iPhone: No sound/screen light for text notifications

Hey, Has anyone else had issues lately where if someone texts the sound just doesn't work/screen doesn't light up? But if I'm on my phone using it, it will make sound?? Just not when I walk away from it for a bit does it seem to keep my notifications silent.


Yes, my ringtone is on full volume**

No, I don't have any focus on like do not disturb or anything like that


I have done the following and nothing seems to work/ or are my settings

*Reset all settings

*Powered off and on

*My settings are set to the following:

**Sounds & Hepatics

***Ringtone and alers, always play

***Ringtone (reflect)

***Textone (note)

Lock sound (on)

System Haptics (on)

Allow notification (on)

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Posted on Jul 5, 2026 1:47 PM

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Posted on Jul 6, 2026 8:45 AM

REPEATING WHAT I POSTED EARLIER IN THIS THREAD:


Do you wear an Watch with Wrist Detection on? If you do then notifications will appear on the watch rather than the iPhone, unless the iPhone is unlocked.

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Jul 6, 2026 1:02 AM in response to hmmm_appleisdrivingmecrazy

You may get better and prompt responses if you may kindly provide the iPhone Model that you have and the iOS version if it is known to you and re-post.



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Please re-post with detail so that someone else can help.

Jul 6, 2026 4:55 AM in response to SravanKrA

In my description I did have " Yes my ringer is on, and no I don't have any focuses on" thats why it's stumping me. I have an iphone 15 pro max, and my crossshift at work was just saying he has the 16pro and it is randomly doing it to him as well. However, his just goes back to normal randomly. I will try to repost with more description, thank you

iPhone: No sound/screen light for text notifications

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