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Q: ipad stuck in headphone mode

ipad is stuck in headphone mode

iPad 2

Posted on Apr 14, 2013 1:33 PM

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  • by AnaMusic,

    AnaMusic AnaMusic Apr 14, 2013 1:34 PM in response to xyzer
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    Apr 14, 2013 1:34 PM in response to xyzer

    Try This...

     

    Close All Open Apps...  Perform a Reset... Try again...

     

    Reset  ( No Data will be Lost )

     

    Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears. Release the Buttons.

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430

  • by Ckc1104,Helpful

    Ckc1104 Ckc1104 May 18, 2013 7:01 PM in response to AnaMusic
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    May 18, 2013 7:01 PM in response to AnaMusic

    I have tried that and also reset I pad to factory setting

  • by RobynJGallagher,

    RobynJGallagher RobynJGallagher Jun 13, 2013 7:12 PM in response to AnaMusic
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    Jun 13, 2013 7:12 PM in response to AnaMusic

    The reset suggestion worked for me.  Thanks!

  • by ameliac2,

    ameliac2 ameliac2 Aug 1, 2013 4:19 PM in response to xyzer
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    Aug 1, 2013 4:19 PM in response to xyzer

    In Settings > Sounds switch off Lock Sounds and Keyboard Clicks, then restore/reset ipad by holding lock/home buttons, sounds should be working when iPad restarts again. Worked for me after trying mutliple other options to no avail

  • by Breaknout,

    Breaknout Breaknout Sep 11, 2013 4:18 AM in response to xyzer
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    Sep 11, 2013 4:18 AM in response to xyzer

    If you have tried resetting, and all of the other suggestions and they don't work then you might want to consider the possibility of there being some debris or water in your headphone jack which is tripping up the headphone jack sensor. One way of clearing the water out that I saw on a YouTube video and which worked for me was to use a compressed air spray can which is commonly used to clean keyboards and other computer components. Good luck!

  • by soliel1979,

    soliel1979 soliel1979 Sep 11, 2013 4:26 AM in response to xyzer
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    Sep 11, 2013 4:26 AM in response to xyzer

    you can click on the power off button for a long time then slide to power off then click on the same button again for a long time then see what happens

    hope my answer helps

  • by bikerdels,

    bikerdels bikerdels Sep 13, 2013 2:43 AM in response to xyzer
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    Sep 13, 2013 2:43 AM in response to xyzer

    I too had this problem. Thought it was due to recent app updates messing with the os but a more simple answer appeared. I had earlier had a slight issue with my dog kicking my coffee while we were both on the bed. A little must have gone into the 3.5mm socket because after trying the multitude of suggestions here, I tried the hairdryer method to disperse moisture.

    If I had a compressed air canister, this too may well have worked, but not having one (and I had tried blowing through an empty wire insulation hadn't worked - may well have introduced even more moisture!!!) it seems simply drying the socket worked!

  • by hchisholm21,

    hchisholm21 hchisholm21 Dec 8, 2013 9:02 AM in response to xyzer
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    Dec 8, 2013 9:02 AM in response to xyzer

    This solution is credited to arvinmichael and worked for me. Again, the issue with my unit was that it remained in headphone mode even when no headphones were in the unit. All you have to do is switch your wifi to and from Airplane mode. You should then see the 'Volume' indicator when you adjust the volume.

  • by baileyjer,

    baileyjer baileyjer Apr 30, 2014 5:15 PM in response to xyzer
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    Apr 30, 2014 5:15 PM in response to xyzer

    I had this same issue just now. My wonderful daughter decided to run our Ipad 2 under the faucet. Well so I grab the air compressor out in my garage and cleared out the headphone jack and the charger area. This solved the problem wonderfully.

  • by Georgiamellon,

    Georgiamellon Georgiamellon May 15, 2014 9:13 AM in response to xyzer
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    May 15, 2014 9:13 AM in response to xyzer

    I had this issue today, and nothing on the forums was helping me. I did multiple reboots and even updated it.

    I eventually resorted to online chatting with support on the apple website.

    As I was typing out my problem, the sound suddenly started working again!

    I think it just needed multiple actions to recognise the sound needed.

    So my advice is to go on to something (possibly notes) and type continuously for a few minutes :)

     

    Hope this helps someone out!

  • by Mjdan4,

    Mjdan4 Mjdan4 May 15, 2014 5:08 PM in response to AnaMusic
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    May 15, 2014 5:08 PM in response to AnaMusic

    That helped so much. Thank You ;)

  • by Supreme.Dalek,

    Supreme.Dalek Supreme.Dalek Jun 3, 2014 6:25 PM in response to hchisholm21
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    Jun 3, 2014 6:25 PM in response to hchisholm21

    Worked for me when the hair dryer didn't. Thx.

  • by Supreme.Dalek,

    Supreme.Dalek Supreme.Dalek Jun 3, 2014 6:27 PM in response to Supreme.Dalek
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    Jun 3, 2014 6:27 PM in response to Supreme.Dalek

    Sorry, meant to say turning airplane mode on and off worked.  Thx.

  • by shinojfromheinrich,

    shinojfromheinrich shinojfromheinrich Dec 29, 2014 6:46 PM in response to Georgiamellon
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    Dec 29, 2014 6:46 PM in response to Georgiamellon

    typing in notes did help

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