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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 28, 2013 10:19 AM in response to SoCalSkippy

What worked for me after a day without sound was turning off the ipad 4. Hope it helps :)

Nov 19, 2013 9:11 PM in response to Fraser357

Alas the problem is back very next day.....hhhmmmph

Dec 19, 2013 3:57 PM in response to seanandmack

Yes! Strangely enough, seanandmack's this worked for me. So it's a software issue it seems.

Jan 1, 2014 8:21 AM in response to thierry5866

Sorry I wanted to mention @Futsal Player, not @Fraser357.

Jan 3, 2014 4:08 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

Sucking on the device is how i did it! Good luck resolving the issue which is NOT properly recognized! :(

Feb 2, 2014 11:39 AM in response to carmenc23

Yep - the toothpick & cotton worked right away. Thanks so much!

gahlia

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Feb 3, 2014 3:52 PM in response to jcress

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!!!!! I AM FREAKING OUT THAT IT ACTUALLY WORK. OMG!!!!! THANKS!!!!

Feb 4, 2014 4:39 PM in response to csheffer07

i dont know how you found this out but this works. #dope

Feb 14, 2014 12:55 PM in response to th3_r3n3g4d3

I've tried to do this and still my phones stuck in headphone, can't understand it I haven't used my head phones for ages it just happened, anymore ideas plz???

Feb 18, 2014 3:30 AM in response to SoCalSkippy

I've plugged and unplugged headphones about 20 different times, twisted the headphones in and it will still not come out of headphones mode. Help me in some way please.

Rozzie77

Level 1

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Feb 18, 2014 12:44 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

i''ve tried everything and i cant get my phone out of headphones mode! any other ideas?

Robusty

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May 15, 2014 12:47 PM in response to nanobot27

Thanks! Worked perfect!

May 26, 2014 12:16 PM in response to bigdalla

Thank you for that tip-it sounds weird but it worked wonders.From a v happy person (now)

Jun 10, 2014 8:35 AM in response to SoCalSkippy

Brilliant - vacuum cleaner approach worked for me too!

[In my case, problem seemed to start after a bike ride in a rain shower with an imperfectly waterproofed phone...]

Jul 14, 2014 12:41 PM in response to Community User

i Have tried everything and nothing seems to work I think there is water in me headphone jack and cannot figure it out on my iPhone 5c

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