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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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928 replies

Oct 24, 2017 3:57 PM in response to yamazanmai

I tried everything too - the sucking did the trick!

Oct 26, 2017 11:01 AM in response to beyondrek

Wow! That’s amazing! Glad it worked out for you.

Jrobit

Level 1

4 points

Oct 27, 2017 5:19 PM in response to bigdalla

I am absolutely baffled that that worked.. thank you so much!

Oct 29, 2017 8:03 PM in response to UnreelSound

Worked for me! Thanks a lot

Gx44

Level 1

4 points

Nov 22, 2017 10:00 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

I put my earbuds in a few times, cleaned out the jack, called it with a phone and left it on speaker, etc... nothing worked then I gave it a good slap on the back and it’s working again!

RosaATX

Level 1

0 points

Dec 7, 2017 5:52 PM in response to Community User

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Swatinew

Level 1

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Dec 25, 2017 11:21 PM in response to Community User

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Dec 26, 2017 6:33 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

I found that by jamming a cotton swab up there worked pretty well

Dec 31, 2017 1:17 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

Omg the sucking helped!!!! Sucking is always the best solution, no matter what! Thanks!!!!

Jan 1, 2018 8:57 AM in response to JakeKovoor

Success by sucking on jack -- cleaned it out. thanks.

bunn1es

Level 1

4 points

Jan 2, 2018 6:48 AM in response to Mr. Mobius

Thank you so much!!! Nothing else worked...Plugging/unplugging 7/8 times didn’t work on my iPhone 6S+, but twisting it while unpligging did! Thank you so much

Feb 23, 2018 8:27 AM in response to bigbillpns

This was super helpful and work perfectly for me! As I sucked on the headphone jack I press the volume control and it’s switch back. Thank you!!!

Apr 15, 2018 8:17 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

my girl thought i was stupid but sucking on the hole really work i cant belive it

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May 2, 2018 8:24 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

The stickng in and out plus wiggle worked for my iphone 6s plus also i am getting me bluetooth wireless earphones now hooefully wont have this trouble again

May 19, 2018 9:02 PM in response to SoCalSkippy

I am wondering if there is any way to prevent this from happening. Anyone try tape over the headphone jack or a certain case that has a covering over that area?

iPhone stuck in "headphones" mode