Sound works fine, but headphone controls no longer work? IOS7 Iphone5

I also confirm that cleaning the audio jack port might solve the problem in most cases. There was a lot of lint stuffed in there... I just used a toothpick to crumble inside and then a twisted piece of paper dipped in some alcohol to clean the port. Now the buttons on the headphones work properly.

First try with traditional toothpick extracted small wad of lint, then tried one of those plastic toothpicks with the brushlike thing on one end. This one removed four times more lint. Now the remote controls are working flawlessly again.

Awesome! This worked perfectly for me (cleaning the audio jack, I used a clip). Now the controls are back both in music and calls! Thanks!

Worked for me too! I did clean the jack before using pressurized air and alcohol on a cotton bud but neither worked. Use a toothpick! Put it in and press the tip against the bottom by the wall. Then keep pressing against the wall and bring it out. Repeat a number of times from all possible angles (in my case first 10 or so attempts pulled no lint out).

Also to check if this is the case for you check if the headphone plug enters the jack in full. You should have the white plastic touching the phone once inserted. If you have even the smallest gap - it's lint. I was missing about 2-3 mm. After the cleaning it goes all the way in till the end with no feeling of pressure. The feeling of pressure when inserting the plug is also a sign of lint - it should slide in with no pressure.

Well, I have to say I was as skeptical as many others, being sure it must be the result of an iOS update gone bad. Nope, I rolled a tiny piece of paper, inserted and rotated, and gave it a puff as well. When I tried inserting the jack again, it did indeed, slip right in and was tight. And, all functionality was restored. Volume up/down, pause/play/jump to next...All good.

I had this problem. I tested the headphones, by plugging them into my MacBook. They worked fine - both sound and buttons. Then I checked the audio socket on the iPhone with a torch. Turns out there was some pocket fluff stuffed down the audio socket, insulating the contact for the buttons. Removed with an unravelled paperclip.

worked for me. thanks alot

Its Working Now. Thanks for your answer!

Lol right when I saw this, I blew into the socket which apparently cleared some of the dust and my controls work fine again xD