Text issue

Hi Oaks1212,

welcome to the Apple (user-to-user) Community!

Re: "I have tried every fix, everything I can think of but no luck. Any suggestions?"

We do not know anything at all about what you have tried, so if the info. below has already been tried, please excuse us for repeating that.

Re: "Text issue : iOS9 : my text messages still do not have a sound alert or show on my home screen"

✽ Check you do not have Do Not Disturb enabled: Go to Settings > Do Not Disturb.

✽ Check the Ring / silent switch is on Ring:

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In ring mode, iPhone plays all sounds.

In silent mode, iPhone doesn’t ring or play alerts and other sound effects (but iPhone may still vibrate).

Else: You might want to check through this info. from: Apple - Support - Manuals to see if that can help:

Open Notification Center. Swipe down from the top edge of the screen.

Set Today options. To choose what information appears, tap the Edit key at the end of your

information on the Today tab. Tap + or — to add or remove information.

To arrange the order of your information, touch , then drag it to a new position.

Set notification options. Go to Settings > Notifications. Tap an app to set its notification options.

For example, choose to view a notification from the Lock screen. You can also tap Edit to arrange

the order of app notifications. Touch , then drag it to a new position.

Choose whether to show Today and Notifications View on a locked screen. Go to Settings >

Touch ID & Passcode (iPhone models with Touch ID) or Settings > Passcode (other models), then

choose whether to allow access when locked.

Close Notification Center. Swipe up, or press the Home button".

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Set sounds and vibrations. Go to Settings > Sounds.

Sounds and silence : You might want to check settings ... and volumes.

"You can change or turn off the sounds iPhone plays when you get a call, text, voicemail, email,

tweet, Facebook post, reminder, or other event.

Set sound options. Go to Settings > Sounds for options such as ringtones and alert tones,

vibration settings and patterns, and ringer and alert volumes.

Set vibration patterns. Go to Settings > Sounds, then choose an item from the Sounds and

Vibration Patterns list. Tap Vibration to select a pattern or create your own.

If you want to temporarily silence incoming calls, alerts, and sound effects, use the Ring/Silent switch"

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Volume controls

"When you’re on the phone or listening to songs, movies, or other media, the buttons on the side

of iPhone adjust the audio volume.

✽ Otherwise, the buttons control the volume for the ringer, alerts, and other sound effects".

You can check whether the ringer and alert volumes are locked or not:

"Lock the ringer and alert volumes. Go to Settings > Sounds, then turn off Change with Buttons.

To limit the volume for music and videos, go to Settings > Music > Volume Limit".

All the best :-)