No sound notifications on iPhone 14 pro max for text messages

Hello Denverbroncosfan122,

We understand that you're not hearing sound notifications when you receive a text message on your iPhone. First, make sure that you have your sound notifications set properly. Here's how to check:

"Set sound and vibration options

1. Go to Settings  > Sounds & Haptics.
2. To set the volume for all sounds, drag the slider below Ringtone and Alert Volume.
3. To set the tones and vibration patterns for sounds, tap a sound type, such as ringtone or text tone.
4. Do any of the following:

• Choose a tone (scroll to see them all).
• Ringtones play for incoming calls, clock alarms, and the clock timer; text tones are used for text messages, new voicemail, and other alerts.
• Tap Vibration, then choose a vibration pattern, or tap Create New Vibration to create your own.

You can also change the sounds iPhone plays for certain people. Go to Contacts, tap a person’s name, tap Edit, then choose a ringtone and text tone."

More details here: Change iPhone sounds and vibrations

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Hi denverbroncosfan122,

It looks like the next step would be contact Apple Support, so they can look into this issue further.

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You'll want to let them know if these are SMS/MMS (green) or iMessage (blue) or both types of messages in the Apple Messages app.

One thing to keep in mind, since you mentioned that you also have an Apple Watch, is that you'll not receive notifications on both devices. Read about this here:

Notifications on your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Take care!

Had this issue as well. There is a small switch on the upper left side of the iPhone. Try pushing it in and see if that works. It did for me.

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