iPhone 4: Text Tone, Lock Sounds Stop Working

Did you find a solution to this issue?

My iphone started experiening this yesterday morning, and I've been trying everything to figure it out!

Any further on in getting this sorted out? I've got the same problem christineq describes - I use my phone for work and its not working well 😟

Thanks,

I seen your question because I had the same problem, someone on the thread mentioned the button on the side of the phone.. if orange is showing, your phone is in silent mode (in case you didn't see their reply)

To everyone else having this problem.... before going and doing 100 resets... check the switch/button on the side of the phone and make sure there is no orange showing.

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If all else fails take it to your local tech repair. These phone are known to have bad headphone flex cable that short the volume control. It will cost you about $60 - $70.

I have an iPhone 4.

I was in the middle of playing a game when all sounds just stopped. No text sounds, NO sound from iTunes, nada. I checked my bluetooth, the mute button, reset the settings, restored the phone NOTHING..

The answer to my problem was posted by skrzpuuu

I'm going cut and paste what they said. It worked. I have NO idea why the phone just started acting so weird!!
I know that Apple announced the new iPhone 5 today, but I need my phone to work until the new one comes out. I plan to buy the new one....

from skrzpuuu

"Things were really strange. Iphone wasnt givin sound while unlocking/getting message after a long period beeing locked but second later when getting locked sound worked so it seemed like it needs to realize that should be giving a sound.

Was looking around the phone in many different options and finally found.

im not using english language in phone so I'll try to explain somehow how to do it.

definetly settings;d -> general ->go right to the bottom till you see the option to RESET settings, IGNORE that and enter the thing above that (WHERE YOU CHOOSE VOICE OVER/ZOOM and other things.)

Than you have the AssistiveTouch and right below you need to choose how you want the phone to tell you someone is calling. I chose SPEAKER and all is well since then."

I went to this setting, and I chose SPEAKER and the sound reappeared for all things that need sound, games, the phone itself, so try this

Problem and symtoms: Problem with no sound appeared on my 4S after using earphones. Clicks and keyboard sounds gone, etc as described above. Double checked mute slider was in proper position (no orange). Adjusting volume with buttons indicated 'headphones' still plugged in, but they were not. Sounds did however work normally with headphones actually plugged in, so not a software issue.

Solution: Very gently inserted a wooden toothpick into earphone port. Pushed gently with slight pressure. Sounds and speakers back to normal - "headphones" indicator is gone with volume adjustments. All normal. Thanks everyone.

But tell me how to clean headphone jack

Try taking most of the cotton off a Q-Tip swab. DON'T USE WATER or anything, just insert and roll back and forth...be careful you don't leave anything in there or you are in for a dissassembly.

I had the same issue and it turend out to be that I had DND set on my phone. Give it a try.

Thanks jadorjan, it worked. Cleaned out the headphone jack and it's fine now. :-)

I has the same problem. All of a sudden. The sound for texts and locking didn't work. If I tried adjusting with the two volume buttons on the left side, there were no volume bars at all. When I played a video, there was no volume bar.

Here's how I fixed it:

I took a q-tip and pulled off the bulk of the cotton swab so that the tip could fit into the headphone jack. I inserted it all the way and twisted it. I did this one more time with the other end of the q-tip.

Now it works!!! :)

I have same problem,text tone/music player/keyboard sound stop working but ringing tone still working and im so confuse!!!i restore twice,clean every thing,plug and unplug headphone,check silent key but nothing changed..

im working out of states and there is not any apple store around here,im realy sick about it 😟 Please help..

Oh my god!!!! It was that simple???? All I has to do was switch the mute switch on and off... After two weeks of frustration I'm glad I found this out before I did a restore for my phone.

I am new at this but, I wanted you to know that your solution was the only one that worked. Thank you very much.

My problem: Lock sounds and text/email alerts weren't working BUT the ringtones and alarm tones did work, strangely enough.

My solution: a simple reboot.

I understand how the earphone jack can get clogged up so the phone thinks it has earphones plugged into it and that a tootpick can remedy this but how on earth does a reboot solve the issue whereby some sounds worked while others didn't?