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 š
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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Jay Schillaci says
Thank you SO MUCH I was freaking out so bad
Sue says
Thank you so much for this. Iām in the mountains and snowed in and didnāt know what I was going to do to get my phone off headphone mode since I couldnāt get to a tech. I kept clearing off the Q-Tip top until I could get it deeper into the headphone jack and amazingly got the moisture out of the jack and sound is back. Like everyone else, Iām so grateful to you.
Abigail says
This helped me !!! I had to do it quite a few times that I almost gave up haha. But thank you for this article!
Meghan says
It worked!! thank you so much for posting this!!!!
Dave says
Yes, it worked. Thks so much. You saved my day.
JC says
Worked like a charm! I was about to give up hope when BAM! It worked!
Mary says
Thank you so much!!! I, like others, was going to give up but I’m kind of like a dog with a bone so I kept trying and it worked! I had had a very frustrating day and now I’m going to go to bed with a smile on my face!
Macie says
Thank you sooooo much. This was amazing. I thought I was screwed.
B says
I was trying to be a good mom and have my son help me make his birthday cake. He poured water on my phone and this issue ensued. Thanks for being a genius! I so appreciate it.
ken Smith says
Yes just keep gong through the steps and it worked for me after the forth time!!!! Thank you.
Grace Hoffpauir says
I thought I was gonna have to take my whole phone apart. Thanks for preventing that disaster.
Cristi Wells says
Thank you!! It worked well!
CG says
Literally everything else I read said my phone was done for after spilling a drink on it at work (I work in a bar). Thanks so much for this post! Iām way too broke to buy a new phone
kye says
Holy crap I love you lol. It worked after a couple times and I’m so happy now.
Dompreh Joseph says
Thank you very much, it worked. Now happy š
Samantha says
Omg thankyou so much I spilt a cup of tea over my iPad and my iPad was stuck in headphones mode but after a few q-tips and twists a great big gunky black substance came out and it changed back thank you so much a great help
LAM says
No idea what I did to create headphones mode, but THIS WORKED (after I nearly had several heart attacks). Thank !!!
Beth says
Thank you SO MUCH!!! It took a few tries, but after a few minutes, this worked!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Jenene says
Whoa! Yes! It worked for me. I was fishing and thought I dropped my phone into my inner pocket my it went right through and fell in with that sickening plop. Not even three seconds but the headphone mode was locked in.
Like you mentioned patience is a virtue. It took about a half hour. I used a hairdryer on cool for a few minutes as well.
Thank you! š
M says
Thank you. Being persistent worked! Used your method 3x and it worked!