Mac headphone port red light

Thank you thank you thank you! Thanks a ton bro, you gotta pause the music or it won't work. Took a couple tries but deff made my night. Why does Apple or who ever not bring a update for this problem since apperently so many people are suffering the same issue This was a lifesaver! Sound was not even coming through the earphones. I shut down my MacBook Pro first, restarted and it solved that problem. Then proceeded per the instructions.

This problem happened after I used a set of powered speakers with the computer for the first time. I tried fixing the problem as above plugging the power speaker jack back in. Then I tried again plugging in my iPhone's headphone jack instead. Then it worked! I guess some jacks are more compatible with the MacBook than others. It's strange whatever is going on on the inside.

Didn't work for me. It switched to digital output. But still has red jack and muted sound. The above didn't work for me, nor restarting. This worked for me: The red light went out and "Internal Speakers" appeared in the list where it should be. Try it with or without the headphones plugged in, whichever works. Another thank you to go on the list. So grateful; like others I had to try it twice, but very relieved.

Good to read alternative options in comments too. Best wishes from Lisbon, Portugal. Joe here, blog owner. For what it's worth, the procedure I've outlined above doesn't always work for some reason. If you've read this far, I'd suggest trying IT2's solution from a few lines up. I was going bonkers but it worked. Sending a happy hug. Can you handle another expression of gratitude? Have had the problem in the past, didn't remember what I'd done to remedy, tried this and it didn't work and second time it did.

Thanks much for sharing! Woo Hoo! Took a few times. Like others, I missed the part about turning off the sound. Finally worked with IT2's solution. With headphones in, hit mute on and off, pulled out the headphones and I have speakers again! Just had this exact thing happen.

Did a quick google search and came across your site. The fix worked exactly as you described Joe. This didn't work for me. I unplugged the headphones and it set itself back to optical. IT2's solution did not work either. I just fixed the problem, after none of the above worked, by just plugging in and unplugging the headphones like 15 times. If I pull out headphones, yes, it changes to digital out, but then the icon greys out again and I am once again unable to alter the sound levels. However, I am please that I can at least use headphones or speakers cuz I am currently deep in a rustic cabin deep in the rainforest and my laptop is my sole amusement once the sun goes down.

I will try someone else's suggestion of plugging and unplugging the external speakers fifteen times next as that was what was last plugged in. Thanks so much for putting this up. I would have never been able to work that out! Thanks again. None of these worked for me, but eventually I jammed a plastic tube the inside of a pen into the socket and rotated counterclockwise. After a few tries it worked! Definitely a stuck switch. Got the idea from here: Saddly, It didn't work!

Help me! This has been annoying me for a few days now and with your advice, YOU fixed it for me in less than a minute! However the Toothpick trick DID work!! I thank you so much for this link! Thank you so much. Your help was unbelievably perfect. Now I can play my music. Thank you for your excellent help!!!! I am so happy! Fiddled with it for ages! And the only way I could find this was by print screening the mute sign and using google image search! A fix: Had an old set of bad headphones, cut off the jack, and used that jack plugged in, with the INPUT setting, and get speakers to work.

Or buy a jack at Radio Shack for a few bucks if you have no defective phones laying around? Good luck! I had to try a couple of different times, paused the music, then unplugged the headphones, but it did finally work! Thanks so much! I followed the rules and it didn't work.

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I did a slight variation in that whilst the song was playing in i-tunes i pulled the headphones out and it then started to play through my internal speakers again! I am happy camper once again! Thank you SO much. So helpful. I spent 10 minutes sticking toothpicks in my headphone jack. This worked for me, eventually, but had two do it twice. Failing for you? Try it thrice. Thanks you very much, i had been trying to fix this problem two months ago, now it is fixed You're awesome. I was just about to give up and schedule an appointment at an Apple Store.

You just saved me a like 4hrs. Had no idea where to start trying to fix this problem!

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Thanks again bro'! Thank you! Why is this working to everyone but me? I did exactly what you said.. I tried, I failed, I tried again, repeated those steps a few times, and boom!

Just to say thank you! People if this solution isn't working on its own, please try it again and then restart your comp, restart hadn't worked before but after this, magic!!!! Your a star, ta!! This trick didn't work from me.

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On another web forum though I found a trick were you use a tooth pick and it didn't work either. I decided to try with the end of a bobby pin and I put both chunks at the end of the bobby pin in. It worked after turning it counter clockwise a few times. I got scared because it wasnt working.. LOL thanks:. Had to do this a few times for it to work but it is back on - Thank you!!

Mine had a bit of dust over the optical sensor so this didn't work. You'll be happy to note that I didn't even need a proper jack.. I was stuck on mute with the red light, put the inside of an old biro in since it was sitting near.. Hi, sorry to see so many people have this problem - the problem two fold - cheap parts and bad engineering.

At least some of the jack detection is hardware based, so although everybody wants to believe clicking and unclicking will fix it, if you really have the problem, it won't. I have an actual proven fix that doesn't require replacing the jack or the logic board - although it disables the digital out, so this may not be for you. Its a permanent fix, and is reversible. Email me for more details. I solved this on macbook pro by plugging in a usb headset. Then volume in system bar was not greyed out and everything worked.

Also I did not have red light issue described above. I had this issue on my MBP 13" and I just blowed hard for like 5 seconds in the headphone jack and the red light turned off and audio came back.

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I think worth trying, since it only take just a few seconds. Apr 26, 9: Plug the earphone back in, then while pressing and holding one of the volume buttons you plug out the earphone. Oct 21, In responce to those suggesting using a toothpick; that would simply not solve the problem. It may mutilate the red light, but will not fix the audio. This is a common software issue on Mac OS X Unfortunately there was not software hotfix ever released. The problem you are experiencing is that the computer does not recognize the "internal speakers" as an active sound component.

My headphone jack glows with a red light

What this action does is reset the potentially corrupted audio prefrences. Your sound should immediately return after this action. Thank you! Jan 29, Try the headphone plug again, this time wiggling it from side to side while it's plugged in. Repeat as needed. If no luck, take the machine in for repair under your warranty. Get a toothpick, insert it and gently turn the toothpick in a circular motion around the internal circumference of the jack until the light goes off.

Jan 14, 2: Feb 10, 5: I'm really glad that the method I suggested of "blowing air in the headphone jack" worked for many people. It's a really quick and easy fix, but if it doesn't work I suggest you to contact Apple Care or nearest Store to repair or replace your unit.

Page content loaded. You probably have the problem correctly diagnosed. Try inserting a cocktail stirrer or a toothpick and jiggle it around in the audio output port and the internal speakers should come to life. There is a switch inside that has to be tripped. Failing that, have a tech at the Apple store do it. Feb 25, 6: Thanks for the alternate solution. I have performed what you suggested and the sound will still not return. Upon resent the speakers "ding," etc. Deleted the files, but the "sound icon" is still greyed out and the computer without sound.

I had this problem for a while with my mac. I did some additional research and it turned out that upgrading from leopard to lion caused this problem. What I did was do a clean install of lion and everything was fixed. If you do not use lion? Just do a clean install of your current OS and you will be good. Feb 25, 8: Great and thanks. Annoying, but simple enough to fix. Will re-install Snow Leopard.

Use the audio-out port a lot, and perhaps is the reason the file corrupted. Oct 23, 6: