Headphone audio only coming out of one ear

I recently plugged in my earphones and audio was only coming out of one ear. I went to settings and made sure the slider was in the middle, and it was. I’ve had problems with earphones before, and this is another pair failing me. Issues like this are making me consider buying outside of apple.

iPhone 11, iOS 14

Posted on May 13, 2021 7:47 AM

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Posted on May 13, 2021 8:51 AM

Hello,

See these steps:

1) Try cleaning it: How to clean your AirPods and EarPods

2) Check the charging port for lint or other debris

3) See this: If your headphones don‘t work with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Good luck.

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Headphone audio only coming out of one ear

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