My ipod thinks speakers are plugged in

I've had my ipod for close to a year now, and today is the first time this problem has happened. When I plug my ipod touch (4th generation) into the speakers (you use the part you charge the ipod to plug into the speakers), my ipod starts using its external speakers instead, and when I unplug the internal speakers, my ipod acts as if the internal speakers are plugged in. exerything on my computer has been updated and such, and I just updated my ipod, too, but this problem is still occuring. Weirdly though, I plugged my ipod into my computer, and now my earphones can work when I plug them in. I also tried to reset my ipod by turning it off for a while, but it turns right back on by itself afterwards. what's happening, and how can I get this to stop?

You headphone jack is defective and needs to be replaced.
Here is one third-aprty place. Google for more.
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- Try cleaning out/blowing out the headphone jack. Try inserting/removing the plug a dozen times or so. There is a little switch in the headphone jack that disconnects the speaker when the headphone jack is inserted.
Try the following to rule out a software problem
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store. Seems you have a bad headphone jack.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
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Hi folks, I have a Thinkpad X201 (3249CTO) running Windows 7. All was well until yesterday when my laptop suddenly shut down. When I turned it back on, the internal speakers no longer work. I only get sound if I plug in my headphones. I updated all the audio drivers, disabled/enabled them in the Device Manager, and when I go into SmartAudio I'm able to get the internal speakers to make noise so I know the speakers haven't gone out. When I look in Sound in the Control Panel, I only see Speakers as my only playback device, but I seem to recall there used to be another option called Headphones or something. Nothing else is listed there even with "Show Disabled Devices" selected.
I'm just super confused as to what's going on and what I should do. I think either the headphone jack has stopped working or the sudden restart has changed some weird setting in my laptop to make it think the headphones are in all the time.
Thanks in advance for any help!

Hi
Welcome to Lenovo community
Please try the following
1. Update the Bios to latest
2. Update the Audio Drivers
3. Update the Intel HD Graphics Drivers
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&LegacyDocID=MIGR-70656
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When external speakers are plugged in to headphone jack, sound randomly goes back to internal speakers or digital audio setting, then back again

I have an essentially new MacBook Pro with Lion and all updates applied, and am wondering if this is a hardware or software problem. Essentially with something plugged into the headphone jack, things work as they are supposed to for a while, then the sound will switch back to internal speakers, or sometimes 'digital out' (I can watch it change in the system settings), and then often switch back. It doesn't seem to follow any sort of pattern or be related to any specific application that could be open, and happens with different sources of audio (iTunes, streaming from the web), and different external speakers or headphones plugged in.

Sounds hardware related. If it's brand new, and you're still under warranty I would have it checked out.
I have not experienced this on my computer.
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This should not be happening and if it's happening with streaming content (I am unaware of anything that streams in 5.1 digital audio) then this must be something that an apple specialist should look at and consider.
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Previously, when I plugged speakers or headphones into the jack on my laptop, a control would pop up asking me to select headphone or line out (amongst other things). There was also a check box to prevent the window from popping up again. I checked it, and now I'm stuck with line out. The laptop's internal speaker doesn't shut off no matter what I plug in. That's a problem if I want to use headphones.
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Ian, I will describe for you how to do that on my Win 7 machine. It may or may not be the same for your XP machine. Go to Control Panel/Realtek HD Audio Manager/look in upper right corner for a very small yellow folder icon. Click that and you will be able to check a box for "Enable pop-up dialog when device has been plugged in".
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Check and make sure there isnt any thing in the port, this is a common issue and usually a user learns that something has fell into the port from being carried in the pocket or coat... Users has reported resolving the issue with clearing the port by blowing into the port and then pluggin in the headset and then slowly remove the headset.
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IPad thinks headphones are plugged in

Any ideas?

I got water in the headphone jack and the ipad wouldn't play sound. I tried using headphones inserted and removed to trick the ipad and it didn't work. I couldn't find anything fine enough to clean out the jack. I tried resetting the general settings but it kept saying headphones instead of volume.
What worked was leaving it upside down, headphone jack down in a bowl of rice overnight so it would absorb any moisture. That worked!
If you can't get it working, best to head into an Apple store and they will clean out the headjack port with blast of air to remove any dirt/ dust.

When I remove my headset the phone still thinks they are plugged in?

I assume others have this problem? Is there a fix or does the phone need to be replaced?

This has been asked and answered MULTIPLE times.
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I have a nice set of Altec Lansing speakers with a subwoofer from my PC (that I do not use anymore). Can these be plugged into my HP Pavilion dv6 laptop?
I cannot find a port for the plug (a regular plug like for headphones into an Ipod).
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Hi,
What is the model of your "Altec Lansing speakers" ? If they worked on your PC, they should work on your laptop given they have the RIGHT 3.5mm plug.
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My sound won't work on my ipod 5. I plugged the speakers in and it works fine. When the headphones aren't plugged in and I turn the volume up it says that they are plugged in. Please help !

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- Try cleaning out/blowing out the headphone jack. Try inserting/removing the plug a dozen times or so. (this was already sugested) There is a little switch in the headphone jack that disconnects the speaker when the headphone jack is inserted.
Try the following to rule out a software problem
- Check also Settings > General > Accessibility > Hearing. Make sure that the sound balance is not set all the way to "R".
- Reset the iPod. Nothing will be lost
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup
- Restore to factory settings/new iPod.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store. Seems you have a bad headphone jack.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
If not under warranty Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one for this price. They do not fix yours.
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When i play a song, and then press the sleep/wake button to turn off the display, the music stops. Or if i let the music play, it stops when the screen times out and turns off. These two things occur because the ipod "thinks" that there are no headphones inserted.
When i try to activate the FM radio, the radio won't start because it says that there is no radio signal (which occurs when no headphones are connected).
Needless to say, the microphone and volume controls of the iphone headset, don´t work at all (they even work on the ipod shuffle!).. and because of this, no voice recording for me!
It's a shame, because the FM radio is completely useless, and music playing only works by activating the "double click to play" option in the settings menu.. but it is somewhat cumbersome the process of "play music - turn off the screen - double click to resume playing" every time I select a song.
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I have also restored the device in itunes, with no luck.....
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Thanks for your answer...
The headphones that i'm using, are the ones that were included with the iphone 4 (so, they are original).. however this shouldn't be a problem, as the ipod should work fine with whatever headphones i choose to use (sound quality will vary, of course).
The ipod does the same with the headphones that were included in the box, and with every pair of headphones i have used to test, so i'm certain that the ipod has an issue.
I hope that the picture is clear enough.. here you can see that the headphones are fully inserted, and the ipod is not recognizing them.

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Thanks but that did not work. Details: when I don't have headphones plugged in, the volume won't go up or down and it also displays a circle with a line through it meaning it's not working. When I go to settings and look at my audio output, it only says headphones, even if no headphones are plugged in. I have tried inserting and removing headphones many times, also tried poking the inside of the headphone jack with a stripped Q-tip, and nothing works. Something inside the jack that senses headphones is not sensing the lack of headphones.

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