iPhone stuck in "headphones" mode

Sucking hard worked for me too. I tried all the other solutions on this board first.

I could not get my phone out of headphone mode until I sucked on the headphone jack. I felt a little silly at first, but I am glad it worked.

Send yourself a text. It seems to reset it back to ringer. Might take a few times.

HI same issue the earbud trick didn't work for me ,

I place a call to it with another phone ,

messed with volume buttons and it worked got out of headphone mode :-)

Similar issue, the q tip and sucking didn't work, but set the alarm for one minutes time and it got everything working again. Almost like the phone needs to be told to use its speakers again.

I tried all of the above and below but the onlything that worked for me was playing a video on youtube! Hope I could be of some help!:)

Thanks for the advice ! I tried cleaning & putting my headphones in and out a million times .. Sucking the headphone jack actually worked lol.

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

Are we sure it's not an overheat issue?

My 3g model would get stuck in headphone more often than not. Within 5 minutes of use, the phone kicks me off the receiver and routes the audio to the earphone jack where nothing is plugged in. I've had this problem since I first got my phone. Many times I went to the Apple Store (5 min away) and complained. Mac geniuses were adamant there was nothing wrong with the phone itself is it was most likely lint or some other debris. They gladly got out a can of compressed air and voila, my phone was normal again. Over time this became so bad I couldn't bear it. I bought a bluetooth headset so I wouldn't lose audio. When I'm on the bluetooth long enough, the phone again sends the audio to the headphone jack and I have to manually set it back to the headset.

After much trial and frustration from Mac geniuses who don't seem to be that bright, I searched and searched until I found the problem. OVER HEATING! On a great many iPhones, this is a major issue. Some don't have the problem (my wife's phone is perfect). The processor heats up enough to short out something on the board which causes the phone to think the headphones are plugged in. Cooling of the phone restores it back to a normal working capacity. A can of compressed air blows at high pressure, but it's also cool. Spraying it into the jack simply cools the board and the phone returns to normal. I urge you to try placing your phone in the freezer for two minutes when in headphone mode. It should cool the board and your phone will restore itself to normal.

Apple knows this was yet another problem with a significant number of sold units. What company wants to admit such a crippling flaw which would force a recall? Apple could probably afford the repairs to all affected units but, it's the sudden drop in AAPL stock which is what they're afraid of. A little birdie told me this is the reason Apple store employees are instructed to admit nothing is wrong with the phones in any capacity.

So for now, cool your phones and see if that takes care of it. Those of you under warranty, get to an Apple store and demand a replacement!

I was going to purchase an iPhone 4 and use the 3g as an iPod. 3g will probably be more useful as a paper weight.

I also laughed when I heard Bigdalla's fix. I tried every other fix in this discussion with no results, then I tried sucking the headphone jack as hard as I could. Wouldn't ya know it, it worked! If all else fail, do try this! Bigdalla, you mad genius.

My iPhone 4 suddenly started acting up last night. Phone would ring but I could not hear anything from iPod or YouTube (unless I plugged in headphones.) It acted like headphones were plugged in when they weren't and hadn't been for days.

Multiple insertions of a headphone did not help, but hilariously sucking hard on the headphone input hole did the trick (at least for now.) Hope I didn't inhale something a toxic but my iPhone seems to be back to normal.

Although this problem could have more than one cause it apparently has been known for years. If Apple has published anything technical explaining cuases and solutions I'd love to see it. Better yet, it would be swell if it were fixed in the iPhone 5.

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I agree that moisture is the likely culprit. My wife's phone was near the sink this morning and may have been splashed a little...problem started later in the day during a call. After reading all these posts and trying all including the sucking routine it worked after a few more draws on the headhpone connection AND the speaker area. Clearly will move her charger to a safer area!

Thanks for the "technical" solutions!