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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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Posted on Jan 21, 2017 8:59 AM

i tried everything i could think of i sucked on the headphone jack look to see for debris or anything suck and nothing i turned it on and off several times and still nothing so i was desperate i grabbed my blow dryer i set it on high and bam it worked i could hear everything hope this helps you an saves you money User uploaded file

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Jul 1, 2013 9:53 PM in response to Shotokan8

I do not know anything about the repair shop you listed but I have used http://www.iresq.com/ 2 times and highly recommend them. They repaired an audio jack & cracked screen on my daughter's ipod touch. They were fast and very reasonable. They are out of Olathe Kansas.


They are A+ rated on Better Business Bureau

https://www.bbb.org/kansas-city/business-reviews/computers-service-and-repair/ir esq-in-olathe-ks-99127854#sealclick

Jul 27, 2013 8:20 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

My iPhone 5 just started doing this earlier as well. I tried updating it, sticking headphones in and out numerous times, sticking it in really hard, all sorts of things and suggestions with no luck. Then I finally tried the sucking of the headphone hole and waaalaaah!! It was working again!! Sounds strange but definitely worked for me! Give it a shot if nothing else is working...

Aug 29, 2013 1:25 AM in response to SoCalSkippy

Forgot ipad 2 3g on car roof, started washing it, ipad got its part of cleaning. Stuck on headphones. Depression. Panic. Rejection. Finally, airplane mode, wait 5 secs, then aquick suck and blow in thejack and back to normal mode. Its working, yay. Note it laid in the car over night, mostly surface moist drying away.

My 2 cents thrown to the pile

Sep 4, 2013 2:35 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

When this is a physical problem, then the above solutions work. When its a software, or Logic board issue, none of this works. The only way to tell is to try everything above, then actually replace the entire headphone jack flex assembly. If the problem still presents itself, the issue is one of many Apple knows about and has NO fix; ie. Auto focus, charge port, mic, incoming call speaker, etc..


If you havent figured it out yet, I'm a repair shop in business 20 years, and have fixed hundreds of iPhones. When there is nothing physically wrong(Liquid damage included) with a phone and these problems still present themselves, we call it an Apple Bomb. If youre lucky enough to get an Apple Bomb still under warranty, you'll get it replaced. If it's one day over a year, youre done. Apple has known about these problems for years and offers no fix.


I have a headphone problem now with a phone I changed the LCD assembly on. I have swapped the part out with a known working one, and it still does not work. Then I restored it, and it still thinks its in Headphone mode. Apple Bomb.


Yet next month 1 million Apple Nuts will be waiting for the next POS to come out...My repair business likes them though...thank you.

iPhone stuck in "headphones" mode

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