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No Sound, Only Vibrates with Find My iPhone

No Sound, Only Vibrates with Find My iPhone

Any suggestions? There's No sound, My iPhone 12 Pro only vibrates when I request to play sound on Find My iPhone on iCloud. This could be problematic when I really need to locate the phone...


The Do Not Disturb is off, the ringer is on, the sound works as I was able to ping via my watch. It was just trying to go through the Find my Phone feature that it only vibrates.


Posted on Sep 15, 2021 7:45 PM

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Posted on Sep 19, 2021 12:16 PM

I have gone through all of these steps. The phone still only vibrates. It states that it is playing a sound, but only vibrates. I have my phone on automatic updates and restarted the phone. If someone calls me, I can hear it playing. So, at this point it must be the setting of Find My Phone, however there is no way for me to physically change that.

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Sep 19, 2021 12:16 PM in response to Henderson_86

I have gone through all of these steps. The phone still only vibrates. It states that it is playing a sound, but only vibrates. I have my phone on automatic updates and restarted the phone. If someone calls me, I can hear it playing. So, at this point it must be the setting of Find My Phone, however there is no way for me to physically change that.

Sep 19, 2021 11:40 AM in response to supportpleasehelp

Hi supportpleasehelp,


We'd like to help guide you in the best direction for a solution. We recommend starting with making sure the device is on the latest iOS version. You can follow the steps here: Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. If you haven't done so already, restart your iPhone. Sometimes a restart can help resolve issues like this.


Here's the article for reference: Locate a device in Find My on iPhone


"Play a sound on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or Apple Watch

  1. Tap Devices, then tap the name of the device you want to play a sound on.
  2. Tap Play Sound.
  • If the device is online: A sound starts after a short delay and gradually increases in volume, then plays for about two minutes. The device vibrates (if applicable). A Find My [device] alert appears on the device’s screen.
    • A confirmation email is also sent to your Apple ID email address.
    • If the device is offline: You see Sound Pending. The sound plays the next time the device connects to a Wi-Fi or cellular network."



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