Why is my headphone icon on when it’s not plugged in?

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Posted on Jul 16, 2019 4:41 PM

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Posted on Jul 16, 2019 7:37 PM

There may be dirt/debris in the headphone jack that is causing the phone to think the headphones are connected. Clean the jack.

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Jul 16, 2019 7:37 PM in response to Alsipcleo

There may be dirt/debris in the headphone jack that is causing the phone to think the headphones are connected. Clean the jack.

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