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iPhone's side volume button cuts ringtone off

I purchased a ringtone. It is sufficiently turned up in the settings portion. However, when a call comes in and I try to turn the volume down using the left volume button externally the ring tone itself stops and I cannot hear it anymore. Does anyone else have this problem?




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Posted on Jul 29, 2025 6:44 AM

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Posted on Jul 29, 2025 6:49 AM

That's by design. Pressing any button while the phone is ringing will silence the ringing.


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iPhone's side volume button cuts ringtone off

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