How to fix sound on iphone

iPhone sound not working? If your iPhone speakers have stopped working, there are a few things that could be going on. Whether your iPhone sound has stopped working entirely or has been going off and on, these suggestions will help you get your iPhone speakers working again. Here's how to fix your iPhone speaker.

How to Fix No Volume on iPhone

If you can't hear on your iPhone, there are several steps you can try. Let's go over all of them to get your iPhone in working order.

Check Your Ring/Silent Switch

The first thing to check when your sound isn't working is your Ring/Silent switch. Sometimes it slides off accidentally due to outside contact, and it usually mutes all your iPhones sounds and haptics, including your ringer, keyboard clicks, notification sounds, etc. Videos and sounds within apps may still play.

Adjust Your Volume

This one may seem simple, but it's a step that's often missed. Your volume buttons control more than your ringer volume and can control sound within apps, videos, and more. If your sound isn't working on your iPhone, turn up the volume and see if that fixes it.

Make Sure Do Not Disturb/Focus Is Off

Even if your sound switch is flipped on, Focus, formerly known as Do Not Disturb, will silence calls and notifications, so if that's not working on your iPhone, check to make sure Do Not Disturb is turned off. iOS 15 brought us customized Focus filters, which are basically Do Not Disturb options for different occasions, so check to make sure no Focus filters are on either. For more on how to avoid the iOS 15 gremlins, check out our Tip of the Day.

Check to See If a Bluetooth Device Is Connected

More than once, I've been frustrated with my iPhone's lack of sound only to remember it was still connected to the Bluetooth speaker in my shower. To see if your iPhone is connected to a Bluetooth device go to Settings > Bluetooth and under My Devices see if any of the listed devices have "Connected" next to them. If one does, tap the device name to disconnect.

Check App's Sound Settings

Is a certain app giving you trouble when the rest of your iPhone isn't? It could be an issue with the settings of that specific app. Most apps will have different ways to check the sound, but usually it's in Settings, which is almost always some kind of gear icon. Poke around in there, and see if you can find anything that's been turned off.

Restart Your iPhone

If your sound truly isn't working, try restarting your iPhone. Sometimes that's enough to fix the bug!

Update to the Latest iOS

If you still can't hear anything on your iPhone, try updating to the latest OS. OS updates are meant to fix bugs, among other things, so the update might get you back on track.

Contact Apple Support

If none of this works, there might be something wrong with your device. Learn how to contact Apple support to get further assistance.

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: