Blink security app - notification sound changed since IOS 17 update

My watch goes off so I know if I have a "blink". I am most concerned about being alerted when I am sleeping. I do not sleep with my watch on - it is too big for me to be comfortable with it on at night.

iT’S Crazy! I recently brought a NEW Blink floodlight to go with my 4 cameras I have located around my property! But not knowing if or when this issue with the notification alerts will be resolved, I’ve decided just to get rid of the WHOLE Blink system! YES, it’s a big loss but the way it’s being handled gives me a bad feeling should any other issues should come up in the future.

Well, since I give up - I bought an Alexa device. I like its announcements. My Apple watch (Iphone not so much) notifies me during the day fine. Wish the iPhone alert would come back loud and clear though but this was less expensive for me than dumping the entire system. This will be the first night with Alexa in my bedroom and sometimes it is just a grasshopper or deer that sets off the alarm. Thank goodness the one time a person was in my yard in the middle of the night it was a neighbor who was trying to wrangle up one of his runaway cows. Hope this fix is temporary because I find it easier to arm and disarm the system using the Blink App over Alexa (especially for my husband who is a bit resistant to all this dang technology stuff HAHA) Please, dear Apple techs, bring back the loud alert tones.

Yes please help!! The alert sound is so low. This could be very dangerous because sometimes during the middle of night the camera sound will wake me up to notify me of someone in yard. But I can’t hear anything now.

YES, I have contacted both. Apple says it is a Blink problem and Blink says it is an Apple problem. I reallly need help with this matter because if a burgular was coming into the home, I would not hear it at all. The alert sound for my blink cameras since the update to iOS 17 is so low- I can not hear it. Please help, so I can feel safe again.

I also did the IOS 17.0.3 update on my XS iPhone on Saturday 10/21/23. Had a delivery that afternoon and got that new very quiet sound notification. WOW! If I hadn't been holding my iPhone, I would have never heard it! This is a major mishap on the part of the Apple update to IOS 17 and needs to be fixed ASAP!!!

I see the first posting on this issue was on 9/20/23, over a month ago. Apple customer response to this issue is not exactly expedient. Hopefully an update to the software is in the very near future. Please and Thank You.

I wrote a review on the Blink camera which Amazon owns complaining about the sound issue and letting them know it’s an Apple problem. Maybe Amazon will put pressure on Apple. I have 4 Blink cameras and just as will not have them if I can hear what’s going on.

Yes, it’s crazy. Our industrial building and our house both have Blink and now it’s just the subtle little noise. Surely it can’t be that hard to be able to pick a unique sound for Blink?

I mean, there are 20 or 30 different sounds for ringtone!

I understand that the ringtone is an Apple product on an Apple phone, but surely Blink could offer some other options for sound? Something unique?

I did too. I purchased an Alexa device for use at night. Doesn't do a thing for you if you are not home. Apple watch "rattles" my wrist. I have too much money wrapped up in Apple devices to just toss it all out. Will have to consider all this when the time comes to think about replacements. Gee I have phone, watch and Ipad's for me and hubby and have been very happy until this Blink business. Hope it gets resolved soon.

Hopefully Apple will include the ability to select desired alert tone in the NEXT update to iOS17. The faint alert tone renders the security cameras close to useless. Both our Arlo and Blink camera alerts are so faint, we can barely hear them.

I’m having the same issue with low to no Blink security cameras sound. I have tried everything l can and suggestions from others. Has this issue been addressed and has a fix been found. iPad and IPhone 13Pro / iso17.1

I’m ready to return my blink cameras as they are useless along with a phone change.

Please help.

I so agree. Blink sells their system to work on IOS then it’s Blink’s responsibility to make sure it always works no matter what changes Apple make. Get with the program Blink!! In my two recent (11.15.23) communications with Blink I told them “stop blaming Apple.” It might take me until after the holidays but I’m looking for a new system. The service from Blink is unacceptable.

Hello~ I feel it is both Blink and Apple. The Blink notifications have never been great. The iOS 17 update made the already poor choice even worse. I am using my old SE 1st Gen on iOS 15 and the notifications are like before. So when most needed I have my SE close by as well as my iPhone 12 mini … so there is my two cents worth. This needs to be addressed. It is nice to know switching to ADT would present the same problem.

~Katana-San~

Hi, it’s actually an iPhone 6 running iOS 13.3. I just finished setting it up and the alerts work! Hopefully this will get me through until they fix the notifications or I buy something else. Thanks for the idea!!!!