iphone thinks headphones are plugged in even when not - how to fix
iPhone 4, Windows XP
made a video tutorial
FIX headphone iphone - YouTube
If nothing works, such as q-tip trick, un-plug in and plug in of the headphone, bluetooth speaker trick, the Setting/General/Accessibility/incoming calls (audio routing for newer software)/set speaker, then headset, turning on shazam, activiate siri...etc. TRY THIS, 1) have someone call you, 2) turn on to speaker mode, 3)turn off the speaker, 4) plug in your headphone, 5) un-plug headphone. This should work!
So I had this issue and did ALL the tricks on youtube. ALL of them DID NOT work. But this did work. You can follow all the steps he did but what I did was a bit more basic. I went to Setting/General/Accessibility/audio routing -set speaker.
Then I used gmail to call myself but I'm sure you can have someone just call you. It should answer in speaker mode. (Having someone call YOU is important because I called someone and this did not work.)
When you answer the phone and its on speaker mode hit the home button and go to podcasts or Spotify or anything that play sounds(I used podcast) then while the phone is still on the call in speaker mode play something and you should hear it on the speaker simutaniously as the phone call. then while its playing the audio hang up on the phone call.
This was the only thing that worked. I was so excited that I actually signed up for an account after 10 years with an iPhone just to post this.
Hope this helps.
I am having the exact same problem. Q-tips, paperclips, air, bobby pins, unplugging and plugging in headphones, reset and restore- nothing is working for me. Is anyone else having Siri activate when they plug in the headphones?
Ok, when I read this I laughed. Then I tried it and laughed my *ss off at myself for "falling for it". Then I realized I didn't form a good seal when trying it. Then I tried again, AND IT WORKED! I laughed so freaking hard! It sounds ridiculous and I felt like a dork doing it but it really worked!
edited to add: This is regards to this advice:
"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!" by KBlomquist
I tried the paperclip, the Q-tip and the sucking on the port directly. After reading this, I tried again and sucked harder (laughing to myself at how that would sound if I actually said it), and yup...worked. Just Suck!!! It's the only way...
laserone Sep 2, 2013 4:21 PM
in response to KBlomquist
Ok, when I read this I laughed. Then I tried it and laughed my *ss off at myself for "falling for it". Then I realized I didn't form a good seal when trying it. Then I tried again, AND IT WORKED! I laughed so freaking hard! It sounds ridiculous and I felt like a dork doing it but it really worked!
edited to add: This is regards to this advice:
"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!" by KBlomquist
Thank you!!! Your solution was the only one that worked for me!
This just worked for me. I had done a hard reset a few times and tried s few other things but nothing was working. Then I saw this one tried it and it worked.
Hellp
Ima try this cause I dropped mine in clay water
****! thanks sensei! it works!
Thought would try this first before a trying to find something suitable to stick in the headphone jack..after a couple attempts it worked so thanks!! 👍-1F3FD;👏-1F3FD;
I tried your trick and it worked!! Thank god I just saved $80!!!
This worked for me too! I dropped my iphone in a puddle, though it didn't appear to have gotten that wet. The tissue down the headphone jack worked great. FYI - it was about 3 hours between when the phone got wet and when I attempted to dry the jack. Thanks.
I spilled a drink on my iPhone 5 and a little water got into the headphone jack. I dried it out with a piece of tightly rolled paper towel and then came on here and saw the paperclip tip. Worked like a charm! Thanks paperclip dude! 😁
I tried sucking on the headphone jack several times. I was about to give up, but I decided to try it once more, and it worked! ☺ I had dropped my iPhone in a puddle, deep enough to fully submerge it. I am amazed how robust these things are. Well done, Apple! Even so, my iPhone never leaves the house again without its Otter Box.
The mostly stripped Q-tiip worked for me where nothing else did. I was in a downpour and the headphone jack end was uppermost in my outside pouch, so even with the umbrella that must have done it in. A friend just told me, though, that evidence of exposure to moisture in your iPhone invalidates your warranty, even for unrelated problems. So I guess that's it for free fixes.
iphone thinks headphones are plugged in even when not - how to fix
