iPad 3 - No sound from speakers, but headphones work fine

Same problem here...

I have the exact same problem, flew on the plane, listened to music on my headphones, and now the speakers dont work, tried everything without success except full restore with backup iTunes

Why hasn't Apple issued a bulletin on this! Frustrating

Just completed reset, also used some compressed air to blow out headphone port and docking station, and now sound works again! Thanks to all that post the tips and tricks.

Thanks. I was pulling my hair out for hours trying to figure this problem out. The compressed air to the headphone port and docking station was the trick!

Wow, take that you Apple Genius folks....I had been going through multiple support groups about this very issue for 3 days now. I don't have compressed air, I just took a deep breath and blew into the headphone jack and another time into the docking jack...and it fixed my issue as well. Thanks PKG0928...Can't believe it worked...has to to be the best non-technical solution I've every come across.

Cleaning earphone Jack and docking port with forced air repaired this for me.

same problem

i dont have a backup. how should i restore from itunes?

Apple, who is more important, Apple customers or shareholders? The speaker failed on my iPad 3 so I read a lot of the posts and tried some of what they offered. In my case if I sprayed a can of air duster into the dock the speaker would work until I stopped spraying. So I figured it had to be a loose connection, so made and appt. with Apple genius today. Had to wait 3 hours. Met with genius who did a diagnostic test and claimed the result was a hardware failure. He said the only thing he could do, because they can't open them up, was to offer me a new one for $299. I said no. I explained to him, while others around me were very interested in what i had to say, that there have been a lot of posts on the net regarding this issue. Many of which indicated they had invested a lot of money into Apple products because they expect them to last, but would no longer do so. Fergi's post caught my eye because I too have done the same. Until today I have purchased iPods , iPads, Mac Books, Mac Air, I-Mac, thousands of dollars worth. I have promoted Apple products to friends and family members, most who have purchased them based on my recommendation. I was going to buy an Iphone 6 plus and a watch when they come out but now my taste has been soured by the experience I just had with the hardware and the genius. We were both polite but he actually said I could go to another company. Apple has become a huge company with the help of it's millions of customers and I am just a grain of sand on the beach. I have been an Apple customer since the first machines they produced. I remember the hard times they went through when they had to bring back Steve Jobs to turn it around. It would seem wise to me to take some of the huge profits and make sure the existing customers are kept happy, call it a marketing expense. Please don't wait until you start loosing them and then try to get them back when it's too late. Customer relations and quality of product to me are the most important for longevity. A stock holder can be gone with a key stroke.

A follow up to my post. As a last resort I purchased a Belkin Thunderstorm Case ( http://www.belkin.com/thunderstorm/#!// ) on Amazon for $49. This solved my problem and even surprised me with the great theater sound I get for movies. If you have confirmed from Apple that it is a hardware problem but your sound still works through your ear buds, then by all means, I suggest you invest in this hardware. It does add some weight to your Ipad but you will be impressed by the sound quality. If you get one please reply if you agree.🙂