In the last month or so my iPhone will either not sound an alert even though it's on, or start out with a normal sound and then diminish to barely a muffle. This is happening to others I know with iPhones as well. What's going on?
iPhone 13 mini, iOS 17
Do these Alerts diminish when you are directly handling the iPhone or does it happen even when the iPhone is locked and you are not looking at it?
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If the issue is happening while you are handling the iPhone, then This is part of the Attention Aware Feature of the iPhone. When the iPhone has your attention while you are looking at the screen (typing, reading websites or working with an app), then it automatically reduces the sound because it knows you are looking right at it so no need to issue loud notifications.
You can turn this feature off if you want by opening Settings ➔ Accessibility ➔ Face ID & Attention ➔ Attention Aware Feature set this to OFF.
Axel F.
Do these Alerts diminish when you are directly handling the iPhone or does it happen even when the iPhone is locked and you are not looking at it?
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If the issue is happening while you are handling the iPhone, then This is part of the Attention Aware Feature of the iPhone. When the iPhone has your attention while you are looking at the screen (typing, reading websites or working with an app), then it automatically reduces the sound because it knows you are looking right at it so no need to issue loud notifications.
You can turn this feature off if you want by opening Settings ➔ Accessibility ➔ Face ID & Attention ➔ Attention Aware Feature set this to OFF.
Axel F.
Diminishing sound alerts
