Hello engineers!
So my left earbud got crushed, but everything else was ok. So I got this cazy idea to hook up the wiring to a speaker from a radio. The speaker works, I have tested it, and the wires for it are plainly labeled negative and positive. That is all fine and dandy.
My problem stems from two facts: can my phone use a speaker like that if I get it properly wired, and I also am having trouble with the wiring in the earbud. They are the earbuds that came with my iPhone 5 and have worked fine (until being crushed). I cut the earbud off and discovered that there is three wires, not two like I had been expecting. So I have no idea what is negative positive and what the third wire does. I did some research and think I have found some solutions but the time I have spent here assures me somebody has an answer for me. I attached a photo of the wiring in the earbud.
Whether I overlooked something stupid and just failed miserably, or it is an understandable problem, thank you for any help!