I am hard of hearing and the Alarm sound for iMessage allowed me to hear incoming text messages. With the last update Apple removed this sound. All the current sounds are to low. Now I do not know when or if I have a text message. PLEASE BRING IT BACK. This sound is on the phone app BUT not in text sounds. Please help.
Apple made some significant changes in text tones with iOS 17. You can't add custom tones and you don't have access to some of the other tones. There is nothing you can do about it at this time. You can, however, let Apple know your thoughts here:
Meanwhile, you might consider making sure that haptics (vibrations) are enabled in Settings>Sounds & Haptics. You might also want to consider enabling Settings>Accessibility>Audio/Visual.LED Flash for Alerts. This will cause the flash on the phone to start blinking when you have an alert.
Apple made some significant changes in text tones with iOS 17. You can't add custom tones and you don't have access to some of the other tones. There is nothing you can do about it at this time. You can, however, let Apple know your thoughts here:
Meanwhile, you might consider making sure that haptics (vibrations) are enabled in Settings>Sounds & Haptics. You might also want to consider enabling Settings>Accessibility>Audio/Visual.LED Flash for Alerts. This will cause the flash on the phone to start blinking when you have an alert.
There has been a change since I last posted in this thread. With the release of iOS 17.1, you can once again add custom tones to text tones. So, you might be able to buy or create something that better meets your needs.
rodeoshooter wrote:
i want you to stop messing with our sounds and give them back. Instead of making it more options available you’ve gotten rid of people depend on.
No one participating in or reading this thread can "give them back". Tell Apple:
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I added the suggested things BUT WHEN Phone is in my pocket you can’t see the light flash. Apple needs to restore the alarm sound to iMessage for people with hearing impaired problems. We count too. I know all they want is to sell their sounds but we shouldn’t be penalized for not hearing clearly. Put alarm sounds back please.
Missing alarm sound and other sound “alerts” for calendar.
In iOS 17, they removed the “alarm“ for Calendar alerts under sounds. They left this “alarm“ for ringtone, but deleted it for Calendar alerts. This is the same on both the iPad and the iPhone.
It’s really frustrating as I depended on this “alarm” sound to notify me when I had an upcoming appointment. I’m an elderly man who is hard of hearing. When I spoke with an AppleCare individual, they said, because the alarm sound was too long, and it couldn’t be X number of seconds long. I debunk that by playing several other sounds that were longer than the alarm in the same area under calendar alerts.
They also got rid of the “chime“ for calendar alerts. Now, instead of a “chime“ I get a dull “thud” sound as a replacement of a “chime”.
i want you to stop messing with our sounds and give them back. Instead of making it more options available you’ve gotten rid of people depend on.
DrJones0 wrote:
I want the alarm sound back in the options for text and reminder sounds and or the ability to add any sound I like for these functions
Apple, please fix this!!!!
Apparently, you missed the post immediately above yours that explained this is a user-to-user forum. It also provided the link to let Apple know your thoughts.
I just want the alarm sound replaced Im 80 years old and not tech savy PLEASE PUT BACK ALARM SOUND FOR TEXTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want the alarm sound back in the options for text and reminder sounds and or the ability to add any sound I like for these functions
Apple, please fix this!!!!
Alarm sounds for iMessage removed
