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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Simi says
Thank you sooo much. I went into panic n called my dad (I’m 14) and he called apple. Apple said it’ll take a day to fix n i can’t part with my phone for that long … this lit fixed it in a min. So thankful
Nani says
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
Dana says
I am so thankful I found this. I’ve only had my phone for 3 weeks and dropped it in the toilet. I tried using a blow dryer which didn’t work. I had to do the Qtip thing about 5 times because I didn’t have a toothpick. Finally I made sure I took the least amount off the Qtip as possible so it was a super snug fit and it worked! Thank you sooooo much for sharing this tip!!!!!!
Eden says
Thank you so much I dropped my Iphone 5c into the tub and instantly stuck it in rice but I quickly found it in headphone mode we did al the steps but didnt have a toothpick it works just as well with a safety pin
Ann says
My iPhone 6 just had a freak accident with some hot boiled peanuts and I thought I had lots it forever. Thank you so much for saving me phone, I am eternally grateful
India says
I left it in rice for 4 hours and I then found this website and tried it multiple times but I am afraid the water dried in my jack
Luke says
Thank you so much you are a life saver my phone now works thanks to you❤️
A J Terpstra says
Thank you so much. Phone got wet and sure enough phone thought it head headphones on. Your suggestions worked 🙂
John says
Qtip was not enough for me. But after I blew compressed air into the jack for a while, the iPhone went back into ringer mode.
Jade says
I dropped the bottom half of my iPhone into the tub and got super worried when the speaker wouldn’t play. It was it headphone mode so I just took most of the cotton off a q tip and turned it and bingo good as new! It really works
Meghana Lynn says
고맙습니다! Worked perfectly!
Michael Bordner says
Hey thank you so much…I was really scared but then I came across this and it worked
Sarah says
You just saved a broke college student from having to get a new phone!!!! Thank you for sharing!
Pam says
Awesome!!! The q-tip, after removing some cotton and making it really pointed, worked great. Thank you so much!!
Melissa R says
YOU ARE THE BEST!!! The q-tip worked the first time! Thank you thank you thank you!!! I will be passing this tip on….
Sherry says
Thank you so much! My phone fell in the toilet! Never keep it in your back pocket! But it still worked!!! Then I tried making a call, and couldn’t figure out the problem. It was stuck on headphone mode. Did an Internet search, and there was the exact problem and solution stated in your post! YOU ARE A LIVING DOLL!
Q says
It worked on the first try!!! Thank u so much. I was nervous sticking the q tip in there but it was my only hope and worked! Thanks again.
Addy says
Thank you so much!! My phone fell in the toilet yesterday and i only realized it today that it was stuck in headphones lol …I repeated the Q tip step 6 times and it worked!!!!! THANK YOU!!!
Taylor says
I was running outside and it had been raining pretty hard, I was also using my headphones and by the time I got home my phone was pretty wet. I took my headphones out and went to listen to music on the speaker and it kept giving me the “headphone” ‘volume option.
I reset my phone with the home/lock button and the problem persisted. I tried the QTip several times, until I realized I wasn’t going deep enough in.
I grabbed my tweezers and really pulled out the cotton strands a decent length before inserting it back into my headphone jack again.
Problem fixed. Phones back to playing over the speakers again. Thanks a ton!
Chris says
Thank you so much. I thought I’d have to fork out the money to go and get it repaired but after a few whirls with the q-tip and the toothpick it magically started working. You’ve made my day ?