If your iPhone has no sound, or the music files or movie videos tend out to be mute, you would be frustrated by this issues. It is well-known that speaker values a lot as it allows us to play games, watch videos, listen to music and receive calls. Without it, we can’t listen to music any more and sometimes have to listen to music with earphones; neither can we make calls without speaker. But, the more frustrating part is that you even have no idea what are the exact causes for the iPhone sound problem. If you are encountering the issues, now you should stop here for more solutions. In this tutorial, we would like to explain how to fix sound not working on iPhone.

Why does this issue occur?

Why does the issue occur? Actually, the causes for the problem may vary, for the further references, we’ll try to find out the reasons why no sound is not working on iPhone. You can take a look at below.

  1. iPhone May Be Stuck in Silent Mode. In silent mode, you can’t hear ring tones and other notification sounds when others contact you.
  2. Media Volume or Ringer Volume Could Be All the Way Down. If the media you are playing has no sound on iPhone, but your ringer and message notification sound is at a normal volume. It means that your Media volume could be all the way down. Otherwise, it denotes that your Ringer volume could be all the way down.
  3. Device Speaker May Be Obstructed by Dust. If your iPhone is placed in a dirty environment for a long time, obstruction of iPhone speaker will occur, which will lead to no sound working on iPhone.
  4. iPhone Speaker May Be Blocked by iPhone Case. Sometimes, protective cases will obstruct sound and cause iPhone sound not working, though those cases provide protection to iPhone.
  5. Your Bluetooth Headset May Be Connected. When you use a Bluetooth headset with your iPhone, your iPhone will be automatically connected to Bluetooth headset in the range. In this condition, AirPlay Mirroring will direct all sounds to Bluetooth headset.

Fix 1: Check the Ring/Silent switch

In order to solve iPhone sound not working problem, the first thing you can try is to check the Ring/Silent switch. It is the simplest way to fix why iPhone doesn’t work on iPhone. You can set your iPhone into Ringer mode by holding the ringer/silent switch on the side of iPhone. Usually, on the upper left hand side of your iPhone, you can find the sound control switch. If you can see the little strip of red above the button, that means the iPhone is in silent mode. Otherwise, the iPhone is not is silent mode. Sometimes, you may switch to the silent mode accidentally. If you encounter the sound problem next time, remember to check the Ring/Silent switch status.

Fix 2: Check the Do Not Disturb setting

Secondly, if your iPhone doesn’t have the sound or ring, it may be caused by the activation of Do Not Disturb settings. Once you have activated Do Not Disturb settings, then your notice or other reminders would be informed in the silent mode. Then, how to turn the Do Not Disturb setting on? Go to Setting panel on your iPhone, can select Do Not Disturb. Make sure the sliders are not turned on. If some sliders are activated, then disable it to make sure the Do Not Disturb mode has not been turned on.

Fix 3: Check the Bluetooth setting

Another cause for the lack of the sound is due to the Bluetooth settings. If you have already connected your iPhone to other speakers via Bluetooth, then the sound of your iPhone could not be heard and the sound could not be activated. Instead, all the music sounds or other sounds would be sent to the connected device via Bluetooth. If you would like to hear the sound of your iPhone, to disable other connections with your iPhone via Bluetooth. You can go to Setting > Bluetooth to turn Bluetooth off or go to Control Center to tap on Bluetooth icon.

Fix 4: Force restart your iPhone

Sometimes, if your iPhone has occurred some unfriendly issues, force restarting your iPhone could be easiest way you can turn to. Most technical issues could be resolved by trying this way. So, it is easy to handle with. Also, some users would worry about whether the content data may be erased while force restarting the iPhone. Actually, just relax. The content would not be erased by restarting your iPhone in the forceful way. Here are the simple instructions to force restart your iPhone.

If you are using iPhone 6/6s/6S Plus or older, you can press Home button and Power button together until the Apple logo appears on the screen. Then, you should release the buttons to wait for the startup process about 10-20 seconds. If you are using iPhone 7/7 Plus, you should press and hold Power button and Volume Down button together until the Apple logo appears on the screen. Then the startup process would begin. If you are using iPhone XR/XS Max/8/8 Plus, you should press Volume Up button and then quickly release it. Secondly, press the Volume Down button and quickly release it. Finally, press and hold Power button until the Apple logo appears on the screen, the startup process would begin.

Fix 5: Update your iOS

Last of all, if you have not resolved the problem by trying the above solutions, another way to help you out is to update your iOS. Usually the newer iOS would allow you to have a totally new iPhone to some extent. You can follow the steps below to update your iOS. Before updating, make sure you have already connect to Wi-Fi.

Step 1. Enter the Settings panels and select General and then Software Update.

Step 2. Start updating iOS system. Usually, if a newer iOS system has been released, there will be an option for Download and Install. You only need to tap this option. Follow other steps showed on the screen to complete the updating process. Usually the downloading would take some time.

Fix 6: Erase your iPhone

Finally, an additional way for you to solve the iPhone sound not working issue is to totally erase your iPhone. In this way, your iPhone content data would be removed forever and then all the settings would be put in the new way. Before erasing your iPhone, you had better back up your data on your iPhone. In order to back up your data, you can seek help from Leawo iOS Data Recovery. Leawo iOS Data Recovery stands out for its great design and powerful functions. It allows you to preview and select the files that you want to recover, which can work easily to scan and search for files and data with very accurate results. It is compatible with all iOS devices and all versions of iOS. With Leawo iOS Data Recovery, all kinds of iPhone app data could be recovered.

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Now we can start with the following guide to fix your iPhone camera not working problem.

Step 1. Choose recovery mode in main interface. Run Leawo iOS Data Recovery on computer and then use a proper USB cable to connect iPhone with your computer. This software will detect your iOS device automatically. After that, you need to pick up "Recover from iOS Device" to click on.

Step 2. Select data to recover. When you view all categories of iPhone in the left sidebar of the software screen, you need to check all the apps you would like to back up. Afterwards, you need to click on the "Recover" button at the rightmost corner of the interface.

Step 3. Choose target folder on your computer. In the pop-up dialogue, you need to click on "Open" button and then browse your computer to choose a proper location to save the exported files. After you set the target directory well, you can tap on the button of "Go" to start the process to recover files. In a few seconds, the data will be available in the folder.

Once you have completed the iPhone backup process, now you can erase your iPhone. Follow the steps below to take another try.

Step 1. Open iPhone and go to “Settings”.

Step 2. Scroll down to the very bottom and you can find “Reset” option. “Erase All Content and Settings” would delete all the user data on your iPad and the related settings, but it would not make any changes to your iPhone’s operating system. If you tap this option, your iPhone would be prompted to the factory settings.

Step 3. Restart your iPhone and your iPhone would turn off and you would enter the welcome page. If you are unsure about the steps next, you can follow the exact instructions on the screen. Anyway, you can try above all other solutions as well. You can resolve the problem with ease and accuracy if you can adopt the methods.