Ok, so my iPhone 4 is not ringing aloud when I receive texts or calls..even having the ring/silent control in the correct position for it to ring, and the ringer setting is turned up all the way. My keypad does not make sound either (not a huge issue). BUT my phone will play the ringtone/text-tone/music from the ipod also.. Any suggestions???
iPhone 4, iOS 5.0.1
If that doesn't do it. You can always try the "Hard Shutdown" mode. Simply hold the power button and the home button at the same time for 15 secconds or until your iPhone shuts off. To turn your iPhone back on, just repeat the process. This method is a proven method to fix most problems however not guarenteed.
I've got the same issue. Yes the mute botton on the left of the phone is in the correct position, yes I've tried hard shutdown/rebooting the phone. In settings everything seams fine. I can hear alarms, games and Ipod. But ther is no sound when I get a text or an incoming call.
? now what?
You solved my problem! THANK You! I have an otter box on my phone, so I never thought to take it off and look at the phone. I went to the Apple store, and they told me it was a software problem, so I had to get everything backed up on my pc and do a restore. After much frustration and doing a total erase and restore with I-tunes and I-cloud....and downloading Microsoft Outlook (since I didn't have it to back-up my contacts with Icloud)....I still didn't have an answer. I can't believe this was so simple.
Update to IOS 6 seems to have switched the mute key and volume ringers off completely
go to. this worked for my Iphone 4
Settings
General
Accesability
Assistive touch switch on.
my iphone on the side is showing mute not on, using the assistive touch ( the white button that appears on your home screen, go to device and swithc the mute key to the opposite. on my phone mute on (bell with cross through it, opposite to phone), my phone now rings.
@17beachside71 - thank you so much. Your assistive touch solution worked for me. I'd had the issue for 18 months, had replaced the dock connector (thinking that might be the issue) and was on the verge of buying a new phone. You've saved me $100s!! Thank you, thank you, thank you.
This worked for me too. My iphone 4 is now ringing again. (Mine stopped ringing last week, but not due to upgrade. At least it wasn't immediate. It only vibrated but I had sound for music, etc.) Now, however, I cannot mute the phone. Will I have to do this manually through the same route?
Settings
General
Accesability
Assistive touch switch on.
OMG I have not had sounds since 1/26/2013. I read that it was stuck in a "dock mode" likley from getting damp that day in January (I was on a boat for 12 hrs) I blew on it, sucked on the headphone hole, cleaned it with alcolhol and a qtip, the list goes on and on. All I had was vibrate so I became one of those people that obsessively looks at their phones every 2 mins making sure I didn't miss a call or text. Well, 6 months later and 17beachside71 helped fix my phone!! It was like hearing for the first time! I had forgotten all the little sounds my phone made! Thank you Beachside the assistive touch setting works! I can't believe it.
Katie_Bug_88 Thank you for solving my problem. Not being much of a techie, I had taken my iphone3 to ten of my "high tech" friends most of whom told me to get rid of it and buy a new model and all saying that it was not fixable. If I'd had the cash I may have thrown it away. Being broke I googled instead and found your reply. My phone now rings! I found your simple solution, it worked!, and I have saved myself some major bucks in the process! Thanks for your reply!
Thank you 17beachside71. This solved my issue and my phone now rings. I appreciate you sharing this information. It is sad that Apple does not have this simple solution and is more interested in selling us a new phone. Thanks again!
A big thank you to everyone for posting suggestions. I did the hard shutdown thing and now it works!
I really appreciate everyone posting help suggestions. For me, it saves an hour's trip to the nearest Apple Store.
THANK YOU. After hours and hours......it worked. Didn't know what that little "hard" side button on top of the vol up/down did...but I sure do now (and how convenient I might add). Guess I really should suck it up and read the manual-
look at the side of the device, where you see the silent switch and the volume up and down controls. look at the flip switch- you should not see orange/red color. if you do, flip it to not see color
one Hard Shutdown did it for me, thanks alot.
Thank you from me, too! How can it move whin it's inside an otterbox?
Baffling ..but your solution worked. Many thanks :)
did you ever get your issue fixed? i have the same problem
iphone not ringing just vibrating
