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SoCalSkippy Author

Level 2

212 points

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!

Windows XP Pro

Posted on Jan 15, 2008 9:14 PM

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Stephanie_xo

Level 1

10 points

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

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Aug 26, 2015 12:24 AM in response to SoCalSkippy

Thanks ! It worked with a standard 3.5mm headset plug.

Aug 30, 2015 8:17 PM in response to ima747

Hi,

I just wanted to say that this has worked for me on the iPhone 6 Plus. This was the only method that worked after trying several things for several hours.

Thank you so much for posting this! Even after 7 years from your original post, it still works with the updated technology.

Aug 30, 2015 8:19 PM in response to Tracy (Austin)

Hi,

I just wanted to say that this has worked for me on the iPhone 6 Plus. This was the only method that worked after trying several things for several hours.

Thank you so much for posting this! Even after 7 years from your original post, it still works with the updated technology.

alvaro76

Level 1

0 points

Sep 2, 2015 6:45 AM in response to SoCalSkippy

IMPORTANT.

hey guys i know the actual solution.

Grab some toilet paper
Make a roll, that emulate the headphone plug
Introduce it into the iphone input
Turn it several times
Remove the paper roll
(If it comes out really black and dirty repeat the process)
Then plug the headphones
And unplug it

It should work now, hope that this help you guys. 🙂

Sep 4, 2015 7:15 AM in response to SoCalSkippy

I tried the plug in headphones 20+ and it still stuck on headphone mode........ i tried cotton tips and still stuck on headphone mode.. tried blowing into it and still stuck..... it was working 30 mins ago and now its stuck

Sep 4, 2015 7:19 AM in response to th3_r3n3g4d3

that did not work for me... still stuck in headphone mode..... happen 30 mins ago

kaylo12

Level 1

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Sep 11, 2015 6:51 PM in response to th3_r3n3g4d3

Tried this and stuck q-tips and tooth picis in didn't work. Then waited a few hours and kept sticking my beats headphones in and out of the port 15-20 times and it worked. Thanks!! Saved me a lot of time and money

Sep 27, 2015 6:46 AM in response to SoCalSkippy

OH MY! Thank you so much for this! It helped me with my Iphone 6!

Life saver was ready to go to the store!

Nate_meg

Level 1

0 points

Sep 28, 2015 5:09 AM in response to bigdalla

This worked amazingly. But whenever I was sucking in hard on my headphone jack I kept hitting the volume buttons up down repeatedly and it worked too

Sep 30, 2015 1:01 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

Had a similar problem. Swiped up and selected apple tv rather than "Headphones" in Airplay and then selecting headphones again this solved it for me.

Oct 2, 2015 5:05 AM in response to SoCalSkippy

HHad the had the same problem last night with iPhone 6 in otter box. Had not used headphones recently. Decided it was software. Deleted last app I had loaded yesterday. "TV GUIDE". That fixed problem.

Oct 2, 2015 9:08 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

SSame happened to me today. Immediately this should and will work. Grab an electric duster or air can and use the straw/nozzle (I used a dust remover can)

Oct 4, 2015 2:56 AM in response to SoCalSkippy

I too had same issue. I was playing video on Whatsapp , i stopped it in middle n close whatsapp.

After 10 mins around my iPhone 6 gone to Headphone mode ( only God knows y ).

i tried all possible way out to get dis mode off but failed.

Then I inserted / removed headphone 2-3 times and guess what ? It's started working fine 🙂

rsd1032

Level 1

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Oct 4, 2015 10:44 AM in response to SoCalSkippy

I just fixed this problem on my iPad using the following instructions;

http://osxdaily.com/2013/05/22/fix-iphone-stuck-headphones-mode/

zwsc

Level 1

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Oct 5, 2015 4:14 AM in response to SoCalSkippy

Had same prob. I tot it was wet so I used a toothpick with tissue, then the tissue not wet.

Then I tried toothpick alone to dig the end gently... N I dug out a tiny ball of lint.... Quite scary. Works fine after I dug it out.. Never had this prob before

iPhone stuck in "headphones" mode