Why cant i hear anything on my iphone

If you're unable to hear a caller through the receiver or speaker, or if you can't hear sound notifications and media through the speaker, it seems that the iPhone speaker is not working. A few troubleshooting steps can solve iPhone sound problems safely. For a business owner, troubleshooting sound problems safely decreases the chances of causing unnecessary damage to the iPhone.

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10 Ways to Fix iPhone No Sound Problem
1. Check out silent mode button
2. Restart your iPhone to make sound work
3. Go to the default settings
4. Plug in & unplug headphones
5. Clear any debris
6. Turn off Bluetooth
7. Restore an old version with speakers working
8. Tap the right bottom corner
9. Adjust volume while gaming
10. Update your iOS to get sound back

Press the volume buttons located on the right side of the phone while on the Home screen to test volume. If you're using the built-in speaker, the "ringer" icon appears on the screen. If you're using headphones, the "ringer (headphones)" icon appears on the screen when you adjust the phone's volume. If the "ringer (headphones)" icon appears on the screen without the headphone plugged in, the headset jack may be clogged with debris or an object that tricks the phone into thinking a headphone is plugged in.

Clean the headset pin with a clean lint-free cloth. Inspect the headset jack. If it's clogged with an object, remove it if it's reachable. If the object cannot be removed easily, take the iPhone to an Apple retail store for service.

Inspect the speaker mesh for dirt and debris. Clean the mesh with a clean, soft bristled brush to remove particles. A clogged iPhone speaker will not work properly.

Check the Mute button located above the volume buttons on the left side of your iPhone if you're still unable to hear anything. The Mute button controls the ringer. If an orange strip appears next to the button, the ringer is set to vibrate, so move the button to the right to enable ringtone notifications. The speaker icon appears on the screen. Press the volume up or down buttons to increase or reduce ringtone volume.

Touch "Settings" from the home screen and touch "Sounds" to view the iPhone's sound settings. Check the volume slider in the "Ringer and Alerts" section. If the slider is all the way to the left, you won't hear ringtone notifications, so drag it to the right to increase volume.

Touch the "Settings" icon. Touch "General" and then touch "Bluetooth" to display the Bluetooth settings if you use Bluetooth accessories on some occasions. If the Bluetooth feature is enabled, touch the "On/Off" button to turn off Bluetooth connections.

Restart the iPhone. Press and hold the "Sleep/Wake" button for a few seconds if you're still experiencing sound problems and then drag the red "Slide to power off" slider on the screen to turn off the iPhone. Press and hold the "Sleep/Wake" button again to turn on your iPhone.

Reset the iPhone. Press and hold the "Sleep/Wake" and "Home" buttons together for at least 10 seconds to reset the iPhone if you're still experiencing sound problems.

Restore the iPhone to original factory condition, which erases all data, as a method of last resort to solve the sound problem. Connect the iPhone to the computer using the USB cable. Launch iTunes and click your iPhone in the left pane under "Devices." Click the "Summary" tab and click the "Restore" button. Click the "Restore" button again and wait for the iPhone to restore the default factory settings. Your iPhone restarts automatically when the process completes. Drag the "Slide to set up" slider on the iPhone's screen and follow the guided steps in the iOS Setup Assistant to reconfigure your iPhone.

If you're using media applications such as FaceTime or the built-in Music app, drag the volume slider in the application to the right to increase volume if you can't hear anything. Some preinstalled and third-party applications such as instant messaging programs include a mute feature that disables sound; make sure this feature isn't activated.

Back up your iPhone before performing a restoration because this process deletes saved files and restores the default factory settings.

Take the iPhone to an Apple retail store for additional troubleshooting and repair if the phone is still experiencing sound problems. The device's hardware may be faulty.

Some screen protectors and film can cover the receiver and cause sound problems. In such a case, remove the screen protector completely.

iPhone Sound is not Working: What to Do?

iPhone “no-sound” problem is one of the most common alongside with non-working iPhone camera. If you have one of the following problems:

your iPhone is not ringing,
iPhone speaker stopped working,
you can’t listen to music with our without headphones,
volume bar has dissapeared,
you hear no sound or distorted audio from your iPhone speaker,

you needn’t rush to Apple repair service. All those problems can be fixed by yourself. Just try the solutions below.

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10 Ways to Fix iPhone No Sound Problem

Follow the proven techniques below to to fix volume on iPhone. These steps will equally applicable for all iPhone models, including the recent X and 11 ones.

1. Check out silent mode button

The simplest solution is the most obvious: check the Ring/Silent switch. Maybe, your iPhone is switched to the silent mode. If it is so, just flick the other way to turn on the loud mode. Then make sure your volume is turned up by pressing the volume buttons (“+”/”-“) on the side.

2. Restart your iPhone to make sound work

It may be some bug which is not harmful at all. Restart your iPhone: press the Power/Sleep switch and the Home button at the same time. Keep holding both buttons until the screen turns off and then turns back again and displays the Apple logo. Your smartphone will restart without affecting any personal data. If there is a temporary sound glitch on the iPhone, this solution should fix it.

3. Go to the default settings

This troubleshoot is a bit more radical than the previous ones, as you’ll lose your smartphone personalized settings. To return sound, try to reset your iPhone by rolling it back to the default settings. Go to Settings, then General and Reset all Settings. This step won’t affect your data, contacts or media.

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4. Plug in & unplug headphones

It’s very common that iPhone plays music well only with earphones. Once disconnected, there’s no sound and the volume slider does not show up. If this is your case, get your headphones and insert them into the headphone jack, then quickly pull them out. Repeat this 4 or 5 times. Sometimes the smartphone gets stuck in headphone mode, so this action normally will undo that. Also this may remove any dust or grime lodged in there.

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5. Clear any debris

Use a brush to carefully clear any debris from the receiver mesh, the lightning connector, and the speaker. The brush should be clean and dry and have soft bristles. If your gadget is in a case or bumper, make sure that it doesn’t block the speaker. Also you may use rubbing alcohol, acetone or methylated spirits to get all the extra dirt out.

6. Turn off Bluetooth

You might have paired with a Bluetooth headset that is nearby. So you can’t hear the sound without this device. Turn Bluetooth off (choose Settings > General > Bluetooth) to unpair with a headset.

Alternatively, just switch Blutooth off on the lockscreen.

7. Restore an old version with speakers working

If you did a backup of a totally working iPhone system, you may switch back to it. Note that any pictures, media, and contacts you added after this backup will be removed. Go to Settings > iCloud. Choose Storage & Backup and pick up the backup you want to restore. Alternatively, you may restore an iPhone copy via iTunes.

8. Tap the right bottom corner

This solution is a bit weird, but it has worked successfully for some people. You need to squeeze the bottom righthand corner of your iPhone above where the speaker is. Hold that grip for about 20 seconds. The connector may be loose, so this action will reposition it correctly.

9. Adjust volume while gaming

Sometimes it helps to get sound back on iPhone in apps. Find and open some app or game that has music or sound effects. Adjust the volume with the volume buttons or the slider in Control Center on the lockscreen.

10. Update your iOS to get sound back

Update your device to the latest iOS version. Go to the Settings > General > Software Update and check if your iOS version is the latest. If no, proceed with the update.

To check out if those solutions helped you, try to download one of these free music apps and play songs with it.

In case none of these trouble fixes restored sound on your iPhone 6 or other model, you’d better address the professional Apple support and repair center. Perhaps, you will need to replace some iPhone details like earpiece speaker.

There are also many videos on YouTube concerning iPhone sound problem, for example this one: