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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. Camille says

    None of it works for me. The toothbrush method just worked for a minute and then it will go back to the no sound status. I can’t do anything.

  5. Tony says

    I used a cotton bud to clean the headphone plug hole and the sound resume… U can’t imagine how dirty is the plug hole until u clean it.

  6. poulami says

    Thank you so much it worked for me, Squeeze the bottom right hand corner of the phone above where the speaker is. Really thanks a lot.

  8. Alex says

    Step 4 worked for me, simple but effective.
    A bit concerning however that such a basic method of repair should be necessary on such an expensive high tech gizmo.

  15. Sara Lawrence says

    None of these things worked for me but I didn’t resort to resetting the whole phone. But funnily enough while trying to suss out what was causing it I opened candy crush soda saga game and the volume within that game was turned right down and as soon as I increased the volume in that game the sound was somehow restored on everything even though the game wasn’t even open a the time! weird.

  21. Maryquaranta says

    Thanks! Your first suggestion about the side button did the trick on both the iPhone and iPad!

  24. Samuel Hansson says

    Holy s**t! I was like this won’t work but after like2 tries I held added more pressure and squeezed the right corner of my phone for 20 seconds and then it worked. So I left this reply

  25. Carrigan says

    None of the above worked for me on my IPhone 6 but settings/sounds and moving ringer and alerts change with button tab worked straight away, hope this works for other people

  26. ikhwan mokhtar says

    i tried pull in and out the jack and squeeze the bottom right…it totally work…my ip6 fall at 10pm and i just did it now on 8pm…22hrs after…great…

  28. Xeon says

    What should I do if my iPhone 5s will ring but speaker will not work for anything else?

  31. Chappy says

    None of these worked for me. Realized it was connected to a Bluetooth speaker and volume was down.

  32. KT says

    …and don’t forget to remove the clear film protector on the little lens/microphone/flash on the back of the i phone 5c………..duh

  33. Kasia Thomas says

    THANKS SO MUCH SQUEEZING THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER ACTUALLY WORKS (I dropped my phone)

  35. EzF says

    The first time it happened, I found another site that said to use Q-tips and it worked! The secons tine it happened it doesnt work anymore, found your site and pressing right hand corner actually worked! Idk what will I do if it happens the third time (God forbid). I dropped my phone a couple of times and also it had contact with water a few months ago (all these happened months ago but speaker prob started last week). I choose to believe the speaker prob was not caused by them. Anyway thanks!

  37. Mel says

    I had zero sound. No text click, alarm, speaker volume, nothing. And squeezing the bottom right worked after a couple of tries! Thanks!!

  38. Sarah says

    Yes thank you step 4 worked for me pressing the right hand side and out pops the sound 🙂

  39. Lai says

    Please, can you help me? I am desperate!
    I have an iPhone 4s, and a while back i had that issue that it thinks its on dock. Then, i had the ios 8.1 jailbroken, so i fixed it by changing the name of “com.apple.iapd.plist” to “…plist EDITED”. But now i upgraded my phone to ios8.4 and jailbroken it, then i tried to change the name of the file, it didnt work. I deleted the file and it didnt work, now i dont know what to do. Help!!!

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