iPhone 10 will not ring when locked

I have review previous post on this subject and have tried all solutions and none of them work. My phone is not on silent my phone is not on airport mode and my iPhone is not stuck on airbus mode (tested by playing music through my phone).

I need a solution ASAP as I take call for the hospital I need to be able to hear my phone ring.


thank you

Cat

Posted on Nov 24, 2020 2:05 PM

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Nov 24, 2020 2:17 PM in response to cathleen248

I am going to list the steps that I know and you may have either tried them all or a few of them or none of them. Review the list and see if anything below helps you. Thanks.

  1. Check to see the Silent switch is not set to ON. Silent switch is located on the Top Left Side of your iPhone.
  2. Check to see that Do Not Disturb is set to OFF. Open Settings Do Not Disturb : Set this to OFF
  3. Check to see that Silence Unknown Callers is set to OFF. Open Settings Phone Silence Unknown Callers : Set this to OFF
  4. Make sure that a ringer sound is assigned. Open Settings Sounds & Haptics Ringtone : Ensure that a Ringtone is assigned here.
  5. If all of the above is OK on your iPhone then Try and Force Restart your iPhone EXACTLY as shown below and see whether that resolves the issue:
  • Press and quickly release Volume UP button
  • Press and quickly release Volume DOWN button
  • Press and Hold the SIDE button until an Apple logo appears and then release the Side button (Can take up to 20 seconds. (DO NOT release Side Button when invited to Slide Power OFF). 


Axel F.

Nov 24, 2020 2:17 PM in response to cathleen248

FIRST: Are the missed calls in Phone/Recents on the phone? If they are not the problem is in the network, because the calls aren’t getting to your phone. Contact your carrier: 

  • check with your carrier that they don’t have a local outage, and that you didn’t have any settings that would have immediately invoked voicemail
  • check up on them at Down Detector - outages


If they are in Recents here’s what to check:


  • Check the MUTE switch on the left side of the phone, above the volume buttons. It should be towards the screen
  • Check the volume setting. With the Home screen displayed, press the VOLUME UP button on the left side of the phone. It’s above the VOLUME DOWN button.
  • Go to Settings/Do not Disturb. Turn it off if it is on. Also turn off Scheduled. With both off none of the other switches there matter.
  • Go to Settings/Phone. There’s a switch for Silence Unknown Callers. If it is on any calls from numbers not in your contacts will go directly to voicemail.
  • Also in Settings/Phone: Make sure Call Forwarding is off.
  • Go to Settings/Sounds & Haptics. Make sure there is a sound assigned to Ringtone.
  • Go to Settings/Screen Time/Communications Limits. Tap each of the 2 entries and make sure both are “Everyone"
  • Restart your phone-->RESTART your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support


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