Has our iPhone stopped ringing or ringing during calls or while receiving notifications? Let’s see how to restore ringtones
And iPhone suddenly stops ringing when we receive a call or a notification it’s a really big problem, even more so if the silence also extends to the alarm clocks and reminders that we had so carefully programmed on the phone.
In the following guide we will show you how to fix an iphone that won’t ring or ringfollowing all the advice that Apple itself recommends to customers who have problems with the phone ringtone or with receiving sound notifications, alarms or reminders.
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1) Turn off silent mode
On iPhones, a physical button is available to quickly mute the phone ringer; this key is very useful for activating silent without turning on the iPhone but it can also be activated by mistake, leading us to believe that the iPhone is not ringing or ringing.
Before trying any other tricks in the guide let’s try moving the silent button, making the key no longer have the red background (as visible in theimage of the silent key).
After moving the key the phone sounds will be restored and it will be possible to hear the ringtone of the telephone when we receive callsas well as the preferred notification sound when we receive notifications.
2) Control the volumes of the iPhone
If the silent button is in the right position but the iPhone does not ring or play we must check the volumes associated with the system.
To proceed, let’s go to the app Settingswe press on Sounds and haptic feedback and check that the volume bar (under the section Ring volume and alerts) is at a level sufficient to produce an audible sound.
To prevent the side volume keys of the iPhone from also changing the volume of the ringtone and alerts, deactivate the switch next to the item Edit with keys; in this way the physical volume keys will allow you to change only the volume of the multimedia apps (audio and video playback), without affecting the volume of the iPhone ringtone.
3) Deactivate full immersion
Another mode that can generate an iPhone that doesn’t ring or ring is Full immersion, a customizable software do not disturb mode based on the usage scenario, as also seen in the guide on how mute notifications and calls automatically on iPhone.
Per deactivate full immersion mode we open the control center on the iPhone (by swiping down from the upper right corner or by swiping up from the center of the lower edge), press on Full immersion, Do not disturb or other ways to restore iPhone ringtone.
4) Disconnect Bluetooth devices
If we have connected Bluetooth devices to the iPhone (like headphones or earphones) they can ring instead of the phone speakers, making the phone sound silent.
In this specific case, just go to the menu Settings -> Bluetooth and disconnect the connected device; alternatively we can also simply turn off the Bluetooth device if it is not present next to us or on our head (in the case of headphones or earphones).
For problems related to Bluetooth, we advise you to read our guide on what to do if bluetooth won’t connect.
5) Mute unknown callers
Who does not want to receive commercial calls or from call centers often disables unknown numbers, so you can only receive calls from numbers in your phonebook.
However, if we forget that we have activated this function we will end up with an iPhone that does not ring or ring when we receive legitimate unknown calls (for example by the courier who wants to deliver the package to us).
To mute unknown callers, all we have to do is open the app Settingspress on the menu Telephoneopen the menu Mute unknown numbers and turn off the switch present.
In this case we can disable commercial calls by reading our guide on how recognize calls from Call Centers to block on iPhone.
6) Mute calls from other devices
Modern iPhones allow you to send calls to other Apple devices (such as i MacBook).
In rare cases this feature can block the phone from playing sounds, resulting in an iPhone that won’t ring or ring. To solve it, simply go to the path Settings -> Phone -> On other devices and turn off all the switches present.
7) Check custom ringtones
If we have set a custom ringtone for some contact the phone may not ring if we have deleted the music file associated with the ringtonemaking the phone silent when receiving calls from the contact in question.
To solve this problem we open the app Telephonewe press on Contactspress on the name of the contact with personalized ringtone, press up on Edit and restore the basic ringtone by pressing next to the item Ringtone and selecting the ringtone present under the section Of Default.
Unfortunately we will have to repeat the operation for each contact on which we have used the same personalized ringtone, since it is not possible to quickly restore the ringtone for all the contacts on which we have set a new ringtone.
To learn more, we can read the guide on how create custom ringtones from MP3 for iPhone.
Conclusions
These tips should be enough to restore an iPhone that won’t ring or ring. If the problem with the ringtone continues try restarting the phone, try a clean the phone speaker and, as a last resort, we try to restore the iPhone to its initial settings.
Always on the subject of volume and ringtones we can read our guides on how to increase call volume on smartphone come on how to increase the volume of smartphone earphones.