iPhone Speaker Sounds Muffled? An Apple Tech's Fix!

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5 жыл бұрын

Two Apple experts explain what to do when your #iPhone #speaker sounds #muffled. First, we have to figure out whether the speaker is muffled all the time, or just sometimes. One way to check if the speaker is muffled all the time is to play a ringtone.
To begin fixing this problem, take your iPhone out of its case and clean out every speaker and microphone. Then, restart your iPhone.
If that doesn’t work, go to the Accessibility Settings and make sure Mono Audio is off, Phone Noise Cancellation is off, and the Left-Right balance isn’t off-center.
Does the speaker only sound muffled when you’re listening to music? In that case, check the Music EQ settings in the Settings app. Make sure EQ is off.
If all else fails, Reset All Settings on your iPhone. Otherwise, you’ll probably have to get your iPhone speaker repaired.
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@marktaylor5042 Жыл бұрын

You guys are the best, and you help keep it simple for older, non-techies like me. I just want to let you know something. I opened up developer settings on my excellent Samsung S10, and reduced animation times.The phone was noticeably snappier! However, it is not recommended by Samsung that you leave developer mode on all of the time, and when you close them, the animations setting returns to the original, slower setting. Your videos on battery saving techniques have increased my daily screen time by an hour and a half per day! Thank You!

@gabby-mo9vc 3 жыл бұрын

the irony is that i can’t hear the video :,)

@muhammad40000 4 жыл бұрын

My camera app has wonderful volume but when I use snapchat or receive calls, the other person can’t hear me and my snapchat and Instagram recordings are always muffled

@gumiho5313 4 жыл бұрын

muhammad40000 same any update?

@muhammad40000 4 жыл бұрын

Tricia DC I tried cleaning it made a slight difference but still poor

@chefboylogroofficial 4 жыл бұрын

muhammad40000 mine also has the same case of you :(

@mikebarnes7441 4 жыл бұрын

It's your microphone not your speaker

@carofffine69 4 жыл бұрын

muhammad40000 yesss mine too

@gert5072 4 жыл бұрын

My guy dropped his eyebrows

@amvber1067 4 жыл бұрын

LOL

@shaylewis3314 4 жыл бұрын

omg

@999kidd5 3 жыл бұрын

Shaka Khan 😐

@pokedex3171 3 жыл бұрын

Shaka Khan 😐

@noahzoi214 3 жыл бұрын

Actually that was very rude.

@jadebarker3294 4 жыл бұрын

Man I dropped my phone in my pasta and got pasta sauce in it 😂😂😂

@minecraftguys1255 4 жыл бұрын

Same lol, did you fix it?

@Sensit8vet3c 4 жыл бұрын

Jadie _cakes i just dropped mine in a bowl of milk and i got milk in the speakers

@SiennaPaley 4 жыл бұрын

I dropped mine in the gravy bowl during thanksgiving ☠️

@nicoal7536 4 жыл бұрын

I dropped mine in a ketchup😢

@tehyaandrews2638 4 жыл бұрын

Jadie _cakes I dropped mine in snow

@theanorakchannel2496 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I have an SE 2020 and the top speaker often becomes distorted. I have found the best way is to stick a piece of electrical tape over the speaker, and then peal it off. This tends to remove the crud that has gotten in there. I find that thishas consistently sorted my problem. This happened to previous phones, I wish I was aware of this sooner, as it would have saved me many trips to the Apple Store. Toothbrushes will work as well of course.

@michellefirmamentalist815 3 жыл бұрын

WOW!!! You two are a Godsend....especially for the disabled and isolated!!!!! Ya'll need a HUGE DONATE BUTTON!

@yanna5734 4 жыл бұрын

I have this problema with my phone for awhile now and i was kind of wondering if it was because i dropped my phone, but when i did the part where you suggest to clean out the speakers with a toothbrush! Man!!! That FIXED the issue!!! THANKYOU VERY MUCH guys!! ❤️

@nadiavignale8656 4 жыл бұрын

You guys!!! Save my life. I was desperate and i could fix it!!! Thank you so much!

@rhydaforevermore Жыл бұрын

After a whole year of muffled speaker you just helped me fix my speaker with a simple use of a toothbrush. Now I don’t know whose toothbrush is it, but it was the nearest one to me while I’m taking my deuce.

@kingakhenaton5111 4 жыл бұрын

The toothbrush work thank you! clear like new!

@selfmademari8914 4 жыл бұрын

Tht toothbrush method really worked thanks 🙏🏾

@brianmccleary6278 5 жыл бұрын

You guys are awesome - thanks for the great content!

@taneeshavakanee4217 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you sooo much I was really worried when my speaker wasn’t working

@Tattooboimilito 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for All your Video’s on aspect to the iPhones. My incoming speaker sounded like the caller was in a very looooong tunnel, I switched something on and it cleared the speaker sound, I bought a refurbished iPhone 6 and so far no problems

@shalashaska0479 4 жыл бұрын

The L and R option worked for me! Thanks! :D

@bonypp Жыл бұрын

Yes the brush trick works to remove 6 years of XR gunk . Used a toothpick but be careful not to damage the mesh , if you can’t see the mesh with magnifying glass then you need to clean those speakers , I used brush too after wooden toothpick gently.. The sounds so clear as during Covid I used to wipe my phone with disinfectant wipes and the pocket gunk probably stuck and the sound was weaker and weaker . It sounds like new . Thanks guys , I’ve learnt something new .

@luvmykittycat2351 3 жыл бұрын

my phone is so fricken quiet I’m gonna die LMAO

@laurensza7062 3 жыл бұрын

Mine is to

@Zennwith2_ns 3 жыл бұрын

@@laurensza7062 Headphob

@Zennwith2_ns 3 жыл бұрын

@@laurensza7062 headphones

@laurensza7062 3 жыл бұрын

@@Zennwith2_ns thanks

@TheCrazzyGuy11 3 жыл бұрын

@@Zennwith2_ns I don’t think that’s the point. Sometimes people don’t want to have to use headphones all the time

@bashingbecca 2 жыл бұрын

The toothbrush one worked for me I’m so glad. I really needed it to film my KZfaq videos so you’ve saved me a lot! Thank you

@blissfuldrika805 3 жыл бұрын

The toothbrush method worked! Thank you😭❤️

@Emm-lp7of 3 жыл бұрын

I just got back from the Apple store and they were zero help! Came home and tried the toothbrush! 💥 💥💥 Problem resolved! Thank you so much!!

@EHall-yx9xy 4 жыл бұрын

Is there anyway that these settings will help the quality when using a life proof case. Calls are crazy muffled.

@grinding4christ146 4 жыл бұрын

Same any updateV

@loayaldagamseh9199 4 жыл бұрын

So if I have ugly sound from ear speaker and bottom speaker so I have to change both or just the one bottom and if I wanna change ear speaker is effect the Face ID thank u

@Robertoayon 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Fixed my sound issues👍

@mxdmxn0 4 жыл бұрын

mine is kinda different. so on snap i like to like play songs and post on my snapchat story. ( i play the song on my phone and record at the same time.) it sounds muffled now. but it’s just that.

@thelifeofniyaa 3 жыл бұрын

Sameeee

@denycerochelle6352 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you soo much for this video! I just followed every step, and I noticed the toothbrush brought back some of the volume. My family and I were playing around and smashing eggs on eachother and some of the egg got into my phone. Lol I think some of it dried in my speaker. 😩 Trying to figure out how I can clean that.

@ftochris965 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!It actually works.Thanks again I’ve been having this problem for months.

@s_kaur4527 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for fixing my problem which I was dealing with from few months! I’m so happy! Thank you Thank you!

@DeepakSingh-hl3er 4 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t hear anything before on speaker. Toothbrush made it sound like brand new iphone. Thanks!

@ironsnicholast3552 3 жыл бұрын

I need help with my front camera audio when I record stuff with it there's no sound but besides that I have no other problems

@zombiehuntress1412 4 жыл бұрын

Omg thank you soooooo much I thought I was gonna have to take it to get fixed 😭😭😭

@luvvforalidaa5765 3 жыл бұрын

Me toooo

@fatehindersingh9461 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds crazy but brushing speakers actually worked lol 😂 thanks boys

@iwill_859 4 жыл бұрын

No lie you guys saved me some money i was gonna get my speakers replaced but i watched this and started picking the gunk out of my speakers and now they work perfectly 🙌🏾

@Cypherdiaz951 3 жыл бұрын

Wow what a difference!!!! Thank you guys, my sound has been low for like a year now and I couldn’t figure it out

@thelifeofniyaa 3 жыл бұрын

What did you do to it ?

@serialskincare 2 жыл бұрын

You guys, I just ordered a new iPhone 13 because my phone speakers have been busted and I genuinely could barely hear anything! Like it was severely affecting work calls. I followed all of the steps, and then took an alcohol swab after using a VERY soft toothbrush, restarted my phone twice, and my phone speakers are just like when I bought it! I could cry! Thank you!

@mohnishgautam2958 2 жыл бұрын

This 5 min video really helped me a lot Thanks guys!

@anyasviews8415 3 жыл бұрын

Followed all your suggestions, my iPhone 7+ had no sound except on speaker. The left speaker was silent and right speaker worked on speaker. Nothing worked until a full re-set. But that worked! Many Thanks!

@jahshywatube 4 жыл бұрын

It was the combination of both the clean toothbrushing and EQ settings that helped me. (Mine was set to bass booster). Thank you both!

@thelifeofkay4580 4 жыл бұрын

I need help with my front camera audio when I record stuff with it there's no sound but besides that I have no other problems

@AkbarKhan-eb4ib 2 ай бұрын

Go to podcast and turn it off. Geral setting. Had same issue for about a month, finally withes guys help I just fixed it. Perfect sound now

@bonniebooth8373 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, guys!! Cleaned up the speaker areas & restart my phone & it works now!! Thanks!!

@CHARYVELAGO 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I can listen my music in my car now:)))

@therealsmoothhtv1206 4 жыл бұрын

Yo I appreciate it when y’all told me to reset the phone it’s good as new

@umm2821 3 жыл бұрын

Did you have a static problem

@nadiahasan4985 3 жыл бұрын

I have a static problem and the volume sounds so low will reset help?

@kkossor3046 5 жыл бұрын

Hubby had this problem with his new iPhone X and it turned out to be the case he was using. He had purchased it online. So he got a different style & it worked! Thank you guys for all your help.

@jenniferterrien6124 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I was about finished with iPhones!

@kahinadunston4202 3 жыл бұрын

This worked well I also used a wet wipe and cleaned the phone and everything. Then replayed the high pitch song I was listening to and everything is great now !!

@britneyf.5124 4 жыл бұрын

Just switched out my loud speaker with a brand new one and it’s still muffled. Tried all your tips and it still sounds muffled and broken. Not sure what it could be at this point. I even cleaned out the speaker holes.

@PlugboyFilms 3 жыл бұрын

Prob hardware

@ApplusT 3 жыл бұрын

That was like magic, use a dry clean toothbrush only. Started working immediately

@tanyabenton1763 3 жыл бұрын

Ty guys. I was able to fix a few things you suggested and hopefully it works. Every time I talk to my mom she says I sound like I’m under water. It comes and goes. So I did these things. Fingers crossed 🤞🏻

@bodegabreath4258 4 жыл бұрын

Love your vids. Many thanks. Just got my XR. This is the painless way.

@maggie90a 4 жыл бұрын

Bodegabreath 558 Hi, I just got my Xr but the video sound is intermittent, how can I solve this issue?

@asifahmed4765 5 жыл бұрын

for the loud audio:-settings>music>EQ>late night

@eevilyydia8167 4 жыл бұрын

Thx for the video my iPhone has been muffled for about a year this helped me 🙃

@jeffsteitzer6005 9 ай бұрын

Any chance you could do an updated video of this? My screens look nothing like the ones you fellas were looking at so I'm not sure how to do what your suggesting on my iPhone 13.

@sandypiltch1206 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! Increased my ring volume :).

@LuisGomez-qv3qg 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you guys, it was the freakin RESTART! You guys are the best!

@sarahquinn260 Жыл бұрын

HOLY SMOKES! Just cleaned and restarted the phone and fixed! YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME ! Thank you!!

@ItsJustFraaa 4 жыл бұрын

This worked on me. i just had dirt on it so cleaning it was good and then the music tip was good it helped a lot.

@Kendy7660 4 жыл бұрын

lmfaooo so i tried the toothbrush whilst playing the video and MAGIC 😂😂 Thank you so muchh 😫‼️

@lovebug-101sadsongs8 4 жыл бұрын

Same

@urgay4266 4 жыл бұрын

Love bug-101 Sad songs do we put water on the toothbrush ?

@lovebug-101sadsongs8 4 жыл бұрын

JSG Solo no

@beatapfizer3601 3 жыл бұрын

I want to recommend something for you who have tried everything, but still got low volume during calls. I’ve had it and tried everything and was ready to have it repaired. But stubborn as I am I gave it another shot and it solved the problem! So here’s the solution: the speaker crease on top was filled with dirt. I though I removed it all but now that I looked really close, I could see that the tiny tiny mesh actually was clogged up with dirt. So it was not only a “cake” on top, but actually in between the fine mesh. What I did is I took a wooden toothpick and just gently scraped it against the mesh surface, back and forth many times. Each time dirt came loose. I did that many times til no more dirt releases. When you look really up close after, you should be able to see the holes in the fine mesh. And voila; my call speaker was as new again! Spread the word!

@MrsMilien 3 жыл бұрын

If you have to “scrape” stuff off your phone, use an otter box and don’t touch it with dirty hands.

@beatapfizer3601 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrsMilien you don’t get it. An otter box is no protection against dirt in the speaker and microphone. It’s as open there as any old phone case. This is not because of dirty hands, this is usually layers and layers of different dirts, from your pockets, etc etc.

@jimmyalvarez6419 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I actually had this issue up until today as I used a toothbrush to clean the headphone speaker and it instantly worked! The calls went from sounding muffled to clear and crisp.

@lydiawang4481 2 жыл бұрын

omg thank you so much I was so stressed about my phone it was totally muffled and now because of this video its now working perfectly

@tiktokhairstyles9833 3 жыл бұрын

Thank u sooooo much !!!!!! Just cleaned it with a dry toothbrush and it started working again 🙏🏾

@loridori 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks this helped me!!! 👍🏽

@siyaciaraamandaperez 4 жыл бұрын

LoriDori I use my old tooth brush 😆 it works 9-27-19

@tobirama9831 4 жыл бұрын

Or if the sound is kind of Muffled and lowered go into clock set an alarm and put it on an alarm on full volume. This is what helped me.

@capo2timez 2 жыл бұрын

Speakers went low on me, looked up this video and fixed it instantly 🗣🗣 much love 🖤

@pinkyforrester8162 2 жыл бұрын

Brushing the speaker definitely worked thank you so much !!!!

@dpchase84 5 жыл бұрын

is there a way to fix a completely silenced and not vibrating iphone? how can it be fixed?

@justinanderson2926 3 жыл бұрын

Yay! This helped so much-and was super on point, got right into troubleshooting with no BS, addressed an exhaustive list (and quickly!). Many thanks.

@dobrelaurentiu6091 2 жыл бұрын

The second step actually worked for me, thanks

@sanapeyrow4142 2 жыл бұрын

The one where the is the L and R worked for me. This works👍🏼😁

@akidojlaw537 4 жыл бұрын

When I tip my iPhone the volume changes dramatically, how do I fix this. Thank you for your video, you two are awesome.

@armandol1826 4 жыл бұрын

akidojlaw537 me too, no one else seems to be having this problem. For instance, when I listen to a KZfaq video on my bed laying down it does

@Nerdifull 4 жыл бұрын

Most likely it has to do with your speakers, they might have loosened or partially disconnected. You have to take it to a store and repair it

@everybodyssidechick2934 3 жыл бұрын

My phone started squeaking and the sound isn’t working and for some reason I actually thought I would be able to hear this

@codymitchell654 3 жыл бұрын

Here I thought my speaker was blown and now it sounds like new! Thank you guys so much!!!

@ShePaints 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Super helpful.

@CamilleOlivia 4 жыл бұрын

You guys are terrific! Thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge.

@noniprimrose833 4 жыл бұрын

Just a thank you. You’ve saved my eyesight. Ive transferred info to iPad, it’s changed my life (dramatic music). 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@Kayjit 4 жыл бұрын

my problem was the left and right audio. i thought that was only for earbuds. thanks!

@yunki3531 2 жыл бұрын

The toothbrush method worked omg thank you so much!!!

@MohamedGamal-qo4gv 4 жыл бұрын

My friends hear a vibrating sound when I turn on the microphone when connected

@user-ln6be9qw7t 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah so uh your mics is broken I think

@Octamed 3 жыл бұрын

Just a note, my speaker holes were BLOCKED. A toothbrush didn't do it, so I thought they were broken. But I checked with a magnifying glass. You SHOULD see a tiny grill, so I had to use a pin and magnifying glass to clean all the speaker and mic holes they said. Made it much better!

@PayetteForward 3 жыл бұрын

This is a great tip! Be careful using anything sharp or metallic to clean out your speakers. An unused toothbrush or an anti-static brush is great for cleaning out your iPhone!

@kymoramarley6036 2 жыл бұрын

You’re a life saver , the amount of gunk that just came out my speaker is ide

@jaleesawilson9963 2 жыл бұрын

@robynehuber6767 2 жыл бұрын

When you 1st say tío reset phone you ought to have suggested backing up all on phone to iCloud so you DON’T lose everything!!

@Saintz1408 2 жыл бұрын

Am I suppose to have a magnifying glass just laying around bruh

@bakarydanioko9835 11 ай бұрын

great commentators on iphone products with helpful advice .I follow you all the time.thank you so much for your comments.

@cathyc1730 4 жыл бұрын

I really like you guys, I’ve learned a lot, thanks. But, I have a question for you. I downloaded an update on my 6S and now I can’t sink my email on my phone and my Mac. It won’t recognize one or the other even though they are both the same. Can you help me?

@winterbear-vy4rs 3 жыл бұрын

I dropped my phone in ice cream bye-

@gretafalcon9047 3 жыл бұрын

DUDE SAME

@cockandnutsmoment5758 3 жыл бұрын

THIS WORKED I RESETED MY SETTINGS THANKS I APPRECIATE IT

@brylleq 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe the toothbrush technique worked!!! 😯 When I was watching the video I really thought none of it would do the trick for my speakers but after running a few strokes using a friggin toothbrush, my phone’s speakers sound like I just took them out of the box!!! Thank youuu!!! ❤️

@shalykuna 2 жыл бұрын

This works like a charm..my iPhone 11 sounds exactly like how I initially bought it…thank you so much❤️❤️❤️❤️fyi I just used a clean makeup brush to clean the speaker 😅

@saahilmalge889 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, guys! This was really good, my earpiece started working immediately

@destiny-ko4tk 4 жыл бұрын

This really helped me. Thanks u guys are life savers. I was so scared and I thought my speaker was broken. All I did was listen to you guys and shut down my phone for 1 minute and I turned on mono speaker or whatever it’s called in the settings

@lajos-berenyi 3 жыл бұрын

Turning on the mono audio settings helped me as well, though in the video was told that it should be off. I have a new iphone 11, so it means that with the stereo sound is some problems with the iphones, eigther hardware or software problem.

@simranhabib9648 4 жыл бұрын

Really helpfull thank you soo much ❤️

@raymondarcos4910 2 жыл бұрын

Omg thank you. This is very helpful. I did every single process. The only one that let my speaker’s sound back is by using toothbrush, but with isoprophyl alcohol. Thank you from the 🇵🇭

@sendieloo 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome clear and concise problem solving advice!

@Ana-ei8fr 4 жыл бұрын

Wow I think it worked. The problem for me was that sunscreen got in my iPhone when I went to the beach. And I could hear a strange buzz in the back

@tharushix2983 4 жыл бұрын

Ana Calero What did you do to fix it??

@Ana-ei8fr 4 жыл бұрын

I used the toothbrush method but I still have a slight issue when the volume is really loud

@rajeshvlogs1064 3 жыл бұрын

THANKS it worked with the second method switch off wait and on great it's working

@rowmangongwa4219 17 күн бұрын

i just make my distorted voice right following your steps thank you so much!!!

@xwingman2342 3 жыл бұрын

i played gthis while my phone was muffled just know and then i used a toothbrush then it works good again now !! thx

@nitabowles8380 3 жыл бұрын

lol

@jennytazmanialove 3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@devianteblack8594 3 жыл бұрын

I swear

@sonyab81 3 жыл бұрын

I rubbed the speaker with alcohol and a toothbrush after watching a turorial on that, and now I can’t hear the other person very well when I have the phone on my ear!🥺 I don’t know what I should do now!

@xwingman2342 3 жыл бұрын

@@sonyab81 brush it with no alcohol

@thegatesofsleep 4 жыл бұрын

Cleaning with a toothbrush restored it probably 70-80%. I used a lot of hand sanitizer on my phone over the last 5 months and I think it clogged the top speaker a bit. Maybe with a little more cleaning or a solution to break down the residual left from the sanitizer it will be 100% again. Regardless it’s night and day difference. Thanks for the video.

@DrPhill-ng7np 4 жыл бұрын

Thank u so much this has Ben bothering me for days

@msdexi2243 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! The first trick worked 🤸🏽‍♀️🤸🏽‍♀️🤸🏽‍♀️

@fatimasecuya2251 4 жыл бұрын

You guys are my savior. My phone now sounds clear with just brushing the speakers. Didn't know it only takes a brush to solve this problem 😂 thank you so much!

@maximusmock 4 жыл бұрын

Can you guys fix my bill?

@teleportextitan 4 жыл бұрын

Outdoor Guy bruh what

@bellaV_1989 4 жыл бұрын

Mind too 🤣

@robbuczynski7278 4 жыл бұрын

The EQ has worked for me

@geminiculminasvega4003 4 жыл бұрын

please guys can you help me with my iphone 5s when i make video on front camera and done vlogging and review it it was so low sound not like on rear camera just normal sound? i was fixed it into professional but it still low sound!