Phone remains in headset mode - Fix

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Imagine my dismay when I received a call this morning and couldn't hear a thing unless I switched on the loudspeaker. Looking closer at the screen I found that the headset sign was on even though the headset was not connected! Googled, looked up forums and decided to fish for an old toothbrush. They usually come in handy while cleaning my stereo and PC motherboard:)

The headset sign remaining on seems to be a common problem with a lot of phones and it happens because there is usually some accumulated dust/dirt lodged in the connector at the bottom which makes the phone think that a headset is connected.

Fixing this problem is a breeze. All you need to do is remove the front and back covers. Unscrew the 6 screws that you see on the PCB and brush the bottom connector from the inside and the outside throughly with a dry toothbrush. Worked for me!