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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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Oct 17, 2011 7:13 AM in response to SoCalSkippy

Ok I had this problem and found a fix by chance. I posted it on YouTube for you to look at, hope this helps. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpQro3JACpw&sns=em

Oct 26, 2011 8:13 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

I kinda wished i knew that before i asked my dad to fix it .. lets just say it didnt go well..😐

Dec 9, 2011 2:12 AM in response to mertsta73

tried everything possible.. but no effect.. restored 3 times but yet does not work. i stay in mumbai so no possible apple store avilable for my help..

Yen-j

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Dec 18, 2011 9:58 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

I hope someone can understand my english

I am weak in english/.\

Yen-j

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Dec 18, 2011 10:03 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

Sorry

Is headphone-.-

bgijohn

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Apr 2, 2012 6:22 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

I just sucked on my iPhone headphone jack just so I could listen to Rhianna. It worked, but I feel so dirty... 😮

stefuu

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May 28, 2012 6:02 AM in response to bigdalla

Bigdalla ure the man =) i lmfao'd but it actually worked 😀, ty for the suggestion, nothing else worked for me

Aug 5, 2012 8:33 AM in response to Glenn Kelly1

Thanks Glenn Kelly1, yours was exactly what I needed to restore my speaker audio!

jen5464

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Aug 22, 2012 5:38 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

Same problem today after disconnecting from the speaker system at my gym. NONE of these remedies are working for me! Very frustrating! Have tried everything in these posts.

abey05

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Oct 10, 2012 7:44 AM in response to th3_r3n3g4d3

thanks a lot! It works for me the same thing :D iphone savior!

Oct 18, 2012 5:25 AM in response to SoCalSkippy

Thank you!!! I was so scared my phone was ruined! Worked like a charm

Oct 25, 2012 12:02 PM in response to th3_r3n3g4d3

Does that work for iPhone 4's as well?

Alyxboi

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Oct 26, 2012 2:20 PM in response to bigdalla

OMG ty I to tried to put in and pull out the head phones like 50 times nothing worked till I did your trick AWESOME!

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Nov 19, 2012 5:16 PM in response to ronfromtallahassee

Hahahah, thats Gold, worked first time!!! Great tip!

akapeace

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Dec 1, 2012 3:58 AM in response to th3_r3n3g4d3

thx~it really works~

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