Sound only works when headphones are plugged in!

Question

Level 1

0 points

Sound only works when headphones are plugged in!

Today my iPod decided to only play sounds when the headphones are plugged in. At first, the sound wasn't working period. Then I rebooted the iPod, and the sound only worked when the headphones were plugged in. When I adjust the volume with, or without, headphones plugged in, it displays 'volume (headphones)'. What gives? How do I get my external speakers to work once again? If this issue has already been addressed, please direct me to that thread, but I was not able to find a solution with the search terms I used. Thanks.

iPod Touch 3rd Gen, iPhone OS 3.1.3

Posted on Apr 27, 2010 11:45 AM

Reply

Answer 1

Mitch 751

Level 6

11,624 points

Apr 27, 2010 5:46 PM in response to jamestrenda

Likely a hardware issue, send it for service

Reply

Answer 2

jamestrenda Author

Level 1

0 points

Apr 27, 2010 5:51 PM in response to jamestrenda

When I got home this evening, I plugged it into iTunes, and it automatically resynced as usual. I then tried the volume control again and it no longer had '(headphones)' below the word 'volume'. So I tried to play some sound without the headphones and it worked just fine. I don't know what the issue was, but it's working fine now. It had nothing to do with restarting the device, or resetting all settings because I tried both prior to starting this thread.

Reply

Answer 3

Mitch 751

Level 6

11,624 points

Apr 27, 2010 5:52 PM in response to jamestrenda

It seems a bad contact of the earphone jack ... when the two metal contacts fail to release after unplug the earphone ..

Reply