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SoCalSkippy Author

Level 2

210 points

iPhone stuck in "headphones" mode

Earlier I accidentally grabbed my iPod headphones instead of my iPhone headphones and I think I may have jammed them in there too far. Because now I can't hear any of the keyboard clicks or sounds and when I receive a text message there's no sound either. And when I receive a call it won't allow me to hear the person on the other line unless I put my headphones in or use the speaker function. And when I turn the ringer volume up/down it says "headphones" in parentheses as if it's been set to "headphones" mode or something! Is it possible that I jammed them in so far that my iPhone thinks my headphones are still plugged in? Did I just totally ruin my iPhone? What do I do? Anyone know how I can fix this? Thanks!

Windows XP Pro

Posted on Jan 15, 2008 9:14 PM

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HopeHelpSafe

Level 1

4 points

Posted on Jan 7, 2017 12:41 PM

Ok, did u try turning it off and on ? It may be a systematic issue. And then actually try SUCKING AND BLOWING in your headphone plug. What worked for me is just leaving The Iphone with earphones plugged overnight. Then take them out in the morning. That should do it.

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Oct 24, 2017 3:57 PM in response to yamazanmai

I tried everything too - the sucking did the trick!

Oct 26, 2017 11:01 AM in response to beyondrek

Wow! That’s amazing! Glad it worked out for you.

Jrobit

Level 1

4 points

Oct 27, 2017 5:19 PM in response to bigdalla

I am absolutely baffled that that worked.. thank you so much!

Oct 29, 2017 8:03 PM in response to UnreelSound

Worked for me! Thanks a lot

Gx44

Level 1

4 points

Nov 22, 2017 10:00 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

I put my earbuds in a few times, cleaned out the jack, called it with a phone and left it on speaker, etc... nothing worked then I gave it a good slap on the back and it’s working again!

RosaATX

Level 1

0 points

Dec 7, 2017 5:52 PM in response to Community User

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Swatinew

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Dec 25, 2017 11:21 PM in response to Community User

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Dec 26, 2017 6:33 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

I found that by jamming a cotton swab up there worked pretty well

Dec 31, 2017 1:17 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

Omg the sucking helped!!!! Sucking is always the best solution, no matter what! Thanks!!!!

Jan 1, 2018 8:57 AM in response to JakeKovoor

Success by sucking on jack -- cleaned it out. thanks.

bunn1es

Level 1

4 points

Jan 2, 2018 6:48 AM in response to Mr. Mobius

Thank you so much!!! Nothing else worked...Plugging/unplugging 7/8 times didn’t work on my iPhone 6S+, but twisting it while unpligging did! Thank you so much

Feb 23, 2018 8:27 AM in response to bigbillpns

This was super helpful and work perfectly for me! As I sucked on the headphone jack I press the volume control and it’s switch back. Thank you!!!

Apr 15, 2018 8:17 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

my girl thought i was stupid but sucking on the hole really work i cant belive it

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May 2, 2018 8:24 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

The stickng in and out plus wiggle worked for my iphone 6s plus also i am getting me bluetooth wireless earphones now hooefully wont have this trouble again

May 19, 2018 9:02 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

I am wondering if there is any way to prevent this from happening. Anyone try tape over the headphone jack or a certain case that has a covering over that area?

iPhone stuck in "headphones" mode