Custom tones dissapeared after iOS 17 update

Hello~ You don’t have to update your iPhone at all if you choose not to do so. You know it is recommended to update Androids as well. I myself prefer to have a secure device though it may come with a temporary inconvenience. It’s your choice and if an Android fits better …

~Katana-San~

Horrible how Apple continues to remove our freedoms and our storage capacity! Why remove ringtones and other items we use? WHY NOT MAKE IMPROVEMENTS!!

There have been so many “upgrades” that have removed great features!!

SINFUL!!

I was very happy with the Star Trek Communicator chirp as notification of a new text message. What a bunch of controlling jerks the iPhone techs are! Will they refund all the people who have paid for text notifications? I was on my way to buy an iPhone 16. Not now! I hope they fix this very quickly as I do not like Android....... But I will change!

I just want my old chirp back!

My bad, I was agreeing with you that you should not downgrade.

also it’s really annoying how I have to wait like 5 minutes every time I say something do you know a way around that.

This is me typing while I wait to be able to respond to you

please help me not have to wait 10h every time I say something

Arrrrrggghghghhg

FINALY

zaneokay wrote:

My bad, I was agreeing with you that you should not downgrade.

Except in certain very specific circumstances or, in the event you do things to your phone that remove all the protections Apple has in place, you can't downgrade.

also it’s really annoying how I have to wait like 5 minutes every time I say something do you know a way around that.

This is me typing while I wait to be able to respond to you

please help me not have to wait 10h every time I say something

I'm afraid I can't help you with your typing. Mine is bad enough.

Hello~ Posts that are against the Terms of Use that we all agreed to in order to participate will be removed. This is Apple’s playground so we play by their rules. Why are you addressing me in particular about this? This thread has 39 pages of posts that are still up…seems like not all have been removed.

~Katana-San~

OTI-1953 wrote:

I will like to customize some corporate account text tones ( my banks) in particular so I will know when I get notifications from them to differentiate it from my regular text tones

You can only do that if the apps in question offer that feature. Most don't.

Maybe I am not stating my problem well.What I want is to be able to give a different text tone to some specific incoming notifications to a company whose account number is unknown but gives me notifications of any transaction in my business with them

OTI-1953 wrote:

Maybe I am not stating my problem well.What I want is to be able to give a different text tone to some specific incoming notifications to a company whose account number is unknown but gives me notifications of any transaction in my business with them

Your problem is perfectly clear. But, unless the specific app allows you to change the notification tone, you can't. If the app allows you to do that, it would be within the app in the app settings. I don't know how to state that more clearly.

OTI-1953 wrote:

Maybe I am not stating my problem well.What I want is to be able to give a different text tone to some specific incoming notifications to a company whose account number is unknown but gives me notifications of any transaction in my business with them

The ONLY way you could do this would be to know the numbers sending you messages, then save them as a contact and then assign a text tone to that number. Coming from an institution, which most assuredly sends messages from multiple numbers, this would be virtually impossible to do.

No it wasn't on the description of changes with the update. I'm working on something but when I post it here they remove it. For the time being I'm using an iphone 7 that they wouldn't let update anyway but the issue with that is they killed the battery so the only real solution is to buy an android. After the new year that's my plan, I'm sick of them doing whatever they please with my settings.

LBiggerstaff wrote:

Note that all the other text tones you have listed are very short.

I think you must have meant to respond to someone else? I didn't list any tones other than the one I was answering a question about.

dj_a11day wrote:

No!!. This is what I’m saying. Notice under the text tones I USED to be able to

also set a text tone FROM the ring tone options. So in this screenshot I USED to be able to select Apex(Ringtone) as a text sound!!! Does anybody in this discussion understand what I’m saying??? THIS no longer shows up as an option and needs to be fixed ASAP!!!!

I don't believe I have answered a question from you before. I have been answering the question about what happened to custom text tones in this thread.

I refuse to pay for a text tone that was previously part of my Iphone, which was a recent purchase. I am partially deaf and I had text tone set up for tone I could hear well. After upgrade, I had to choose one that I don't like and I have difficulty hearing it. This really sucks. I called Apple and they helped me at least get my sounds back on, but still can't change text tones. Ring tones seem to be ok, but not great.

I may jump ship. The ONLY reason I have an Iphone is b/c my sons gave it to me. Everyone in my immediate family has an Iphone. Most of my extended family members have Androids and are happy with them. May ask for Android for Christmas, or buy myself a new phone.