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I listen to music on my iPhone 4 while working out on stair master. After about an hour, voice control turns on by itself. I turn it off but it comes back on. Then the iPod is paused then skips couple songs. It doesn't stop. I think it has to do with headphones or something. Maybe sweat getting into headphones? This happens almost every time I work out.

Apparently this is common issue. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2512674?start=0&tstart=0

https://discussions.apple.com/message/9714491#9714491

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It certainly sounds like the headphones are causing this. It's likely that moisture is eventually getting into the in-line switch/microphone module which is bridging the switch terminals and sending spurious signals to the phone.

However, I'd try the following:

  • Check for liquid damage inside the headphone socket: Hold your phone up to the light so that you can see down inside of the headphone port. There's a small indicator at the bottom of the port which will have turned a red/pink colour if liquid has come into contact with it. If positive, this could indicate that the phone's headphone socket may (also) be at fault.

  • Obtain another pair of the same Apple headphones and see if the issue occurs again.

  • Stop working out so hard

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I had a pair of iPhone head phones. Same thing happened to them. I just bought a new pair of Bose head phones. It was the first time I wore them during workout and same thing happened. – dev.e.loper Jul 28 '11 at 13:04
Then all signs point to the phone being at fault. Check the headphone socket for lint, dust or other obstructions (use compressed air (anti-static) to clear it out). Check for liquid damage. If it's still in warranty, take it to an Apple store for replacement. – macaco Jul 28 '11 at 13:25
Of coarse I'm not the only one discussions.apple.com/thread/2512674?start=0&tstart=0 – dev.e.loper Jul 28 '11 at 13:51
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Based on my past experience, my recommendation is to power off the phone, recharge it, and see if that fixes the problem.

I had a huge problem with my iPhone 4 where it just kept going to Voice Control. It went on and on all night and called random people in the middle of the night! Not good!

Finally cos it had been so active all day it died on me so I let it. Peace for one night! Anyway the next day when I charged it, it was all working good again and no problems so far.

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This happened to me as well, much to my frustration. I have since found that it doesn't happen as long as I keep the headphone cable on the outside of my clothing instead of underneath it. When I'm in the gym I used to run the cable down underneath my shirt to stop it catching on things. I think the noise from my shirt rubbing on the microphone my have been activating voice control. Since I started running it down the outside of my clothes into my pocket I have had no issues.

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this has happened to me, its is the headphone jack, and it will need to be replacd, its not too expensive. about £30 uk money.

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