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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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14 points

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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Alezia15

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Jan 22, 2017 5:17 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

This how my phone doing now can't hear nothing

Alezia15

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4 points

Jan 22, 2017 5:20 PM in response to Stephanie_xo

For how long

Jan 22, 2017 5:51 PM in response to Alezia15

sorry i'm late but you blow dry it the phone does get hot you try it if you can hear if not try it again on the cool setting of your blow dryer

Jan 24, 2017 2:39 PM in response to bigdalla

this worked for me! Thank you so much!

Jan 25, 2017 12:56 AM in response to bigdalla

Worked for me

Thanks a lot

Feb 2, 2017 10:48 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

Go to settings, sound and play with the volume line and it'll work.

Shillise

Level 1

8 points

Feb 6, 2017 11:43 PM in response to bigdalla

Worked first try - you're a legend!

Feb 9, 2017 2:04 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

Use a Q tip rip off most of the cotton and stick in the auxiliary port and clean it out works like a charm.

Feb 9, 2017 5:32 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

My phone has no headphones on it but I says that it does and I can't haer

Feb 9, 2017 5:33 PM in response to Love34342

And I pinch it up too high and now I can not hear

Alla_M

Level 1

4 points

Feb 11, 2017 2:49 PM in response to bigdalla

I was so scared I would need to go get my headphone jack replaced but then I tried this and it worked! Hahaha thank you so much!

LDR1986

Level 1

4 points

Feb 12, 2017 5:41 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

had the same problem with my phone being stuck in headphone mode. Run a backup through iCloud. My music stated playing only a few minutes in to the backup.

ruchanb

Level 1

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Feb 12, 2017 6:09 PM in response to LDR1986

Please stop sending on this nature emails… Stop stop stop stop sending notification email

Feb 17, 2017 10:07 AM in response to SoCalSkippy

I having a problem with my headphones can't noth

Feb 22, 2017 5:45 AM in response to SoCalSkippy

I recently use a hair dryer to blow my earphone hole,with my iphone turn off. And then, i sucked my earphone hole and guess what? it worked ! Thanks for your guys sugges

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