Comments on: iPhone 3G: No Sound

By: Gary Maybank

Gary Maybank — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:31:58 +0000

I too had the same problem, no sound through the external speaker. I hated the idea of having to reset my phone or hand it over to Apple. Crazy as it sounds, after following the advice on blowing air into the speakers at the base of the phone, I was amazed that it actually worked. I have sound again!!!! Yipee!!! Thanks for the advice.

By: Vikki

Vikki — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:39:04 +0000

Hi I’ve just got an I phone and it’s doing the same no sound what so Eva I’ve done everything two try and fix it but the stupid phone dosnt wanna work

By: wan

wan — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:00:48 +0000

My 3G iphone got stuck in headphones mode even though headphone are not jack in. This problem exist when i’m upgrading my iphone through iTunes. I don’t know what to do, before already sent back to shop, but again that problem comes again. Now warranty already finish. Very upset this happen to me.

Several method mention here I tried, but still problem exist. Anybody could help me into this matter.

By: bbb

bbb — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 03:10:32 +0000

yer hold lock and apple logo and then take your sim card out and put it back in and really jam the headphone jack in.

By: dan

dan — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:44:32 +0000

holding the lock and home button until the apple logo appears works like a charm!

By: HENRIK

HENRIK — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:21:05 +0000

jag har en Iphone 3g 16gb som är jailbreakad,
Ljudet funkar i hörlurarna och i högtalaren men när någon ringer och jag svarar så hör han som ringde mig men jag hör inte honom, förutom när jag sätter på högtalaren eller när jag använder hörlurarna. Vad är fel, lämnar snart in den på lagning så att problemet blir löst, men vill gärna ha tips innan

By: Tareg

Tareg — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 13:28:15 +0000

I went shower with my iPhone to listen to music. So while I
had been heard to music , my iPhone got silent . I tried to close
it and open without any result the same problem

By: Sir-Charles

Sir-Charles — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 05:57:24 +0000

I replaced the battery in my iPhone 3g and now there no sound from the ear speaker. I tried all the fixes listed and nothing works. I opened it again and made sure everything is connected and no fix. Any help will do.

By: postelnicu

postelnicu — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 22:45:29 +0000

I was crying after I jailbroke my phone, now I can’t stop laughing. I’m a believer! Blow baby blow!

By: alisson

alisson — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:03:20 +0000

strange as it seems…. everything I tried failed to fix the sound…until I left it in the freezer for 1 minute. Now its fixed- weird!!!

By: robharwey

robharwey — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:32:50 +0000

Try the mute switch on the side first!

By: beno

beno — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:58:51 +0000

check that it is the headphone jack by turning the volume up and down, if it is the headphone jack it will say headphones on the screen then check the jack for debris mine had some tissue wedged at the bottom this will also be noticeable by the headphones not fully locating in the sdocket. clear it out and hey presto.

By: JC

JC — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:13:32 +0000

please help no sound is coming from my external speakers… i did everything here and nothing seems to help. If anyone knows what to do please tell me.

By: tina

tina — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:42:40 +0000

At first, my iphone do not ring or have any sms sound.
After reading this, i simply slide the button near the volume there and viola, my phone produces sound. Thanks for your help!!!!

By: Connor

Connor — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:38:58 +0000

My iphone will only let me speak (call) people on loud speaker and no music will play, but when someone rings me it my ringtone plays out loud, please help me.

By: Srinivas

Srinivas — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:03:36 +0000

Pressing sleep button, along with home button to power-off …just worked. Thanks!

By: Devata

Devata — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:47:05 +0000

I had the same problem and did all the 7 steps above…. now it works again. Thx

By: Pat Walsh

Pat Walsh — Wed, 05 May 2010 12:04:50 +0000

Doh! Had the same problem for a while, couldn’t figure it out, tried loads of suggestions… then discovered I had somehow flicked the ‘Ring/Silent’ switch to Silent. This still allows some sounds to be heard, so you dont realise its on, as soon as I flicked it to ‘Ring’ all was ok again. Worth checking this first!

By: GT

GT — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:13:49 +0000

The last two steps are amazing… my iphone is working again!!!! Thanks for you help!!!!

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:26:49 +0000

unable to get sounds but only on video from a news site. any suggestions?
Thx

By: Daniel Zambonini

Daniel Zambonini — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:49:51 +0000

I am experiencing the same problem. I have noticed that the problem takes place when the iphone warms. During a call the telephone raises temperature and suddenly the speaker is cut off. For this motive, when one blows of it, the telephone cools and returns to connect the speakers. Obviously this is not the solution, also other solutions like plug and unplug the conector of the headphone, or to put the telephone between two tins of beer frozen, is ridiculous that apple remain in silence about this ‘not little problem’, while all the users looks as fools doing experiments to solve that!!, fron Buenos Aires I can listen the laughs of the executives of apple!, but not mine…

At this point, I think the problem reside in the software, because when you cool the phone, fix the problem, in this case, the solution is un upgrade of the OS, Prioritizing the telephonic communication over all other functions (because a communication can mean a lot of money for someone). If not, if it is a hardware failure, well, then we are a Happy owners, of a foreign failure.
The solution?, Change the phone brand!

By: mebaddad

mebaddad — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:46:54 +0000

Nothing worked for me (I did not want to have ‘clean start’), then I left it to die (ie. let battery to drain completely) and after recharging all come good.

By: Juan Carlos

Juan Carlos — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:16:09 +0000

The problem happens to me if while playing a song i unplug the headphone… must first pause then unplug.

By: Jorg

Jorg — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:41:58 +0000

It seems iphone thinks that the earphones are still plugged while they arent. Some sort of earphones sensor needs to be slapped a bit.

By: Erhan Kayaba?

Erhan Kayaba? — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:53:08 +0000

I guess, first thing to check is the “sound on/off switch” at the left (near the volume switch).