iPhone is stuck in headphone mode

I hadn't used the headphones before this happened. I've tried cleaning out the jack with a match (it looks very clean) and plugging the headphones in and out several times whilst watching a video. Neither worked.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

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iPhone 6, iOS 8, 1 day old.

Posted on Oct 11, 2014 5:26 AM

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Posted on Jan 17, 2015 5:35 AM

so I read through this forum on all the solutions and none of them worked. However the ONE that did was SETTINGS>GENERAL>RESET>RESET NETOWRK SETTINGS. This only removes any passwords you have for wireless networks and does not reset any personal things such as pics, contacts, etc. After the the phone came back on work right away!

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Jun 14, 2015 10:12 AM in response to patrickfromnewbridge

Mine was stuck in headphone mode after getting moist from cutting grass, and I tried everything.


Here is what worked for me.


  • Put phone in airplane mode
  • Power off your phone
  • Get swimmer ear drying drops, which I think is most pure alcohol 94%
  • Pull most of the cotton off one end of a q-tip
  • Put a bunch of drops on the q-tip
  • Stick it in the headphone jack and twist as you go completely in, it was very tight (I could hear it getting squeaky clean)
  • Keep twisting as you pull it out


My phone actually powered on automatically while doing this and when I was entering my PIN, I started to hear the clicks. Hope this helps.

-Nick

Jan 30, 2016 10:11 PM in response to patrickfromnewbridge

After trying every option to get it out of headphone mode, I finally was successful with this approach:


  1. Plug in your headphone with the phone still in sleep (Locked). iPhone will wake up when the jack is inserted.
  2. Push the power button on the right side to lock the phone and put it back into sleep.
  3. Press the power button again to wake it and unlock your iPhone 6 to its home screen.
  4. Remove the headphone jack from the phone
  5. Test the volume control. It should be out of headphone mode now.


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