Why won't my ipod play music unless it's plugged into a headphone or speaker set?

Answer 1

My understanding is that when you plug your headphones into the computer and try to play a song on iTunes, the sound does not work. The first fix to try is to make sure the headphones actually connect into the computer and work. Some headphones do not work with some ports in the computer for headphones. The second possible fix is to make sure you are plugging it into a headphone slot and not a video slot. These two slots are commonly mixed up.

Answer 2

If this is occurring while the iPod has been on, it is because you did not pause or stop the music. Since most iPods do not have built-in speakers, when you take the earphones out, you do not hear anything.

If you turned on your iPod without playing any music and then you plug in the earphones and music is playing, then there may be a setting on the iPod that whenever the earphones are plugged in music starts to play.

Answer 3

Probably because you swung them around or got them wet. You can go to apple. It may cost you more for them to look at them than to just buy new headphones. It even might be your ipods headphone jack. Try to blow in it and see if it works. Just try someone elses headphones and if those dont work than it is your ipod):

Answer 4

There isn't any output of the sound to go anywhere, which is totally useless

and wastes energy, so the iPod goes into a save-power mode or a pause.

Side Note:

That is almost like asking:

"How come I can't play my XBOX if there is no TV?"

Answer 5

I don't know why it's not working, but that happened to my friend, so we called apple, and I think the only thing you can do is get a new iPod.

Try calling apple

1 (800) 676-2775

Answer 6

well i am not sure, but i think it is all about how the eletronics are assembled inside, and also the iPod doesnt have a speaker anywhere so if it did then we wouldn't here a thing! :)

Answer 7

It means your headphones have gone bad