What happened to my “crickets” text tone?

I had my whole family designated as crickets when they text me so I know it’s them. It’s gone now, what happened?

iPhone 16 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Feb 10, 2025 10:37 AM

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Posted on Feb 10, 2025 10:49 AM

Apple removed the Crickets tone for Text Messages a while ago. It is still available as a tone for phone calls, just not for text messages. If you don't want to choose another tone for your family messages, you can go out to the iTunes Store, then Tone Store and look for a Cricket tone, which will cost about $1.

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Feb 10, 2025 10:49 AM in response to trishersmac

Apple removed the Crickets tone for Text Messages a while ago. It is still available as a tone for phone calls, just not for text messages. If you don't want to choose another tone for your family messages, you can go out to the iTunes Store, then Tone Store and look for a Cricket tone, which will cost about $1.

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