iphone thinks headphones are plugged in even when not - how to fix

Mine just did that too! I read bout putting things in there, I got a toothpick and flicked some lint out! Tried it still was saying headphones, so I put it in there again and just flicked it around in there in a circle for abit then pressed the volume but and it fixed it

PRO TIP PEOPLE IF YOU DONT WANT TO SUCK ON YOU IPHONE TO GET THE WATER OUT USE A VACCUM, it worked for me you just have to be patient though it may take a while but eventually it sucked the water out!!!!

The paper clip works like magic. I got my iPhone 6s in a bucket filled with water. Later on I tried playing music only to find out it was fixed on headphones mode. Tried using paper and tissue to clean it didn't work. But wen I got paper clip and inserted it, I noticed my display changed to music mode and the speakers started working. 💪

You're amazing! My infant just grabbed my spoon and flung milk from my cereal directly into the port from across the table. Such a freak accident! Paper towel wasn't doing anything but your trick worked! Pliers to pinch the paperclip together and heard the click. Worked instantly. One tip for other users who find this: if you pinch it together too much, there won't be enough tension to dislodge the ball. Needs to be just small enough to fit into the port and twist.

I HAD TO MAKE AN ACCOUNT JUST TO THANK YOU!! Late night munchies got me spillin cereal all over myself and apparently my phone too. I read so many different “solved” tips from years ago, up to a recent one from 2017. I know the jack is gone & I don’t even use my headphones, I use Bluetooth ones, but it’s so annoying that if it thinks there are headphones in, there’s no way around that! Your iPhone will play everything over “hearphones” that ARENT EVEN THERE! Omg I was so mad. All those tips & responses thanking each other. NOTHING WORKED FOR ME!! But a simple charger plugged in; changing the ringer volume, I held my breath as I took the charger out, and kept pressing the volume buttons and it didn’t change to headphones! It stayed on RINGER! And it’s magically fixed. Thank you SO MUCH. I have a show starting in 7 hours of my favorite artist, and I have to take videos and pics, and I spent the last 2 hours working on fixes that didn’t work!!! So. I had to make an account just to say thanks for an answer you posted years ago. It saved me today. Thank you.

I managed to do this without the paperclip, thankyou!!!!

Also I recomend an app called sonic frequency to get water out of the speakers, you click the water droplet button and it vibrates the speakers at the perfect freq to get water out, you can even feel it coming out!!

I don't know where this will fit in to this discussion but I had this issue and this is the only thing that worked and it was thanks to someone else on here:

1) plug in headphones and make a call

2) hit "speakerphone" ("ringer" will then show instead of "headphones")

3) unplug the headphones

4) end the call.

Miracle ;D

Yes, like all the rest of the solutions posted, it has to do with moisture. If your headphone jack has a lint, and then even a drop of moisture will compress and turn that lint solid. The key is to get something strong, and clear the debris from your headphone jack.A paperclip, toothpick, or tightly wound paper will be working fine.

1. Plug in and out headphone several times and check
2. restart your device
3. clean the Audio jack with a clone soft cloth

There might be something in the headphone jack, maybe lint, dirt, or something else in there.

You might be able to get it out by connecting the headphones 5-10x or spraying compressed air into the jack.

If that doesn't do it, try resetting or restoring the iPhone.

Take a look at this article

iPhone: Can't hear through the reciever or speakers TS1630

Thanks for the link. It worked! 🙂

I got a bit of rain in mine and it said (headphones)

fixed it by rolling up a thin bit of toilet paper that is quite long and inserting it in, then with a small screwdriver (or a paper clip) pushing it in gently so as much of the paper folded round itself as possible in layers. Left it for a few minutes and removed!

This happened to me. I read on another site that if you suck really hard on the headphone port it would fix it. I tried it, and it worked instantly!

What I did was I took a Q-tip and got it a little wet ten took off the cotton, pushed the stick end into the jack to the bottom and this worked.