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iPhone Speaker Not Working, How To Fix It In 5 Ways

iPhone Speaker Not Working, How To Fix It In 5 Ways [MiniTool News]

By Sarah | Follow | Last Updated December 28, 2020

Summary :

Lots of users complained about iPhone speaker not working, iPad speaker not working, or iPod touch speaker not working. They said they can't hear anything from the device. What should they do? We'll talk about 5 useful methods on this webpage of MiniTool to help people fix speaker not working on iPhone/iPad/iPod touch.

What is speaker? A phone speaker is an output hardware device to generate sound. Speaker is a very important component on a digital device like Apple's iPhone. It's a necessary condition for you to hear sound from a device.

However, like other hardware components, the speaker may also fail all of a sudden. When the speaker stops working, many functions of the device will be affected.

You can't watch movies or videos on your phone.
You can't listen to your voicemail or voice message.
You can't even make a phone call.
…

Phone speaker not working is a very serious problem that can happen to any brand of mobile phone. But luckily, there are several useful methods for troubleshooting iPhone speaker not working effectively. How to fix iPhone speaker when you can't hear sound? Please try fix 1 ~ 5 mentioned below. (What if the iPhone microphone not working?)

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Fix 1: Check the Sound Settings

When you find speaker on iPhone not working, the first thing to do is checking the switch and audio settings.

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Undeniably, the audio services not responding error occurs now and then on a Windows system, indicating that there are problems with your sound devices.

Check the Ring/Silent Switch

Every iPhone user knows there's a Ring/Silent switch located on the left side of iPhone. This switch helps you control which sounds you can hear from the speaker. If you toggle the switch to Silent mode by accident, you can't hear ringtones or alerts from your iPhone. However, you can still hear sound when playing music or watching videos on iPhone.

As a result:

You need to check this switch to see whether it's showing orange or not. If it's showing, please move the switch to the other side.
To make sure the Silent mode is off on iPad, you should swipe down from the top-right corner and check in the Control Center.

Check the Volume

On the contrary, if you can hear nothing but the ringtones and alerts on your iPhone, you should suspect that the volume is set to its lowest level.

Just press the Volume Up button (it's also located on the left side of your iPhone) and see whether the ringer icon appears on the screen.
You can also press and hold the Volume Up button until the iPhone is turned all the way up.
Another way to change the phone's volume: go to Settings -> Sounds & Haptics (or Settings -> Sounds) and drag the slider under RINGER AND ALERTS back and forth for a few times. Please make sure the Change with Buttons feature is turned on so that the volume can be adjusted by pressing the Volume Up and Volume Down button.

Fix 2: Turn off Headphones Mode

In some cases, your phone may be stuck on the Headphones Mode even if you haven't connected any headphone. You should try to remove the Headphones Mode by following ways.

Restart iPhone

Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button on your iPhone for a few seconds. Then, drag the slider of slide to power off all the way to the right side. Wait for a few minutes and then press and hold the Sleep/Wake button again to turn your iPhone on.

Plug in & Unplug Headphone

Find a headphone and plug it into your iPhone -> wait for a few seconds -> unplug the headphone to see whether it works.

Note: You should go to check the headset jack for debris or other blocks if the ringer (headphones) icon appears on the screen of your iPhone without a headphone plugged in.

Fix 3: Clean Receivers and Speakers

You should try to take off all the screen protectors, films, or cases from your iPhone. Then, go to check whether the speaker is dirty or blocked. You can use a soft and small cloth to try to clean the speaker gently.

Fix 4: Make a Call

Turn on Speakerphone

If speaker not working on iPhone, please make a phone call and press the speaker button when it's connected.

Make a FaceTime Call

If speaker not working on iPad/iPod touch, please try to solve the problem by making a FaceTime call.

Fix 5: Adjust iPhone Settings

Please change the following settings on your iPhone to fix the speaker issue.

Turn off Do Not Disturb
Cut off Bluetooth connection
Perform Reset All Settings
Update iOS to the latest version

If you can't hear sound when playing games, watching movies, or doing anything else in a certain app, please check the app settings.

iPhone speaker not working still persists? Please contact iPhone Support for help.

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