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After a month of so, my earphones button stopped working.
I can’t stop, pause or skip music, or answer or disconnect a phone call with my earphones button. Sometimes it will respond but very late or not appropiate…

Posted by Marlon on July 17, 2009 at 1:20 AM (PDT)

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I just received a new, black iPhone 3G about three months.  Everything functioned fine until I began using the iPod player about 6 weeks later.  Now, my phones intermittently thinks it’s got headphones plugged into it when it doesn’t.  It can be fine just sitting there in standby mode.  Then, I pick it up and surf the Net or something, and the volume thinks it’s got headphones plugged into it.  Very frustrating when attempting to make and receive calls.

I’ve the most recent software and firmware updates.  I’ve tried putting the headphone jack in and out.  I’ve tried changing settings.  All to know avail.  I’m just about ready to take it to AT&T and complain.

Posted by Jake on September 2, 2009 at 4:15 PM (PDT)

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Ive had my phone for a year and had to put up with the “headphone” mode.  I have to make calls using my bluetooth.  Ive tried resetting, the alcohol thing, everything.  I took it to the apple store and since i used the alcohol they said it got wet so they cant fix it.  Any suggestions.  Frustrated!!!!

Posted by Jenn on September 30, 2009 at 6:02 PM (PDT)

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Headphones connection is a hit or miss, sometimes you can hear a song/call and use the button, some other times only button works and so on, frustrating. Things weren’t as badly made in the past (think 90’s Sony or Panasonic tape thin walkmans). This is BS!

Posted by Josh P on October 10, 2009 at 4:45 PM (PDT)

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Correction and possible fix: Use a toothpick and gently try to excavate the dust and debris that’s settled on the bottom of iPhone connector, inside the phone. I used a 1/8 thin, 1” long sheet of duct tape, reverse taped on the other side of the toothpick and cleaned its surroundings and bottom. Clean it until you see a white or metal looking piece of material. I just done this and now it connects successfully everytime btw, I’ve used alcohol to clean it too, that helps too but since it was stuck with debris, the headphones were not making a good contact anyway

Posted by Josh P on October 10, 2009 at 4:57 PM (PDT)

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My 3g iphone will switch to headphones mode during phone calls. The only way I can continue the call is to switch to speaker. The Genius told me that it was possible dirt/lint in the port which also causes my vmoda ear phone to loose one of the speakers… grrr. Of course the warranty has recently expired so hey will be happy to fix it for $$$$.

Posted by bar2er on October 28, 2009 at 8:21 AM (PDT)

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Eversince I recieved my new iPhone 3gs my headphones
haven’t been working, only 1side of the headphone
have sound coming through. How can I get them replaced.

Posted by Shabaz on January 1, 2011 at 5:31 PM (PDT)

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hi guys, i have been having weird issue. it sucks because i keep restoring my iphone because it’s only way to bring my phone back. Anyway the problem is that every time i put a headphone on my Iphone to listen a muusic it keep bring the screen on or keep asking to to slide off. after i take the headphone off. My phone doesn’t stop asking to turn off and keep turning on…
it cause my battery run out because it’s alway on. if anyone can advice me please email me @ .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Posted by josie on March 22, 2011 at 9:29 AM (PDT)

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I bought an iphone 3gs, i cannot hear anything when I make calls or when i get calls. I have to use the loudspeaker to listen to the voice from the other end. Moreover, I cannot listen to songs from the iphone directly without connecting to the headphone. This is making me crazy and want to throw out the cell from the window. I cleaned the headset port and is still not working. Has anyone has a similar problem…UFFFFFF

Posted by ATINUSSAM on June 23, 2011 at 6:10 AM (PDT)

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My 4G is acting line the headphones are on when it is not… they are sending me a used phone to replace my four month old new phone for free… It keeps saying “(headphones)” wnder the ringer on symbol when I attempt to increase the volume… they went over this with me at verizon and apple suppoer calls she made for me and are sending a new refubished phone tomorrow… There is no charge but if water damaged it will be $299 which I hope my sweat this summer with phone in sportsbra between my boobs is not the underlying cause!! but over night it just stopped ringing or lettimg me hear what the caller is saying if I see then visual display of the call… anyone have that problem?

Posted by gerri on August 31, 2011 at 10:34 AM (PDT)

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my iphone 3g 16 gb black recently had a problem with it’s headphone port. None of my earphones work with the phone unless i push down really hard on top of the output. But when i try my earphones on other things (i.e my laptop, computer, etc.) it works just fine. Help please?

Posted by Raynie on January 12, 2012 at 11:24 AM (PDT)