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
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
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. Â 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.
John says
Like bryon and Jamison earlier, I blew like crazy into charger connector, and bingo. Well done for that advice.
Tllambe says
Step 4 broke my speaker… Thanks…
Parag says
Go to settings and play your ringtone and sound will come right back. Unless its a mechanical malfunction
Kathie says
The other day I could not hear my videos so I downloaded a free app real player cloud and I no longer have this problem, I can hear them now unless when I make videos I leave my headphones dangling on my iphone and then no, I can’t hear these videos.
When you record a video make sure headphones not in ipod.
Gavin says
I made several videos at a gig using my iphone 4 but on playback, there is absolutely no sound at all. I did a couple of test videos since then and it has worked fine ever since. Somebody said that the microphone could have been blocked, so I tried completely blocking it and recording a short video and it still records some muffled sound and you can hear the speaker hissing. The gig videos, however are totally silent. Is there anything I can do to get the audio back?
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I tryed all this steps still same problem
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JJ says
The speakers worked with the blowing and after two cotton swab sticks later. Thanks a lot.
Sam says
The cotton buds and the blowing into the speakers works it only worked after cotton buds
Ekampreet Singh Kalsi says
The blowing into the charger thing helped me thanks a lot ð
Julia says
So helpful! Finally a website that doesn’t give me crap about logging/signing up first. ð
Alice says
Awesome!! The toothbrush/blowing in the charger slot combined fixed my no sound problem! Thanks a million n___n
Karen says
Soo helpful thank you so much!!!
John says
The weird one on step 4 worked for me !!!
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Abby says
Step 4 fixed it! I was so frustrated! Thanks!! ð
john says
Thanks the brushing thing worked for me
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Marie says
Awkward but number 4 worked for me… Reminded me of when home button stopped working I had to hold it (the button) down with a paper towel with alcohol and rotate the phone a few times and has been working ever since! XD
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Lynne says
Tried step 1-4 with no joy but Step 5 worked for me. Many thanks.
Jesse says
Thanks the blow dryer worked for me- Your my hero
Viv says
I have purchased an iPhone 4s 2nd hand. It was advertised with not receiving cell signal, wifi not working and the sound not working. The previous owner had dropped the phone and after that the sound issue started, wifi apparently only worked when plugged into a computer and mobile service worked but intermittent. The phone had also stopped working but I got it going, wifi works and so does cell service but “SOUND” absolutely zilch! I have tried everything from cleaning out the audio jack, dock connector, reset, restored and even put the motherboard into a phone that doesn’t have a sound issue and guess what, the sound didn’t work in that phone with that motherboard. The conclusion I have had to reach is it is in the motherboard. Who can suggest what I should be looking for in the motherboard? Would love your thoughts ð Thanks
Mabel says
It works but only if I blow into the Part where the charger goes so as soon as I stop blowing, the sound goes again
Nabeel says
It works but only if I blow into the Part where the charger goes so as soon as I stop blowing, the sound goes again so what shall I do
Ian says
After 10 mins of blowing, brushing and swabbing IT FINALLY WORKS
And the stuff that fell out
Gross!!
Ian says
Forgot to say THANKS!!
Ellie says
Hi thank you step 4 worked for me.
Theo says
Step 4 worked within seconds! Thanx
Brandon says
So, I tried the squeezing the right corner… laughing…. it was stupid.
It worked.
Mike says
Thx much! step 4 worked like a charm! You saved me a lot of time. Easy to forget to just ‘reboot’.
Miguel says
I was going crazy when apparently the iphone was stuck on headphone mode (as simple as that).
You guys rock! Tks a lot.
Marco Coetzee says
Thanks for the advice.The weird step 4 worked for me. I was very surprised.
sandra says
Thank God for these posts. I fixed mine, thank you!!!
Richard says
Fixed mine by literally taking the back off unscrewing and unclipping the battery. Then unplug the speaker near middle right of phone wait a few minutes plug battery back in turn on phone when on plug speaker in and its worked since over 24hrs with no fault at all.
Catrine says
OMG, you just saved my day. My iPhone’s sound didn’t work and I’ve been trying what seems like everything. You’re steps made it work again! Thank you so much, amazing site
Theodore Joecks says
Thanks for the tip. Putting the headphone jack in and out worked so thank you very much. This was an iPhone 5s
jangillespie1@me.com says
Ok – I am officially amazed. Read the previous comment about “blowing like crazy into the charger outlet” fixing the problem and decided that the worst that could happen was that I’d feel (and look!) like an idiot so I gave it a try. And it worked!!!
Thanks to everyone!
Kimberly Tan says
When I plug in my headphones I can hear music and sound and when I pull out the cord for the head phones I still can’t hear anything. What do I do
Jan Skillman says
I knew there had to be more people that have sound problems. Apple gave me a new phone and the new one does the same thing. Sounds just stops in the middle of keystrokes in email and esp. Texts. So frustrating. My parents are ill so keep my phone in a metal bowl at night to hear it if sounds fails which happens a couple of times a week.
D says
Tried everything. Final combination solution was hair drier and then a slightly reduced in size Q-Tip into the headphone jack.