Need to troubleshoot your iPhone or iPad because it fell in water? Find Out How to Get Wet iPhone Off Headphones Mode ASAP and save from water damage with these easy steps I did at home! May contain commissioned links.
How to Get Wet iPhone Off Headphones Mode
I did a serious blunder this summer. I brought my new iPhone to a water theme park, used it, and forgot to protect it.
So there my son was, going down his first big water slide, and whoosh! Big splash of water all over my phone. Luckily, the phone still functioned and I quickly dried it off with my towel.
But the one thing I could not do was get the phone out of headphones mode. My wet iPhone was stuck in headphones mode (even without something plugged into the jack) and I could not receive any phone calls or listen to anything via my speakers. Insert a bunch of explicit words.
So in my infinite wisdom (aka complete stupidity) I am sharing today how to get wet iPhone off headphones mode from home, without calling in the tech guys. This easy how to fix a water damaged iPhone or iPad may help save you time and money! This may also work for iPhones with headphone malfunctions. I thought this fitting with the iPhone 6 buzz 🙂
And now there’s iPhone 7 and iPhone X and iPhone 11 and iPhone 12? I can’t keep up.
Let me start with this disclaimer that I am NOT a tech guru or a wise person in all things iPhone, iPad or iPad mini. This is just something that I personally did to fix my water damaged iPhone from the comfort of home, and it worked.
Many years later, I have had NO problems with my phone since the water immersion accident. I do not guarantee results, just wanted to give folks a simple, easy, and frugal option before calling in the experts to possibly repair their water damaged iPhone.
How to Get Wet iPhone Off Headphones Mode at Home Step by Step Tutorial
Persistence, patience, and humility. It’s not easy to accept the fact that a little elbow grease may be needed to get your iPhone back to top condition. But how exactly do you get your water damaged iPhone back to normal?
With a few materials that you already own at home and a few deep breaths, you can have your phone back in no time without paying a professional or spending a ton of money. Ready to fix your own water damaged phone? Here are the easy steps I completed to get water out of the headphone jack:
What You Will Need:
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- A Q-Tip
- A Toothpick
- Your iPhone Headphones or your iPhone charger cable (NOT Air Pods)
- Your humility
Need a cheap waterproof case for next time? I highly recommend grabbing one:
Directions:
An iPhone can get stuck in headphones mode for multiple reasons. Most commonly, because of trapped dirt/dust/water in the headphone jack. Have some patience!
1. Start by taking your Q-Tip, and tightly wrapping the fibers around the Q-Tip stick. (This step is important, to make sure the fibers you are placing into the phone jack do NOT get stuck as well.) GENTLY place into headphones jack and twirl a few times to try and remove the water/dirt. You may have to remove some of the Q-Tip swab and re-wrap to get the swab tip to fit.
2. Take your iPhone headphones and push the cord end into headphones jack. (Alternatively if you only have iPhone air pods, you can use your iPhone charger cord.) Pull the headphones cord back out. Push and pull a few times to check if the phone is now on speaker mode. If your phone is still stuck in headphones mode, move on to step 3.
3. Using a toothpick, gently dig into the headphones jack to loosen an more debris still stuck in there. Reinsert the Q-Tip to grab and remove any excess debris from the jack.
4. Repeat step 2.
5. Repeat steps 1-3 if necessary. If still stuck in headphones mode after a few attempts, you unfortunately will need a professional.
I have heard this also works for those who possibly have water damaged iPads and iPad minis. Again, I do not guarantee results – but I’m so happy to hear how this post has helped many from purchasing new electronics. Reminder to never insert anything METAL into your iPhone or iPad. This could permanently damage your device.
I would bookmark, pin and save this site for future reference. You never know when you need to save your phone from your child throwing it in the toilet or something. I really, really, really hope this works for you guys and saves you and your phone from utter catastrophic destruction.
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Al says
Omg! Thank you! My parents would’ve killed me if I broke my phone! You are an absolute life saver!
Sadie says
It worked – what a lifesaver! Thank you so much! You are making so many people happy 🙂
Guinea pig says
OMG THANK U SOOOOO MUCH 😭, I’m 15 and i have enough money to buy a new phone, I’m just a money saver! I was in the hot tub with a full on screen case on…. but it wasn’t closed all the way, so when i got out of the hot tub, it does it and my friend says not to worry. Come to 3:00am 😅 and found ur website, THERE IS SOOOOOO MUCH GROSS STUFF IN MY PHONE! I was like no way, I’m so clean, and BOOM… dirt everywhere!!! I owe u one stranger! 👍🏻
Peyton says
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I thought my laptop was broken and this saved me a whole lot of money.
Fiona Manonn says
OMG! It really worked for me. I was so panicking since yesterday and it worked wonders for me. I’m glad I found this article. Thankyou so much Christie!
Oree Holban says
Thank you, what a supportive post…
blessings to you.
Mrityunjay Pathak says
None of the above solutions worked for my iPhone that got holy water dip by mistake. I gave my iphone hot sun bath for an hour and it solved the problem !
Thanks for suggesting different solutions for overcoming headphone mode stuck issue !
Amanda says
This worked! My ipad mini was stuck in headphone mode after the corner with the headphone jack got wet.
I have tiny Q tips that are dental tools, and that fit perfectly and got the water out. I did a spin with a regular Q tip also.
I wasn’t having any luck until I plugged headphones in and then removed them, and then voila! Sound!
Thank you so much, your advice saved me. I have a zoom meeting tomorrow morning and needed that ipad!
AM says
Common sense, folks!! No metal, i.e. paper clips, into delicate metal parts, unless you’re prepared for expensive repairs or new device!
And no toothpick! All it takes is a microscopic sliver of wood — that you can’t see! — to be shaved off and lodged into delicate parts.
QTIP, inc. rubbing alcohol, do not drench!, or compressed air only. Twist clean Qtip gently and repeatedly. DO NOT force beyond natural end point.
Common sense for god’s sake, people. More devices are destroyed by stupidity than you know.
JD says
Thank you! Very helpful!
Aoife Mc says
Amazing , was a bit apprehensive in case it made it worse but delighted it’s fixed!! Thank you
Some guy says
A real lifesaver. iPhone fell in the toilet and was stuck in the headphone mode. Q-tip cleaned off the headphone jack and my dad never found out. Ty for this article 🙂
Foot says
Omg, my ipad mini fell in the bath, and this helped so much! I don’t know what i would have done if it broke, especially since it is relatively new. Strangely enough, I didn’t need the headphones step, just the q tip step.
Court-Court says
Thank you! My one year Old spilled water in his iPad. Cleaned it up and cried til I finished my investigation into what happened and fixed the iPad. It was horrible ! Thanks for everything
Liv says
Oh my god thank you so much – you are a LIFE SAVER!!!
My parents would have killed me if we had to buy a new iPad
You saved me and my family so much money 🥺
Ree says
Oh my my! I recently got my relatively new iPad repaired but workout, sweat and headphone jack. Long story short while searching for Qtips the problem solved itself. So, I guess if moisture is minute it will evaporate itself.
F4b14nh says
Thank you very much
samantha says
I JUST USED THIS, it worked so well and saved my life so much I’m so happy i found it
Lily says
OMG THANKS SO MUCH! I’m a kid and had my iPad while taking a bubble bath and it fell over into the tub. If I told my dad he would have blown up on me since this iPad is new. I was able to get it fired off quickly but it was stuck in headphone mode. THIS LEGIT SAVED MY LIFE THANK YOU! 😭😭😭🫡🫶🏻
Sam says
Bro this actually works thank you so much cause I was gunna be so mad tbh.My problem was a little water incident and when I checked my phone I saw a my phone was on headphone settings I was so confused I used these steps and acc worked just be,patient fr