iPhone SE 2nd gen starts on silent after restart, ignoring ringer switch

Hi, i have an iPhone SE 2nd gen on IOS 27.0.1 and i have an issue that whenever i restart my phone it starts on silent even though the switch is not. It gets fixed when flip the switch so it’s on silent then when i flip it back the notification tells me silent mode is off. Like i think it’s a software related thing because the switch works perfectly fine it’s just the initial default is silent mode. I checked my settings and i have no focus, sleep or double tap stuff like that for putting it into silent. Thank you for your replies.

iPhone SE, iOS 27

Posted on Oct 20, 2026 8:08 AM

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Oct 20, 2026 8:16 AM in response to Uz_Umt

The second gen iPhone SE was released in 2020, 6 years ago. Is the battery the original battery which came with the phone? If yes, there's a good chance the battery is failing after all this time. Open Settings > Battery > Battery Health - if as I suspect, the battery is failing, there will be a Battery Service Required notification and your battery health will be 80% or lower.

Oct 20, 2026 2:33 PM in response to lobsterghost1

lobsterghost1 wrote:
The second gen iPhone SE was released in 2020, 6 years ago. Is the battery the original battery which came with the phone? If yes, there's a good chance the battery is failing after all this time. Open Settings > Battery > Battery Health - if as I suspect, the battery is failing, there will be a Battery Service Required notification and your battery health will be 80% or lower.

It is a bug in home button phones that I have seen in the forum, affect all my SEs, and also I mentioned in the water cooler.

Oct 20, 2026 4:37 PM in response to Uz_Umt

Uz_Umt wrote:
It is the original battery i believe and it’s at 82 but i don’t understand how this relates to battery. It works just fine.

OK, but keep an eye on Battery Health. You re literally 2% away from needing to have the battery replaced. The reason I asked is two fold. One, the age of the phone. Two, failing batteries do cause operational issues.

iPhone SE 2nd gen starts on silent after restart, ignoring ringer switch

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