apple has reponded, he is not sure why the iPhone product comes with pineapple flavor (not jailbreaking …), speculated that it may be the smell of the electronic components. As to whether this odor is harmful to humans, he suggested that users should not try to inhale hard. Needless to say, something like that gained traction rather quickly, especially nowadays there are so many iPhone user in China. In fact, we are quite sure workers at Foxconn are not eating pineapple jam sandwiches when they assembled our iPhone.
SOURCE: zol.com.cn, cqcb.com (Chinese translated)
