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Audio not playing through earphones

So I was trying to listen to music from my iPhone using Bluetooth earphones but despite the earphones saying they were connected to my phone, the audio continued to play through the phones speaker however since the earphones are old I assumed it was just something wrong with them. Later however I tried listening with regular earphones and the audio still only plays through the speakers. I’m pretty sure my earphones work so is there something wrong with my phone? What should I do?

Posted on Apr 25, 2020 4:55 PM

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Posted on Apr 26, 2020 12:49 PM

Hello,

Go to Settings > Bluetooth and make sure that it is turned on. Are your Bluetooth earphones listed? If not, try to connect them again. If they are listed, try this:

1) Open the Control Center

2) 3D press (or long press) on the music controls

3) Select the output option (little up-arrow with circles)

4) Select your earphones

Good luck.

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Apr 26, 2020 12:49 PM in response to maddiemlk

Hello,

Go to Settings > Bluetooth and make sure that it is turned on. Are your Bluetooth earphones listed? If not, try to connect them again. If they are listed, try this:

1) Open the Control Center

2) 3D press (or long press) on the music controls

3) Select the output option (little up-arrow with circles)

4) Select your earphones

Good luck.

Audio not playing through earphones

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