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iPhone No Sound – How To Fix & Tutorials!

If you have no sound on your Apple iPhone 3 / 3GS / 4 / 4S / 5 / 5S / 5C/ 6/ 6Plus/ iPhone 6s/ 6s Plus/ iPhone 7, 8, 8Plus and the iPhone X, iPhone Xs volume bar, it is unbelievably frustrating as you most probably already know.

I have been looking for cures over the web as there are many out there. Below you will find a list of all these including the one that worked for me. Also, this list is in chronological order of what seems to be most successful. It is a process of elimination but it has to be done.

The symptoms of iPhone no sound Problem/ Issues include:

– iPhone will ring but speaker will not work for anything else.
– iPhone no sound at all for calls, apps, music, etc
– iPhone no sound as stuck in headphone mode

Follow these steps and hopefully, your iPhone will be back to its prior glory.

iPhone No Sound – How To Fix & Tutorials 2020

Step 1 – Check Silent Mode Switch

Loud/ Silent switch on the exterior of the iPhone is switched to the silent mode which is orange. If so, flick the other way to loud mode. This is a step that so many people miss, but it is the simplest! Also once you have flicked the silent mode off, ensure your volume is turned up by pressing the volume buttons on the side.

Step 2 – Restart Your iPhone

To restart the iPhone, hold the power switch and home button together for 10 seconds. This will restart your iPhone, you will not lose any media, contacts, data, etc. If there is a temporary glitch on the iPhone this will eliminate that glitch. Also if there is a glitch this may help terminate a temporary glitch.

If you have an iPhone X or newer, you can simply restart the device by pressing and holding both the side button and one of the volume buttons. Once done, you’ll then be promoted to restart the iPhone. When off, click the side button to turn on again.

Step 3 – Reset iPhone Settings

Reset iPhone. Go to Settings> General> Reset> Reset all settings. Make sure to backup your iPhone to the cloud / iTunes as this will wipe your media, music, and apps although photos will be left on the iPhone. This is a follow on to step 2 and another way you will be able to eliminate the glitch on the iPhone.

Step 4 – Press Corner Of iPhone

This one is a bit weird but it worked for me for a while and has worked successfully for other people. Squeeze the bottom right hand corner of the phone above where the speaker is.

The left Side is a mic, not a speaker, so don’t worry about that side. Hold that grip for about 20 seconds. This is done as the connector may be loose and had to be repositioned correctly. Yes, strange but most of these solutions are!

Step 5 – Clean Your iPhone

Use a tooth brush to clean the docking area where you charge your iPhone. With dirt, dust, grime, and so on it, may block the connectors working correctly and makes the phone think it is on a music dock. When you do this do it gently and get the bristles into there good.

Also if you use rubbing alcohol or acetone it will help get all the extra dirt out. As these products evaporate it will not do damage to the connectors. Do not use mineral terps when cleaning as it is oil based and will not dry!! This seems to be one of the most successful solutions. To avoid this happening in the future, its best to have a case that avoids dust and grime getting in.

Step 6 – Insert Headphones

Get your headphones and insert them into the headphone jack and then quickly pull them out. Continue this for a couple of minutes as sometimes it gets stuck in headphone mode so this normally undoes that. Also this may remove any dust or grime that may have been lodged in there.

You can also watch this video below which has a full list of fixes listed in this tutorial plus a few more that will restore sound to your iPhone!

Step 7 – Restore Your iPhone

Restore your iPhone on iTunes. Click on your iPhone icon when plugged into iTunes and go to restore. If you do this make sure your iPhone is backed up as YOU will loose all data, media, contacts, pics, and so on. This puts your iPhone back to factory settings.

This is similar to step 3 as it is a full reset of the device, this should help eliminate any glitch that have have come out in a recent update such as iOS7 or iOS8. Also when doing this step check for updates.

Step 8 – Jailbreak iPhone

Jailbreak your iPhone to find the file directories that are causing the fault. By doing this you are deleting the file that is making the iPhone think it is on a dock. You will still be able to use a music docking station etc. If you have a jail broken iPhone or willing to do it then this will be the best option for you. Very simple video and easy to follow, to jailbreak follow my simple tutorial.

 

Step 9 – Dry iPhone

This worked for me!! The squeezing step worked for me for a small amount of time. Not much else worked so thought I would try my own cure…. An old hair dryer!! Turn on low heat and hover over the speaker outlet for about 5 minutes.

I also did the headphone jack as well. There must of been some residual moisture build up which the hair dryer eliminated. The speaker was sputtering on and off during this time but finally came to life :). If you don’t have a hair dryer, you can also put your iPhone in dry rice while turned off. This can suck up all that unwanted moisture. Best to leave in rice for at lease 12 hours.

Step 10 – Hardware Problem

It may be a hardware problem and simply need to get a replacement through your provider who may offer insurance if chosen or apple support. This no sound and speaker is getting more known know by Apple there is a good chance you may get a replacement or a hardware fix.

Step 11 – Ultimate Destruction

If iPhone still has no sound there is always ultimate elimination… Not endorsed. See below….

 

**** UPDATE **** 18/03/20

Thank you everyone for such an overwhelming response! Also to those that have put up there own solutions that have worked for there iPhones. Initially when I created this website I did not envision the large response of people with the same issues. So here are some new solutions and steps that are popular on the comment feed.

iPhone No Sound Solution Step 12

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As dirt and grime like to build up in the charging connectors of the iPhone it is necessary to clean it out. Similar to the step with cleaning it with a toothbrush you will be using compressed air instead. The best and easiest way you can do this is to blow air out your mouth with a good force into where the iPhone would get charged.

Do this for 1 minute to insure that it removes any dust or dirt particles. After that, plug and unplug your charger into the slot about 5-10 times.

iPhone No Sound Solution Step 13

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This is similar to the step above but you will be cleaning out the headphone jack on the iPhone instead of the charging connectors. As above blow into the headphone jack for about 30 seconds to 1 minute, this should vanish any dust or dirt that is lodged in there.

Once that is done insert a ear bud/ q tip into the headphone jack and twist for about 30 seconds.  That should dislodge any other dirt or grime that the blowing process may have missed.

If your iPhone X is not turning on, then you should check out my full guide here.

iPhone No Sound Solution Step 14

 

There have been more than a dozen comments saying that bluetooth may be interfering with the sound on the iPhone. One good method is to insure that your iPhone is not connected to any bluetooth device as it may be playing sound thru that device. Also another successful step that has been recommended is to turn off bluetooth and then turn on again.

iPhone Has No Sound Step 15

As a continuation to step 5, there have also been several reports of people who have also cleaned their iPhone with a wooden toothpick.

While a toothbrush works quite well, there is typically quite a lot of dirt still stuck in the charing port which can only be gotten out with a pointy object. Just be careful not todo any damage to your iPhone charge port. This seems to work well with older iPhone 4 and also the new iPhone 8 and iPhone X.

These are just some of the steps I have found and come up with which have shown success for iPhones with no sound.

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Comments

  3. Donna Bland says

    I feel so stupid but glad I found this site!! It was the switch on the side! Duh, thanks for the tips

  5. Dirk says

    Hey man! great tutorial, i thought i would have to sack my iphone 3G since it didnt have any sound at all.. not even after jailbraking it again… did the reset and the corner press and it all works perfectly again.. awesome! 😀 i thank you so much… Greeting from Medellín Colombia

  7. Dr. Pratap N Mukhopadhyaya says

    That squeezing technique worked like a magic! in seconds it is working! I am so thankful to you! Great service for people like us! Thank you friend!

  8. JonBOY26 says

    Cool! My video is listed here as step 8.

    This site is listed as my videos highest embedded playback location, so I thought I’d come and check it out. Great site!

    Step 8 worked on my phone (which is why I made the vid!), however I’ll also try some of these other sound fixes when I get a chance.

  9. luigi911 says

    Hi, yes I found your video a couple of months back and was really helpful so had to put it in the list. Keep up the good work!

  10. Batnoon says

    I was playing a game and then suddenly the sound started to act up for few seconds and then it just stopped, I thought it was the game that lagged, soon I realized that the built in speaker is not working at all… and I cant seem to find a solution from the above :'(
    and when I use viber app to call I can’t hear the person I’m calling :'(
    I need to hear my girlfriend’s voice please save my ass she’s like 80 thousand miles away on the other side of the planet :'((

  12. Jamie says

    I had problems with my iPhone 4 stuck in headphone mode. Used a hair dryer on low heat blowing into the headphone socket and it worked straight away

  13. mehar says

    i have an iphone 4s whose volube bar is still not working. i have tried all the ideas provided above but there was no affect

  16. Jasmin says

    Hi there, have no sound in my iphone (2 months old) either – tried all the steps excluding the jailbreak thing.

    Still no sound. Used the square (credit card reader) which goes in the ear phone jack. Don’t know if that is the reason. I can see the bell and the sound bar when I try to make it louder – but still no sound.

    Any ideas?

    Jasmin

  17. Wingdinger says

    Step 8 worked for me. I didn’t try restoring my phone, as I didn’t feel like re-jailbreaking it.

  20. Sam S says

    METHOD NUMBER 8!! ..worked for me, was very very pleased to get my phone back to working order after watching a quick and easy video. For you folks that haven’t jailbroken your phone, it is very easy, takes little time and can be reverted back if you are uncomfortable for whatever reason. From A to B the whole process should take less than half an hour if you have to run through a few tutorial videos. Best of luck

  22. Jeremey says

    #8 with iFile worked right away… no bozo-ing around with toothbrushes, hair dryers and magic potions

  23. Sam says

    BRILLIANT….. Squeezing it worked for me after having no sound for 2 days bloke in orange shop wanted £150 for new phone as he couldn’t fix it!! Don’t suppose you know how to fix corrupted photos and vids?? 🙂

  24. malcolm doble says

    Please remind those that choose to use step 3 (reset all settings) that you will have to choose to restore from backup (cloud or itunes) or set the phone up as a new phone.

    Just sayin…

  28. MVP Bradley2000 says

    Thanks man helped alot im all fixed up now add me on xbox MVP Bradley2000. Thanks again

  29. VijayKarthik says

    Deleting the file “com.apple.ipad.plist” solved my sound issue without any hassle!

    Thanks a lot

  30. Lili says

    NOTHING WORKS IS JUST WHEN MY PHONE FEELS LIKE GOING BACK TO NORMAL ! LIKE RIGHT NOW WHEN IM TYPING SOME OF THE TYPING SOUNDS AND THEN IT GETS QUIET AND THEN ON AND OFF AND ON AND OFF. TRIED EVERYTHING CALLS SOUND NORMAL BUT CANT LISTEN TO ANY MUSIC AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES IN 4 MONTHS I I TAKE IT BACK TO THE APPLE STORE AND THEY
    GIVE ME A “NEW ONE ” EVERYTIME THERE IS NO WATER DAMAGE IM JUST DESPERATE HEREEE ! I DON’T GET IT !!!!!

  31. luigi911 says

    Do you live in a humid area? Also have you tried the jail break step? That seems to be about 95% accurate.

  32. Linn says

    Hi! Thank you for them tips! The grip-the-speaker-corner tip worked for me. No wonder the problem seems so random. My phone will go on this weird silent mode as and when it pleases.

  35. George says

    OMFG, I CAN’T BELIEVE ITS WORKING! I’ve tried so so many things and it’s working!!! I cleaned the headphone jack and the bottom bit with a tooth bits and cotton buds and it’s working! So many weeks without sound and now it’s back! WOOOO! Thank you so much for this website!

  36. Nicole says

    THANKYOU soooooooo muchhhhh!! You saved me so much money. I am a Uni student and don’t have much money and was told it would cost me $200!! To fix it. I have donated 10$ to u, I hope other people are as well cuz u deserve it!!!!

    Life saver 🙂

  38. Armend says

    Hello guys, i just wanted to share something with you usefull: Sometimes it happend that Iphone think it id connected and the volume will not work, what you do is use the flip-switch that you use to mute the phone, flip it back and forth, and after coupal of times it will work fine again, hope it work out for you

  39. A. says

    The toothbrush and acetone method workeeeddd!!!! I am sooo happy because I was sure it would not work for me!

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