iPhone 4 speakers not working

Thanks for the blowdryer suggestion DrScott123. I tried it after I dropped my phone in the snow and it worked!

Thank you so much quickstr!! I was freaking out and I took your advice, put the tissue in the headphone jack and now it works!!! Thanks so much

Hi All,

I had this Sound / Speaker issue too on my iPhone 4S, with only Ringtone & Headphones working and no other sound coming despite several software hacks and solutions read on forums here. I managed to solve it today after reading online for a perfect solution.

This seems to be a fairly frequent problem amongst users who are using 3rd party (Cheap Chinese) dock connectors or chargers. There is some residue on the charging connector and hence it seems to be stuck in Dock/Headphone mode. I personally had this issue that only Ringtone and Headphone were working. I cleared some stuck particles from the dock connector in iPhone below and voila ! Sound works perfectly. Try it using a cotton bud / swab with removed cotton or I did it with inverted metal paper clip carefully avoiding to scrap and destroy the PCB board. (Other common solution was to remove water particles from headphone hole but I didnt have any)

All the best,

Cheers !

Hi All,

My iPhone 4 speaker is still not working most of the time.. there are times when it suddenly works but then it will disappear soon, sometimes rght in the middle of playing a song. None of the solutions mentioned here works.. sigh.

Anyone has a similar problem but has solved it?

Cheers!

there are times when it suddenly works but then it will disappear soon, sometimes rght in the middle of playing a song. None of the solutions mentioned here works.. sigh.

Sounds like a hardware problem to me.

My iPhone 4S was still under warranty when the speakerphone stopped working, along with the sound for the iPod music function, and video audio. Gaming was a 100% silent affair, no sound effects. No ring or alarm either, which was the big problem. I'm glad the warranty was still in effect because when I took the speaker issue to the Apple store in Southpoint (Durham) the technical specialist decided to offer me a replacement, no charge. She did look at it to see if just the speaker needed replaced then she assessed it as a complicated software issue. So I hope that helps those looking at this thread.

Hi M-Angel, Thank you very much for the feedback, I have been tearing my hair out. Will bring it to Apply Service Centre at the end of this month, cheers!

This is a no good thing to do so, i didint, but i think it works

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJg7qp_TzqM

The problem here is the dock connector, sometimes it makes the sound dont work

Ok, my phone has all the same symptoms. Thank you for sharing because I would have still been searching for help! And just be question, how long did it take to receive a replacement?

Right after reading your review I ran to get some cotton swabs. Came back to my phone and unplugged the dock connector. The screen went dark pressed the home button to open it. When I swiped, my phone just went "click" like it never was out of sorts. How funny that as I was preparing for major surgery the problem just disappeared! Thanks anyway and I'm gonna clean my phone at 2:26 in the morning to make sure it stays "ok".

OMG - I was so frustrated by the lack of volume when I would make a phone call or listen on speakerphone. The volume was turned up on all the sounds under Settings. The solution was indeed in turning the volume up in the music player. I can't believe it took me so long to find that answer!

i droped my iphone 4 and after that i found that the speacker not working !! ( not about dust, headphone jack, i tried everthing. ) is anybody knows a real solution !???

( headphone jack is working . and i know it's one speaker ,)

there is no sound if someone call me , no songs ........... )

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Try to reboot the iPhone by holding the power button and the home button together for at least 5 to 10 seconds, then release. The phone can sometimes suffer from complicated software glitches. I know this because my uncle works in apple support and I am an somewhat avid about electronics. Rebooting the phone is like cleaning up your room, after you do so you can find things that were lost when it was cluttered. I hope this helps!

i did that and i restor it and then i ubdated it.

i know the problem it's in the motherboard . but i don't know where !!

(coze i toke the boar and but it in a working iphone , it did the same thing ( speacker not working!!!)))