iphone 4s only works on speaker phone

Hi there annemarie77!

We have an article about this issue that should be able to help you troubleshoot a little further. The article can be found right here:

iPhone: Can't hear through the receiver or speakers

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1630

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Regards,

Braden

This answer does not appear to be aligned with the actual question... I too have the problem that I can hear phone conversations via speaker phone, but I cannot hear them when I turn off the speakerphone. I tried the suggested fixes just in case and they did not work.

I had the same problem with my iphone 4 today . I fixed it by plugging in my headphones, playing some music and pulling the headphone jack out whilst the music was playing. Everything works again , I have no idea why, but it may help some of you with this problem!

Worked for me on my iPhone 4

Thank you!

I encountered this problem as well today...... The fix I used, was a can of compressed air on the headphone jack, and the ear piece, and let it dry for a minute......tried a test phone call to see if it worked, and it worked like a charm!!! 😀

Same problem! I came here and tried the canned air first and it worked!

I can hear them speaking but they hear me speaking, unless I tap the speaker, that's my problem.

They can't hear me, unless I use speake