iPhone ringtone quiet - even on loudest setting

Thank you ndelnano, same was happening to my Dad’s iPhone and doing these 2 steps fixed it

I have the same problem with my iPhone 13 pro.

On the loudest settings, awareness features turned off, the ringtone and calendar alerts are barely noticeable.

It is like the volume is set to “almost silent”.

Missing phone calls all the time.

Also, I can barely hear the other person. Most of the time, I have to guess every second word!

Very annoying. Especially around Android users, entertaining the whole room with their loud TikTok views. Sometimes I can’t hear my videos playing, because of their volume.

Apple, please fix this!

or is this another feature, like the decreased battery capacity “feature”, back then?

Hello Cherub7171,

Thank you for reaching out to Apple Support Communities, and we'll be happy to help in any way we can. We understand you're having issues with the volume of ringtones on iPhone. Have you tried restarting your iPhone? This simple step resolves a multitude of issues: Restart your iPhone - Apple Support

"How to restart your iPhone X, 11, 12, 13, or later

Press and hold either volume button and the side button until the power-off slider appears.

Drag the slider, then wait 30 seconds for your device to turn off. If your device is frozen or unresponsive, force restart your device.

To turn your device back on, press and hold the side button (on the right side of your iPhone) until you see the Apple logo."

If that doesn't resolve the issue, does your iPhone need updating to iOS 16.5.1? Do you have a recent backup for the data in your iPhone in iCloud or your computer? If not, we recommend that you create one as described here: How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

Then update your iOS as outlined here:  Update your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

We hope this helps.

Cheers!

ugghhhh! Some apple features are infuriating. This worked, but why they seem to have gone through such great lengths to essentially ensure you won't hear your phone ring is pretty upsetting.

Attention aware needs turning OFF in face id a passcode’s this will fix your issue providing you have already done the system haptics & sounds first, set change with button to ON slide the ringer volume put it up to max then turn off attention aware in face id & passcode’s as an extra tip clean out the speaker outlets either side of the charge port i use a toothbrush so it doesn’t damage the speakers.

Why is the technical world constantly trying to confuse people with stuff? Thanks for the help on solving this mystery because I was about to get a new phone.

i have the same problem

Number one (accessibility/ voice control )don’t have

Number two I’m using an iPad and that means i!! don’t!!! have!!!! face!!!! ID!!!!!!

Thanks, that fixed it on my phone but…my husband cannot disable the attention aware feature in the settings/Accessibility/FaceID & attention section, it’s just pale green.

his phone is connected to his hearing aids, is that the reason?

Thank you so much fo this! The other suggestions did not work for me either, but Sound and Haptics volume was set on a very low level (I did not do it, either!) It just happened all of a sudden, but now it's fixed.

With much gratitude,

mztracy

Attention aware needs turning OFF in face id a passcode’s this will fix your issue providing you have already done the system haptics & sounds first, set change with button to ON slide the ringer volume put it up to max then turn off attention aware in face id & passcode’s as an extra tip clean out the speaker outlets either side of the charge port i use a toothbrush so it doesn’t damage the speakers.

Thanks

Here to report a recent update (or something) restored loud ringtones, but I still need to completely disable Face ID (which also greys out Attention Aware IIRC.)

OCbrian has it!! Nice job. Worked for me!

Thank you, OCbrian16! Your tip on turning off the ATTENTION AWARE FEATURE worked!