Dock Connector Error - No Sound

Spot on! Sometimes (well most times really)the DIY is all you need and as simple as it seems is as simple as a solution it should be. My screen was cracked so of course moisten little pockets can be an issue even though I protect it (company phone, need to wait for my free upgrade coming soon) good ol vaccum cleaner definitely dried it out! Works better! Thank you for giving us the good ol DYI home remady

I have solved this problem. It's a weird solution but it worked both on my iPad (1) and on someone else's who read my solution on my blog.

It seems there is a tiny bit of moisture building up near the connector in the iPad, which short-circuits the connector port and makes the iPad think it's conected to a dock. You don't have to submerge your iPad for this.

I think it can be good old-fashiond perspiration. Most of us rest the iPad with its connector on our laps when using it, and I think this can cause the problem.

The safest solution to this is use a common vacuumcleaner and suck the connector port for about a minute.

The sucking of air dries the inside, resolves the short-circuit and restores sound.

The 'dock connect' message will disappear, the day is saved.

I guess it could also be cleared with a blowdryer, but I'd rather not subject the iPad to heat, and also blowing might introduce dust into the iPad. It seems sucking is the way to go.

The aforementioned issue was absolutely killing me! I am so glad I read Gadget's post! I must admit it was for my iPhone 4, but it worked a treat! Thank you very much!

I have tested everything, It won't work for me. It started 2 days ago, it's driving me crazy.

Bluetooth and regular headphones work fine.

Use a hair dryer, vaccumm cleaner, nothing.

my issue is that internal stuff (like Settings, Sounds) will play. sometime when connecting to computer will do a "blip"sound, but nothing more.

So it is not a hardware issue.

It is no the lock rotation and mute issue either.

Any thoughts?

Mine is iPad2 32 Wifi, iOS 4.3.3.

- Helder

Update: Oh, when I first turn it on, I get the unlock screen sound, and if I'm quick enought, I can run ipod and it will play the song. After a few seconds, volume will go down, volume bar will go off, Conector Dock appears.

Message was edited by: hsmBr

Hi dear.

Thank you for your advise. After reading your post only I remember that tow days before my son spill coco cola on the connector area.. There was moisture. I dried it up with a vacuum cleaner and it works.... Thank you once more.

Ok thanks for that ... I can tell you this will work, I combined the vac cleaner on the charger port with a little simple mouth blowing into the port and that brought the vol slide icon back clear you mouth when doing this

as it might not be great to blow spit into if your trying to dry it! but thats what did it for me.

I´ve tried this for quite a good time.. nothing solved it.

I´ll try the vac cleaner again, hair blower, voodo or whatever it takes...

Anyway, I can hear sound when I turn it on and when unlocking the device (password protected screen).

After that, if I´m quick enough, I can see the volume bar when double clicking the home button and sliding right. But it will go away a couple of seconds later...

hsmBr.

Amigo, você conseguiu resolver esse problema? Estou pensando em trocar o Conector Dock... talvez o som volte...

Take a sim card and put it in the dock socket on ipad...shake it a bit and hopefully all will be well!!!

Não funcionou cara, já fiz upgrade para 5.0.1 e nada. Conseguiu algo?

O som sai uma vez ou outra, principalmente quando ligo, e a barra de volume esta la.

Mas uns segundos depois e some...

Shake? Like a "Polaroid picture"? 🙂

Kidding, I get sound when I turn it on, then it goes off.

Any other ideias? (I'll give it a try on yours).