headphone jack not working

[Megaroad]

My headphone jack appears to have stopped working. When I plug headphones in, music still comes out of the phone speaker. I tested a second set of headphones to confirm it's the phone. I was wondering whether this has happened to anyone else, and whether they were able to fix it in any way.

 

[Megaroad]

The problem appears to have been lint in the headphone jack. I guess I'll leave this here in case others have the same issue.

 

[Jaguarr40]

Have you checked your settings for headphones, Speaker etc and what you have set to come out where or not to?

 

[Megaroad]

Have you checked your settings for headphones, Speaker etc and what you have set to come out where or not to?

Thanks, yeah, it appears to be just the result of an accumulation of lint in the jack.

 

[Jaguarr40]

Glad you got it cleared up like the poster before me suggested.

 

[Dillan Miller]

How did you get the lint out because my galaxy s4 was working fine and a few hours later I tried putting my headphones in and all I hear is static... same thing happened with multiple aux chords

 

[LPBak]

I've had success with a pair of very small sharp tweezers. Just be careful not to jam them down too far-just to the bottom of the hole and then close them and pull out. You'll have to do it several times. I now keep a small piece of tape over it while not in use.

 

[jeristotle]

Thank you! Solved my problem. Hadn't used my case for a while, ended up getting something in the jack I was able to remove/scrape off with some tweezers. Will be finding another case that isn't as bulky as my last one (although the case DID keep my RAZR in great shape).

 

[sdemaine]

This worked for me too. I used a can of compressed air to remove the debris and it worked like a charm. Just be sure to keep the can upright when doing so as to not fill the jack with moisture.

 

[bluzzy]

Thank You! Just saved me a trip to Verizon for a seemingly hardware issue. I happened to have a toothpick and flashlight in my car, so this fix took all of 30 seconds

Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using AC Forums mobile app

 

[joe_fresh]

I put my phone in my pocket. So before I ever plug my headphones in I check for lint. This is the first phone that has not been in a holster and on my hip.

Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD via Android Central App

 

[woodslink]

Same thing happened to my Galaxy Nexus last year. If cleaning doesn't fix it, then try SoundAbout. It's in Google Play.

 

[Mark Atchison]

My RAZR HD headphone jack stopped working too.Like a lot of others~Lint Ball was the problem 60 seconds with a toothpick was all it took

 

[Colin Conway]

A squirt of canned air fixed mine.

Thanks for the tip!

 

[cornelius love]

ok so i have a samsung exhibit 4g right so i playing music right. so say if i touch the the head phone tip when its in the phone the muisc will stop or the music would play out through the speaker of the phone even though the headphone is puged in. help please. ps already tried cleaning with compressed air still dont work.

 

[joe_fresh]

ok so i have a samsung exhibit 4g right so i playing music right. so say if i touch the the head phone tip when its in the phone the muisc will stop or the music would play out through the speaker of the phone even though the headphone is puged in. help please. ps already tried cleaning with compressed air still dont work.

sounds like the contacts in the port are bad or the headphones are bad. try another pair of head phones. if that does not solve the problem check to see if your phone is still in the one year warranty.

 

[cornelius love]

ok so this is whats happeing to me and its like i have to put it in a sweat spot for it to play. if i move it it will stop playing. already tried air can

 

[Arelunde]

Try using alcohol on a Q-tip (not drippy wet, though) and clean the metal contact point on the headphones jack. Many times, your fingers and other things cover the jack with skin oils and debris. The alcohol/Q-tip cleaning will fix bad contact points in almost every situation.

 

[Mindy Rice]

.I just had the same problem. Someone suggested using canned air in the jack. The first shot didn't work but the second did like a charm. Of course make sure you are using one of the "straws" on the can and not a big blast!

 

[Ariyan Warfield]

i dont think its lent in my tablet