iPhone earpiece volume suddenly super low

[Buzzard]

Anyone else have this problem? The volume buttons on the side still adjust volume, but scaled way back so that at max you can just barely make out a voice. I don't think i've done anything to affect it, it just suddenly happened. I've tried restore, but no change. I looked online and can't seem to find any solutions other than to insert headphone, and slowly take them out ?? That obviously didn't work either. Anyone have a clue? If not, what do I do for repair if past one year warranty?

[Flames0910]

I really hate to say this because there is no way to do it without it sounding snide...and I think you would have checked this before posting online...but did you check that the headphone jack is pushed all the way in?

100% serious. If it's only 3/4 of the way in it would do exactly what you describe and could have easily got a slight tug over the course of a day.

[Buzzard]

^ Snide aside, ...I did.

Seems to me anyway if that was the issue, wouldn't there be no volume, as opposed to extremely low? I dunno?

edit: just to make clear also, it's the actual earpiece on the phone itself that's the problem, everything else is cool.

[Regulator75]

Too much iEar gunk embedded inside?

[Buzzard]

Originally Posted by Regulator75

Too much iEar gunk embedded inside?

LOL...well, it appears to be clear of "iEar gunk"...no obvious obstructions anyway!

[burn_this_city]

Nevermind probably a bad speaker, my buddy had his warrantied for this reason.

[Frequitude]

You're holding it wrong.

[csnarpy]

try a hard reset

[Buzzard]

^ Yeah, tried that already... no luck.

I've got an appointment at the Apple store with a "genius" so we'll see what's up with it then. It's only a couple weeks past the one year warranty. Hopefully if I whine and snivel hard enough they'll fix it for a minimal fee.

[csnarpy]

man, if you ever have to buy another one, get it from Futureshop or Bestbuy. Get on their warranty and never worry again. They just do direct swap outs. I've traded in 3 already for very minor issues and actually cause they didn't have them in stock, work my way from a 3g 8g to a 3gs 32g. Right now i have a white iphone but want a black one, just waiting for one more minor problem...!

[Buzzard]

I know...I bought it from Future Shop actually, but cheaped out on the extended warranty.

I always have a problem with buying extended warranties. I feel scammed paying extra to insure the product you've been sold remains usable beyond one lousy year. Sometimes I get them, and sometimes I don't. Usually it's the product I cheaped out on that requires the extended of course.

[Nage Waza]

There is a max volume limit in the settings, try that.
My wife's Iphone also blanked out the speaker, I did a hard reboot, seemed to fix it.

[Flames0910]

Originally Posted by Buzzard

^ Snide aside, ...I did.

Seems to me anyway if that was the issue, wouldn't there be no volume, as opposed to extremely low? I dunno?

edit: just to make clear also, it's the actual earpiece on the phone itself that's the problem, everything else is cool.

you would think so, but if it's in 3/4 and making a slight connection then you get a really soft sound. volume controls work and all that, just everything seems obnoxiously quiet.

at least that's how it worked on my cd player with 60 seconds of anti-skip in grade 9...

[Meelapo]

This might be a weird question but does it happen with all calls or just some? When I call my girlfriend on her office phone I can barely hear her but when I call her on her cellphone things are fine. I'm not sure if it's the iPhone or her phone.

[Hack&Lube]

This can also happen when the earpiece/headphone cable has a breakage somewhere in it, or the jack or the connector is damaged.

Try a different earpiece and try your earpiece on another device.

[algernon]

I went to the apple store to get my iphone replaced a little over a year ago and traded my grubby abused earphones in as well. I'm a carpenter, and those things were disgusting Sunblock/Dust/Dirt/Sweat, etc. They were beige, not white. No problem.
I'm certain the guy picked them up with tweezers and straight into the garbage once I left.

[Buzzard]

^ Yeah, but still on warranty, correct?

[Buzzard]

Well, I gotta give hats off to the Apple store, or at least to my "genius". I took it in for my appointment today and the girl I dealt with couldn't diagnose a problem so she simply gave me a new phone. Pretty awesome seeing how I'm almost a month past warranty and I didn't have to kiss anyone's ass to get it. A pleasant surprise for sure. Apple store is definitely in my good book.