No iMessage notification sound after IOS 17.0.1 update on iPhone 13 Max

After updating to IOS 17.0.1, I have noticed that I no longer get sound notifications for text/imessage unless I have the phone unlocked and Messages app opened. While it is opened, messages will audibly alert me. This is while using standard apple sounds. Nothing custom. The only way to get it the sound notifications to work when not in messages is to enable alerts for lock screen, notification center or Banners. None of which I have ever had to enable to get sound to work, nor want alerts when my screen is locked.


Has anyone experienced this and if so is there a way to fix the sounds without enabling any of the visible banner alerts?


Sounds like a bug in the new 17.0.1 as I have duplicated it on both the 12 and the 13.


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iPhone 13 Pro Max

Posted on Sep 23, 2023 4:55 PM

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Posted on Oct 2, 2023 11:56 AM

Talked to a Senior Adviser, he had me go into sounds/haptics and run the volume bar up and down three times, turn off notifications in messages, shutdown, restart, turn on notifications in messages. Hard to figure but this fixed the problem of no sounds for text messages. Phone call sound was working but not texts. Fixed for me, hope this may help others.

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Nov 19, 2023 8:06 AM in response to virginiageek

No Sound for incoming MESSAGES and IPHONE CALLS. This is devastating. iPhone 15, sometimes (10% of the time) I will get sound but its while its unlocked and I'm using it so I see the notification. Mostly, I don't. I need SOUND when I'm NOT using the iPhone 15. These never sound. I cannot tell you how many important calls and messages I missed. Just had surgery and these calls were imperative. Tech support had me jump through hoops which took days to tweak my iPhone apps back to what they were. Reset settings, Erase and reset. In between, they ran diagnostics and my hardware is fine. Just seeing this thread proves its a software problem and we shouldn't have to go through all this troubleshooting taking hours on the customer's part. My new iPhone warranty expires in days and still can't use a $950 iPhone 15 for incoming calls and texts, primary communication. Identify it is a stoftware problem and will be addressed SOON. Don't just keep putting customers off until the warranty expires.

Nov 24, 2023 5:07 AM in response to Hyppo

Just read my previous post from 17-Nov, 8 posts above

Since then no any changes were made in parameters, in system updates etc

The only thing, all this time my Apple Watch (under my Apple ID but linked to another iPhone 12 Pro Max) were discharged and off. Yesterday I charged my watch and turned it on. And suddenly today I received sms with sound!

So now my iPhone pro max 15 on iOS 17.1.1 plays sms sound on locked screen normally, I tested several times. Bluetooth is on.

And the only thing I can mark was that I charged and turned on my Apple Watch (paired with another iPhone)

Nov 27, 2023 12:42 AM in response to virginiageek

My iphone12 pro max ios 17.1.1 Seems to be okay after turning on Sound Haptics and turning All notification banners on on selected apps …but the nagging bug I have is on my IPad Pro 11” 2022 iOS 17.1.1 …the Sound Notifications on the third party default “rebound” alert and the text tone and mail Sound are Sooo dang quiet on max volume …hard to hear …I have called Apple several times and I hope they are correcting All notification Sound problems on upcoming iOS 17.2 update…

Feb 3, 2024 5:09 PM in response to virginiageek

This predates 17.0 for me: it started on my SE by at least 2022, in my case probably 15.x, and has carried over to the new 13 Mini -- despite numerous resets, online support chats, and two trips to the Genius Bar (the nearest being 250 miles away). Ironically, I am now waiting for a call from an Apple supervisor, but may or may not hear the phone ring when it happens.

Mar 23, 2024 2:34 PM in response to latresa83

A problem in my world for over two years on two separate phones. (I wonder how many new iPhones get sold for how many reasons after some tech says "an upgrade should fix it...") Turning off Bluetooth fixes mine <<sometimes>> but...not today, apparently. Just missed several messages from family.


Should we have to choose between alerts and Bluetooth?

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