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My iPhone 5 speaker just stopped working. Earphones and blue tooth speaker work but the internal speaker does not. Tried the earphone trick, the phone reset, etc. it does not work. I heard on the net that a lot of people have the problem. What is the cure?
MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9)
Hi wwwwes,
It sounds like you may have tried some, but not all, of the troubleshooting steps for the issue you are having with the internal speaker on your iPhone 5.
If you hear no sound or distorted sound from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch speaker - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203794
If you hear no sound or distorted sound from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch speaker
Can't hear anything from the built-in speaker of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch? Maybe you can hear, but the sound is distorted, muffled, intermittent. Or maybe you hear static or crackling noises. If your iOS device has any of these issues, follow these steps.
Follow these steps and test the sound after each one.
- Go to Settings > Sounds and drag the Ringer And Alerts slider to turn the volume up.
- If you can hear sound from the speaker, then the speaker works. Continue with these steps to find the setting or switch that's affecting the sound. If you can't hear sound from the speaker, contact Apple Support.
- If your device has a Ring/Silent switch, make sure it's set to ring. If you can see orange, it's set to silent.
- Restart your device.
- Open an app that has music or sound effects. Adjust the volume with the volume buttons or the slider in Control Center.
- Go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn off Bluetooth.
- If there's still no sound, connect a headset. If you can hear sound through the headset, remove it and clear any dust or debris from the headset jack of your device.
- If the device is in a case, make sure that the case doesn't block the speaker.
- Use a brush to gently clear any debris from the speaker and Lightning connector (or 30-pin dock connector). The brush should be clean and dry and have soft bristles.
- Update your device to the latest version of iOS.
If you follow these steps and still hear no sound or distorted sound, contact us.
Last Modified: Jun 19, 2015
Take care,
iPhone 5 speaker failure issue
