My HTC One m8 wont recognize that my headphones are plugged in?

[Luka Filipovic1]

Hi, i have problem with my htc m8, when i plug headphones it plays just on one ear, i tried 3-4 different headphones and same happend. I installed soundabout but the problem is same. Pls help

 

[alienbunni]

Stupid solution, but it actually works 100% of the time:
1. Stick the headphones jack all the way
2. Immediately pull it out just a bit (you will feel just how much you have to pull)
3. Push it back, all the way
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 a couple of times, until the headphones icon is displayed in the notification area

This is probably how rape feels, but hey, the music is singing!

I registered in this forum just because I felt so impressed this is the thing that ended up working for me. Started having a similar issue in my Alcatel One Touch phone a few days ago and nothing seemed to do the trick (not rebooting, not SoundAbout, nothing), and THIS finally fixed it.
Thank you, random internet stranger, I came here just to back you up.