iPhone 17e vibration, flash alerts, and Hey Siri not working

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iPhone 17e vibration, flash alerts, and Hey Siri not working

I bought my iPhone 17e a week ago I have followed all the steps to have my phone vibrate and more importantly flash. It is not happening. I need it especially for messages and WhatsApp as well as phone calls. For locked. screen and unlocked screen. It’s been suggested to me my phone may be corrupted I also can’t get voice activated Siri. I have to use the side button even though I have set for “ hey siri or Siri”. Any ideas?

iPad, iPadOS 26

Posted on Nov 8, 2026 1:36 PM

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razmee209

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Nov 9, 2026 11:21 AM in response to Bekiroo

Bekiroo wrote:

I bought my iPhone 17e a week ago I have followed all the steps to have my phone vibrate and more importantly flash. It is not happening. I need it especially for messages and WhatsApp as well as phone calls. For locked. screen and unlocked screen. It’s been suggested to me my phone may be corrupted I also can’t get voice activated Siri. I have to use the side button even though I have set for “ hey siri or Siri”. Any ideas?

LED flash only works when the phone is locked as outlined here https://support.apple.com/en-us/111774

Siri https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/turn-on-and-activate-siri-iph83aad8922/ios

Also try a force restart https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/force-restart-iphone-iph8903c3ee6/ios