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Wrap it tightly in electrical tape.
Not electrical tape, but self-amalgamating tape
Tape, the good kind
If the electrical connections are still intact, you can use some glue or tape to stabilize it, to prevent it from breaking further.
To prevent it in the future: always pull cables out by the plug, never pull on the cable itself.
Glue on the wires? Yes they still make contact
Also, an extension cable might help, depending on what is causing the wear. Not sure it applies in your case though (at first I thought it was a headphone cable plugged into a laptop, but looking closer it's looking more like a phone).
Bluetooth might be another option, if it's in your budget. I'm loving my Bluetooth bone conduction headphones.
For example, a big glob of hot glue in and around the affected area.
Glue will insulate and help mitigate more breakage.
I usually just use good electrical tape. Sometimes I splint broken cables with a couple plastic floss sticks, too.
Seems like a good opportunity to learn soldering.
Can not recommended, those headphone wires are clear coated for insulation, you'd need to burn that off before you'd be able to solder that.
Nothing a quick pass with a lighter can't fix.
Are you sure? They're separated by the outer insulation, they wouldn't need any clear coating unless it was some weird cost-cutting measure.
Pretty sure, at least the ones I tried soldering... In the picture there is no additional insulation on the the two copper bundles? Unless they are just shielding for actual insulated signal wire?
Well the wires are still making contact so no need. I do have some old headphones where the wire is literally broken so there im gonna do it