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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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jhudiel

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Jan 9, 2017 4:40 AM in response to Camomama

hahaha i tried to suck also the jack of my iphone and it workrd!!! thank you so much

Archiks

Level 1

4 points

Jan 9, 2017 12:19 PM in response to bigdalla

That actually worked.. Thank You! :D

Jan 10, 2017 10:39 AM in response to th3_r3n3g4d3

THANK YOU SO MUCH i literally had a meltdown like all teenagers do over not knowing what to do Thank You

Fedexp

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Jan 10, 2017 4:56 PM in response to bigdalla

It worked!!!! Lol thanks

Jan 10, 2017 10:47 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

Oh my god this works!!! BLESS YOU!! I looked like an idiot but it worked

Ehmef

Level 1

4 points

Jan 13, 2017 6:35 AM in response to bigdalla

Wow...it really worked....I just sucked mine llol

Jan 14, 2017 7:54 PM in response to jbob132

I'm highly scared it'll shock me.. is there a possibility that can happen if I use this method?

Jan 15, 2017 7:33 PM in response to ATribone

Holy cow thank you so much you really helped me thank you

Jan 17, 2017 9:46 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

You can also use a handheld vacuum and that works just as well. Especially if you don't wanna suck your phone

S. Peach

Level 1

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Jan 18, 2017 7:29 PM in response to ALHICKS21

Thanks! Tried a bunch of suggestions, then skipped to the end of the thread, tried your suggestion and it worked! Again thanks so much!

You're the real MVP!

Jan 20, 2017 3:43 PM in response to bigdalla

YES THANK YOU SO MUCH. At first sucking didn't work, but then I pinched my nose, faced the headphone jack to the floor and sucked as hard as I could. It worked!!!

Jan 20, 2017 4:30 PM in response to Voidstiles7

my phone was doing the same thing and i tried this so many times just sucking it, & i saw that you faced the head phone jack down so i did and mine worked. thanks !

Jan 20, 2017 9:18 PM in response to bigdalla

So helpful !!!!! Really worked

Jan 21, 2017 8:09 AM in response to SoCalSkippy

If all else fails try sucking hard on the Headphone jack for a few seconds

sima667

Level 1

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Jan 22, 2017 9:32 AM in response to nuclear_w0rm

had a similiar problem, tryed out your way and to my suprise, it worked... thx... :)

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