Only Sounds are Ringtones

[rburly]

This morning I spilled some Crystal Light on the counter where my 3g was. I took the case off, wiped it off with a towel, and let it air dry. (Not much liquid on it)

I noticed that when I tried using it there were no clicks. I can use Safari, but there are no sounds. No iPod music, no game sounds. The "Sound Off" switch is on (not turned off). I checked the settings, Settings>Sounds>Ringtones, those all work. The sound is perfect, so the speaker works. SMS sounds don't work. I checked all the settings for Sounds and all are turned on.

It's been 5-6 hours and still no sounds (other than ringtones). I've searched the Troubleshooting Forum and nothing really similar, and I don't see any pink anywhere that I've heard about for the Liquid Sensor.

Any ideas? Should I just wait to see if it works itself out? I have it on a towel upright. What's the warranty on these? I bought it a few days after Christmas '08.

 

[sparkyms]

Try plugging in some headphones and unplugging them a few times.

Might think there are some headphones in there for some reason.

 

[rburly]

Try plugging in some headphones and unplugging them a few times.

Might think there are some headphones in there for some reason.

Thanks for the reply.

I discovered that the volume control is for headphones now (that's what it says). I've tried multiple times plugging in and out (getting that arrow next to the battery) but it still won't make sounds other than headphones. Is there a switch somewhere to change from headphone to speaker.

 

[plinden]

This happens sometimes, and is probably unrelated to your spillage. There's probably some dirt in the headphones socket that's making your iphone think headphones are connected.

I fixed this on my own iPhone with a single one second blast of Dust Off into the socket.

 

[rburly]

I tried blowing into the headphone jack, but no luck.

I don't have a can of Dust Off here. If it doesn't work its way out by tomorrow, I'll take it back to the AT&T store.

 

[markel253]

I had that problem a while ago - rebooting my iPhone did the trick.

 

[rburly]

I had that problem a while ago - rebooting my iPhone did the trick.

That did the trick! Many thanks. :thumbsup:

Thanks to you other guys who replied also.

 

[sparkyms]

No worries, glad all is fixed

 

[9822679]

I tried blowing into the headphone jack, but no luck.

I don't have a can of Dust Off here. If it doesn't work its way out by tomorrow, I'll take it back to the AT&T store.

if your phone is water damaged it's not covered under warranty


glad it fixed itself

 

[fedup flyer]

People still drink crystal light??