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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!

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Posted on Jan 15, 2008 9:14 PM

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Sabz79

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Posted on Sep 20, 2016 6:01 AM

I cannot believe I had this issue today - literally 4 days before I get the iPhone7. I went into panic mode and spoke to Apple Support chat online - we spent almost an hour testing voice memos, restoring my phone from backup and as new - no luck. Then we got cut off 😕

But then someone else took over and 'kindly' warned me that I was out of warranty so I would be liable for any hardware costs. YAY! However they told me of the simple trick of getting a cotton bud and gently inserting it into the jack to clear it out. I had no cotton buds so I delicately used a cocktail stick. Five mins later of tiny bits of lint coming out, hey presto! A bigger ball comes out and my phone went back into ringer mode! I could have cried. Literally.

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gadafi

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Mar 17, 2010 4:46 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

Hello,
After i tried each and every suggested fix for "Stuck in Ringer (Headphones)" situation only thing that helped, ONLY SOLUTION THAT HELPED was:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4KK15twUiM

locotoro

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Mar 6, 2011 6:37 AM in response to James French1

This has to be the dumbest iphone problem ive ever encountered and the dumbest solution that actually works.

Suck air through the socket and problem gone

Simon UK

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Jun 15, 2011 3:53 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

Had this problem for a few days with my iPhone 4, took to genius bar and socket was full of pocket fluff, they removed it and now works fine.

dhkumar

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Nov 20, 2011 10:43 AM in response to montereypat

Sucking Method Works. Thanks to the OP. I tried all others, tried the vaccum before sucking, but didnt work. At the end, sucked the problem out. where;s the mouthwash when you need it. !!

Dec 8, 2011 12:47 PM in response to addanddie

Go into settings, turn bluetooth on and then off again and that is what worked for me, worth a try

Anamana1

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Jul 28, 2012 1:31 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

I plugged in a different set of earphones ( not for iphone) with a slightly shorter plug ( 2 rings instead of 3 ) and it worked ! :)

jcress

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Aug 6, 2012 8:53 AM in response to SoCalSkippy

Sucking really hard on the input did the trick

May 12, 2013 12:33 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

Try changing your air play to another device then change it back. The phone will at this point realize there is no headphones attached and you can now select iPhone again

JaaaQ

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Jun 28, 2013 7:55 PM in response to bigdalla

as funny as it sounds sucking really hard fixed mine! thank you!:)))

Aug 28, 2013 8:03 AM in response to SoCalSkippy

Can of compressed air did the trick!!!!!

Dec 10, 2013 2:47 PM in response to Camomama

Too funny - the crazy solution to suck on the hole where the earphone plug in worked for me too! At least now I know - go figure!

xiaofu84

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Feb 13, 2014 2:30 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

Wow the sucking on the headphone jack thing really worked. I thought it was a joke but it actually fixed the problem. Thanks guys.

dennietx

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Aug 26, 2014 2:42 PM in response to segalsegal

I sucked on the hole where the headset plugs in and that actually worked after I had tried everything else suggested on this discussion. Good luck

6454626

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Sep 5, 2014 4:55 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

Easiest and fastest fix is to run Shazam app. After which it will automatically switch from headphone mode.

May 18, 2015 11:58 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

I tried the various suggestions. In the end a few quick blasts with the hair drier did the trick!

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