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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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Khateyyy

Level 1

4 points

Mar 9, 2017 7:49 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

It actually worked! Thanks fir the tips! After i cleaned the earphone plug I restart my phone and that's it its working! Im so glad!

msmolley

Level 1

4 points

Mar 11, 2017 5:51 AM in response to bigdalla

Who knew the "suck the air out of your headphone jack hole" would work. It worked for me. Thanks!!!!

Mar 12, 2017 9:03 AM in response to SoCalSkippy

go to settings, sound and de-activate change with buttons. manually put sounder slider to max

Mar 17, 2017 7:13 PM in response to bigdalla

Holy crap it worked no way

adonvll

Level 1

4 points

Mar 17, 2017 7:25 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

Thanks! I had the same thing happened to my iPhone and this definitely helped!

Adonis V.

https://www.alwayswanderlust.com

Mar 19, 2017 1:10 AM in response to bigdalla

Thank you so much that helpped a lot i got so worried that it wasnt going to work again but after trying that it worked instanly thanks so much again

Katarki

Level 1

4 points

Mar 19, 2017 12:14 PM in response to th3_r3n3g4d3

Thank you. I tried inserting a regular ear phone jack about 8 to 10 times and it resolved the issue.

Mar 20, 2017 10:17 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

https://www.payetteforward.com/iphone-stuck-headphone-mode-fix/ it helped me. try this method 7 or 8 times.

AmJav

Level 1

4 points

Apr 8, 2017 1:35 AM in response to awillimd

I tried the sucking technique and others and nothing happened. Then I took my phone close to my air conditioner and blew cool air and wow it worked instantly. I feel it's an overheating issue.