My Apple iPhone 8 Plus is stuck in headphones mode, how to fix?

It's frustrating when your Apple iPhone 8 Plus is stuck in headphones mode. Fortunately, there are workarounds to go through the problem. If your Apple iPhone 8 Plus is stuck in headphone mode, you can follow this tutorial and learn how to get your Apple iPhone 8 Plus out of headphones mode.

"My Apple iPhone 8 Plus is stuck on headphones mode. The ringer sounds only on incoming calls. If I need to listen to music or YouTube I have to put headphones. Unless I won't hear. It's frustrating when you want to listen to music loud. I tried hard rebooting. And there's no debris inside the headphone jack. I tried putting the headphones in and out multiple times too. Please help."

You can try iOS System Recovery, it cures various Apple iPhone 8 Plus users who get stuck in "headphones" mode.

Part 1: How to fix Apple iPhone 8 Plus stuck in headphones mode on Windows? Part 2: How to fix Apple iPhone 8 Plus stuck in headphones mode on Mac? Here's what you need

iOS System Recovery (It is available for Mac and Windows, simply download the proper version depending on your computer's OS.)

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Part 1: How to fix Apple iPhone 8 Plus stuck in headphones mode on Windows?

Follow these steps: Step 1: Launch iOS System Recovery on your Windows PC. Click "More tools" on the left column and then hit the "iOS System Recovery" in the main interface. Then you will enter the "iOS System Recovery" window.

Step 2: Click "Start" button to begin iOS system recovery. This professional program can detect your system problem automatically.

Step 3: Click "Question" icon and follow the guide to turn your Apple iPhone 8 Plus into Recovery or DFU mode. Here we put blue screen Apple iPhone 8 Plus into DFU mode.

Step 4: Select the proper iOS model and then click "Download" to download firmware. It will take a few minutes to complete the downloading.

Step 5: When the plug-in is completely downloaded, iOS System Reocvery will automatically fix system issues. After that, your Apple iPhone 8 Plus will get back to normal status.

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Part 2: How to fix Apple iPhone 8 Plus stuck in headphones mode on Mac?

Follow these steps: Step 1: Run the software, select "More tools" > "iOS System Recovery".

Step 2: Check the system broken situations in the interface, and click "Start" to continue the following steps.

Step 3: Connect your disabled Apple iPhone 8 Plus to your Mac computer, and iOS System Recovery will detect your Apple iPhone 8 Plus in abnormal mode. Just click "Confirm" to fix it to normal. If your Apple iPhone 8 Plus is in abnormal mode apart from Recovery/DFU mode, just click the question mark to follow the three steps as the interface tells to enter device scanning mode.

Step 4: Select your Apple iPhone 8 Plus model, name, and other details to download the firmware matching your Apple iPhone 8 Plus.

Step 5: Click "Repair" to star fixing your Apple iPhone 8 Plus. The process will take a few minutes, and you just need to wait patiently.