This article will show you how to fix your iPhone speaker in 8 quick and easy steps. The first step is to take apart the phone from both sides and remove the battery so that you can gain access to the speaker which is stuck inside of your phone. After that, clean out the speaker and it should come back to life.
If your iPhone speaker isn't working, it has the potential to be a bigger problem than you might expect. Even if you have headphones for listening to music, without the sound coming from the speaker, you can't hear incoming calls, alert tones, text notifications, and other features.
Causes of an iPhone Speaker That's Not Working
Fixing an iPhone speaker that isn't working can be tricky. The problem is that you never know what's causing your speaker to fail until you try to fix it. That's because several things can potentially cause an iPhone's speaker to remain silent. When this happens, it's very important to take the proper troubleshooting steps in order to get the speaker back up and running. Otherwise, you won't be able to answer calls, listen to music, or enjoy any of your favorite audio recordings on your iPhone.
Check the iPhone ringer and volume
On the side of every iPhone are three buttons: a ringer/mute switch, a volume-up button and a volume-down button. The ringer/mute switch disables all sound for calls and notifications, while the volume buttons control the overall volume of the device.
Check the sound settings
If you've turned off ringtones, notifications, and other sounds related to certain functions of the phone, you might have trouble with those same functions. For example, if you've turned off the sound for incoming calls and texts, you'll probably miss texts and calls. To fix this, go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics and check the settings there. Then adjust any of the following: Turn up the volume slider; turn on the Change with Buttons toggle switch; set a new ringtone or set a new text tone.
Check if the iPhone is stuck in headphone mode
The iPhone can only send audio to one device at a time. If you're using headphones with your iPhone, but the sound is coming out of the speakers instead, it may be stuck in headphone mode. This is a bug that causes the iPhone to send audio to the headphones, even if the headphones aren't plugged in.
Turn off Bluetooth
If you're trying to listen to music or a podcast on your iPhone, but you're hearing nothing, it's possible that the audio is being sent from your iPhone to a different speaker. This may happen if you have a Bluetooth speaker paired with your device. Turning off Bluetooth will break the connection between your iPhone and the Bluetooth speaker and allow audio to play through your device's built-in speaker again. To turn off Bluetooth on an iPhone, go to Settings > Bluetooth, then move the Bluetooth toggle switch to off/white.
Check the audio output settings
If you can't hear any sound from your iPhone, double-check that AirPlay is turned off and that the volume control is set to a reasonable level. To do this, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open Control Center, then tap the AirPlay icon. If you see an AirPlay icon other than a speaker icon (for example, an icon for Apple TV), that means that your iPhone is connected to an external speaker via AirPlay—even if it appears that it's not. Tap the AirPlay icon again to select the iPhone icon (it's shown with a checkmark), then tap Volume in the upper-right corner of the music playback control to make sure that volume control is not set at zero or mute. If it is, adjust it until you can hear sound coming from your iPhone's built-in speaker.
Restart the iPhone
If restarting your iPhone doesn't solve the problem, then you can try this simple and quick fix. Restarting your iPhone can solve a range of problems, including a temporary glitch that might be preventing the speaker from working properly.
Update the operating system
It's possible that your iPhone speaker isn't working because of a bug present in the current version of iOS. Updating the operating system can solve software problems. Software updates also fix bugs that may appear from time to time.
Get support from Apple
If you've tried everything and your iPhone still has no sound, go to the nearest Apple Store and ask for help. Make an appointment if you can; otherwise, expect at least a short wait. You might need to talk to a specialist, who will be able to tell you whether there are any potentially simple fixes for the problem or if it's something more serious that requires repair.