Email Sound Notifications Not Working After ios 18 Update - Temporary Fix Found

Isn't it interesting that Apple can send emails and texts about their new products, services and whatever but not one message/text/email about this problem. You'd think they would at least send out a notice about any progress they're making, or when full solution will be available. Wouldn't seem like it would take much time or effort just to inform us of the progress, what they've found thus far, etc.

I've gotten all manner of beeps and sounds, but few are about incoming emails and those that are are for a few emails but then they stop and I'm back to square one.

Anyone familiar with the term "class action?"

I always speak to a senior advisor and the last time I called, right after 18.3 did nothing, he too was going to send a message to their engineers. Claims the engineers do not communicate with advisors. All he could do was send a message over.

Would love to hear what Diagnostics has to say should you ever hear back.

I have had a case opened with them since early January when I complained to one of their senior advisors that they kept taking me through the same checks. Even so, each time I call to let them know it’s still not fixed they attempt to do a screen share. Now I just tell them to read the case notes and see that the issue has already one to a senior. It still takes 20 minutes of my time on each occasion though!

Just wanting to know. As well as email sounds which are variable does this affect your calendar and reminder alerts? I have no sound for reminders or calendar alerts which is frustrating to say the least. 🤔 Wondering why Apple can’t class this as one big case number? We all seem to have the same issue.

I am having the same issue. I am using the most recent iOS. I have turned off/on my phone with a 10 minute rest in between. I have gone through the process of double and triple checking all my notifications etc. and am getting zero sound for email notifications. This is has created issues for my job as I am missing important emails. I’ve increased my Fetch setting but still not getting notified. I’ve resorted to setting a reminder to check emails (every 30 minutes) in my NON Apple calendar. So frustrating. Apple…fix this!

Well maybe it's time to go public in the social media, how apple is treating this problem, and how apple support is behaving, with no care or interest in it's clients

And the issue of mail notifications is not just on mail app, more or less all apps have some kind of issue, or notification problems or malfunction

To me apple is all about profit and social status, they don't give a fu.. about you or me, as long as they make billions is all good !!!

Well just maybe if this go viral, it will make some kind of dent in there profit with people changing back to android !!!

I have been having a problem with the notifications on the mail apps since I installed iOS 18. I have been in regular contact with apple who now just advise that they are aware of the problem.

I have tried everything from resetting to reinstalling factory settings on my iPhone 16pro. Why did I waste the money. It’s an absolute joke.

Yes, this is how my watch and iphone work together, too. It’s back to how it works by design after several months of silence. I didn’t have to change any settings. After one of Apple’s recent updates, I started getting email notifications correctly when my watch is not being worn. When my watch is on my wrist, my phone stays silent and my watch makes the sounds. That is by design so I believe Apple has fixed it. But, people may not know that wearing the watch intercepts the sounds. I appreciate you describing the details. I’d been wanting to share but didn’t want to explain it all. You did that.

Totally agree.I have just up loaded IOS 18.3.1 and still no change.Still NO email sound notifications.

How much longer are apple going to ignore the issue and not accept that they have a problem with the mail app.

With all their expertise I find it hard to believe that it takes so long nearly 3 months now to find a solution.

I don't think that they care about the minority,its just too much trouble.

So just letting everyone know what's happening currently. As you may know from previous posts I have 2 devices affected with this issue an iphone 15 and a new ipad 2024. Have literally just installed latest software so am giving that some time to settle in. So far ratio is every 2-3 time devices are switched on email sounds which is joyous. However calendar and reminder sounds are not notifying me (annoying with numerous appointments etc).

Will check in with Apple based on leaving it a bit to settle in and then ask.

Apple questions for you: (If anyone else knows I would be happy to hear as you are a lot cleverer than me!!).

I would like to know will this issue be fixed or is this issue with fetch system currently as good as it gets due to new push system?

Will you be willing to work with other ISP's that don't have this push technology currently (it's a but antiquated where I am and they don't all have the new system yet)?

What is the current state of play now can you comment? (An Apple consumer on here very sensibly pointed out on a statement being made by Apple).

Can you offer a patch or solution to email notification issue and no calendar or reminder sounds for say 8 months to tide everyone over?

Can you schedule/give a bit more flexibility over calendar alerts/reminders so they can sound?

I have currently got the schedule on (which ameliorates this somewhat) as I was told to by Apple in settings and apps option. However it doesn't extend to reminders or calendar notifications on this yet.

Any ideas from anyone on reminders and calendar issue be very grateful for advice.

All is still working great, I have Bluetooth on and connected to my watch, sounds, notifications, lock screes. Everything is back to normal for me I’m on 18.3.1 I have spent hours trying to figure this out. Read my post below maybe it will help.

Just uploaded IOS18.3.1 and still apple have not resolved the problems with the sound notifications on the mail app.

Seriously unimpressed that after 3 months the issue is unresolved.

It’s now obvious that the problem is considered so small that they don’t need to worry about us few who have a problem. If anyone has any new suggestions for a fix please post.

I am having the same issue

the senior advisor is lying he said two updates ago that engineers were going to fix it

bur nothing happened

worse part is we cannot contact engineers to tell them what we think of their pathetic performance

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Sorry to hear, Did you also adjust the settings i have listed besides just doing the bluetooth it may have been one of other settings i listed that may have done it? just a thought all i know this worked for me. if you need me to check other settings let me know.

I wish I could help, I have gone back and looked at all my settings and didn’t find anything different then what I already posted, I still continue to receive all sounds, notifications as normal and have tried changing to different sounds and still getting all. If you need to know a setting I have let me know. One other thing I use list view, not category view in my email app.