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No sound only during phone calls??

Hi!... My iPhone 4 is working fine, speakers, mic, sensor, camera, etc... is ok... when i make a call in skype everything is fine, i can hear everything and they can hear me just perfect... But the problem is when i'm making or reciving a phone call, i can't hear and they can't hear me. speaker, mic, everything is working fine in apps, itunes... record normal video, music and video playback with normal audio, ussing headphones, speaker or bluetooth is ok in apps and itunes... the problem is only with phone calls, phone audio is not working... incomming call phone rings perfect, outgoing call going well until the call is answered, no audio during phone calls, sending sms, internet, wifi, everything is ok but there is not audio during calls... Please any advice? some help please!!... Already reset all content and setings, latest version of iOS 4.3.3, phone is restored but the problem remains!!!... HELP ME PLEASE!!!!

iPhone 4, iOS 4.3.2

Posted on May 23, 2011 3:09 PM

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Posted on May 31, 2011 2:44 PM

I have had the exact same problem for quite some time. everything works besides from sound and mic when making phone calls. Have tried al tricks in the book that I could find but still no improvement.

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Jun 25, 2016 8:11 AM in response to edmundona

I made an account just to say this. If you have a brand spankin new phone and can hear everything and every call on it and control the volume just fine but on phone calls they cannot hear you....tAKE THE PLASTIC OFF. If you haven't already of course. I was freaking out then had the biggest 'duhh' moment of my life when i took it off. **This is only for those with this specific problem and the new plastic films still on their phone.**

Jul 11, 2016 7:33 PM in response to edmundona

Everyone, I think I know what's going on here. It has to do with the internal wiring. Something inside the phone is either shorting to ground or it doesn't have a good ground. (Forget the cleaning routine; these people are likely just twisting their phones while cleaning them.)


To test the theory, start a phone call. During the phone call and with the volume all the way up, grab the phone by both ends and give it a little twist. It should immediately work! Stop at this point because you know that the phone has a problem.


Now you could open it up as in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAAda5Xj3-s for example. You would need a very small and specialized screwdriver that's compatible with these phones. IFIXIT makes this P5 pentalobe for a few dollars. You might, however, take your phone into an Apple store, show them this forum thread and suggest that many, many iPhones appear to have a systemic problem that they need to fix.

No sound only during phone calls??

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