Specific iPhone video has sound only on one side

not sure if anyone has experienced this before, since this is the first time this happened to me.

took a bunch of videos on my iphone 16+ last night, and when i reviewed the videos this morning, one specific video had no sound, which was extremely disappointing.

decided to review it again later in the day - this time i had my earphones on. suddenly, the video had sound again! BUT only on one side of the earphone (the left side). this is occurring only to this ONE specific video amongst the others i took that same night.

anyone knows why this is happening or how to fix it?

Posted on Dec 11, 2025 3:01 AM

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azaksalmarzur28

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Posted on Dec 11, 2025 7:48 AM

Your video has audio recorded only in the left channel, so it sounds silent on the speaker but plays in one ear on headphones. Convert the clip to mono in iMovie or a video editor to make it audible on both sides.

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