Fix for iPhone earphone issue
Alan Luckow felt like he’d made too many trips to his local Apple Store to fix an iPhone annoyance. Specifically, the iPhone’s handset stopped working and he could use it only when wearing his earbuds or Bluetooth headset.
Rather than make one more trip, he came up with a solution of his own. You can view his entertaining and likely helpful solution here.
Warning: His solution (and the solution he uses) looks safe enough, but Apple’s Warranty Department may feel differently. In short: You’re on your own.
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Comments (9)
This has happened to me as well, but I just plugged back in my headphones, made sure they were working properly, and then unplugged them, and voila, the speaker worked again...But in case that doesn't work for me in the future, I'm glad to see another, relatively easy solution.
Posted by leah | October 18, 2007 7:45 PM
Hmmm...my concern with this method is that there is supposedly a moisture sensor down in that hole that Apple uses to tell if you've dropped the phone in water (voiding the warranty).
Is it possible too much windex down the hole would trip that indicator and void the warranty?
Posted by DistortedLoop | October 18, 2007 8:21 PM
You can read about this problem here at the Apple Discussions Forum: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5583999#5583999
Posted by Ken | October 18, 2007 9:55 PM
Warning!
If you look in the headphone port of your iphone you will see a white dot. This is a method for detecting water damage. This fix could void your apple warrenty.
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October 19, 2007 12:15 AM
The white dot needs a LOT of water to activate. Like dropping in the sink. This won't do that. Alcohol probably would work for this fix too though.
"Nothing is worth doing unless it voids your warranty."
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October 19, 2007 1:00 AM
WHat I've found is this. If listening to music using the headphones, and then you unplug the headphones without pressing pause, the speaker won't work. Basically all you need to do is re-plug the headphones in, press pause, and the speaker should work.
Posted by LookitsJ | October 19, 2007 2:35 PM
Why not just use computer cleaning solution instead of windex. Like those computer wipes? Use the q-tip to push it down there and rub it around. You should never use windex on computers.
Posted by jim | October 24, 2007 9:27 AM
Hi Girls and Guys,
Another tip, because this has happened to my 8gig unlocked 1.1.1 iPhone.
1...Unplug the white ear buds,
2...place your lips over the headset hole,
3...and blow slowly but forcefully.
Careful, dont let your frothy little mouths expel water into your dear handheld.
Voila, a working iPhone again.
Why Apple, why did you let this flaw get through!??!
Should you have recruited ex-Nokia care front line staff when designing the iPhone.
Posted by Brandon Iphone Australia | October 26, 2007 4:31 AM
Help me guys, I have an unlock AUS iphone, but when I plugged it into my itunes it updated it which rendered it useless to me. What do I do?? The screen wont respond to touch either anymore. Surely someone has an answer for me
Posted by Craig | November 23, 2007 8:56 PM