my iphone is on silent but it still rings how can I stop this?

I know that this very, very, very, very late but it might can help someone else out.

Check the emergency bypass:

1, Contacts

2, Edit

3, Ringtones

4, Scroll to the top

5, Hit the bypass button

Have a bless day!

So I have had this problem too, but it seems to be mostly call centres & sometimes people listed in my contacts. Some come through & some don't! For example, my bank is in my contact list with Emergency bypass Unchecked & they called me the other day while I was working & phone on silent ... it rang anyway. Most calls seem to stay silent, but oddly & most annoyingly ... the telemarketing calls are ringing loud & clear. So because they aren't in my contacts, there is no emergency by-pass to edit. Suggestions?

Settings-> Sounds. edit sounds

ringtone and alerts

If you have the silent switch set to on, then your phone should not ring. No need for changing settings.

If the silent switch is definitely fully on, then you should try resetting the phone by holding down the sleep button and home button at the same time, keep them held down til you see the Apple logo, ignore the 'slide to power off' message and release after a few seconds.

If that doesn't work, then I would visit an Apple Store.

I said above, it has nothing to do with changing the settings. Please see my post above. Try the reset, and if it still continues to give you problems, then you wil have to take it to a Genius at an Apple Store.

Sorry about misunderstanding you. I really think you'll have to make a Genius appointment and make a trip to an Apple Store.

This is absolutely the answer to a very annoying problem that a bunch of youngsters were not able to solve for me

. Thank you so much!

This was the answer for me. Thank you.