iPhone 5 does not ring for incoming calls post iOS 7 update.

There is a button at the top left corner above the volume buttons. This is the key for "Do not disturb" mood. Sometimes by sudden touch, it gets activated and thus the problem creats. Simply push that button to turn it off/on if your ringer suddenly stops or you came to a situation where you do not want anyone to disturb 🙂

Thank You. I thought my hearing was the problem.

Perfect!! Thanks ustad_khan!! I didn't even realize that button existed! Must have hit it by accident - but it also somehow coincided with the new upgrade so it was driving me crazy. Now I just have to figure out how to get back my custom ringtones 😝

I have had the same issue and it is operator error!!

The Otterbox case issue is a red herring.

You have to be sure the small switch near the top left on the side above the volume controls is not showing red. This can be changed by flicking up the switch so the red does not show.

But here is the thing.

According to settings, you can select do not disturb always and according to what it says all income is silenced.

You can also select only when locked which is odd since it self locks to save power.

What I found is the phone rings in either setting.

My issue was the switch.

i fixed this issue if you open mobile unchech all to green enambled it works but if unchecked nothing shows up indicating some one ringi9ng nor does it ring but when enabled woprks that was on iphone 4 hope this helps

I tried everything and nothing worked - I checked the volume setting, the mute side-switch, the Do Not Disturb - all were ok.

Finally what I did was to do a reset (hold the back and power buttons for 15 secs) then in settings, I changed the ringer tone to a different one.

Called myself from a different phone and hey presto it worked! Changed it back to my old tone, tested it again and it's all fixed. No idea what caused it but it's back

This has randomly happened to me as well. I figured out why it happens with the iOS7 update. It's in the control panel! If you have ever been scrolling and incidentally pulled up the control panel, you most likely inadvertently clicked on the do not disturb icon--the moon. It can be deselected also in the control panel as well as in settings.

lynxgolfer's reply solved the issue for me.

After a number of missed calls making me wonder if I was becoming deaf, I cought my phone starting to vibrate without a sound. I found this thread and sure enough, the little side switch was turned off.

The infuriating thing is that if the toggle switch is on orange (off), you can still change the ringer volume with the buttons on the left. However, when you do this, the phone stays on silent mode, even though the 'ringer' icon shows the volume (as opposed to the stripe-through bell to indicate silent mode)*.

Pretty annoying bug, IMHO.

* iPhone 5S, iOS 7.0.4 at least.

Hi everyone. I had similar situation with my iphone 5 but I was able to solve it. It stopped ringing or vibrating. It just would not do anything at all - screen would not flash, would not vibrate, it would just be quite. No notification at all on incoming calls. I tried it by calling my own number from other phones, it would just not work. I was frastrating like crazy.

Anyways, what I did is I did the software reinstallation:

0.BACK UP YOUR IPHONE FIRST!!!

1. Shut down my iphone (power off) by holding down the power button and slide the red power off slider on the screen;

2. With the iTunes application open on my PC, connect the iphone cable to the PC;

3. While holding down the home button on my iPhone connect the lightning cable to the iPhone and do not release the home button until the iPhone screen shows "Connect to iTunes" screen;

4. On your iTunes you will get a message that says that your iphone is on restore mode;

5. Click the Restore iPhone button on the iTunes. This will take approximately 15-20 minutes depending on your internet speed. Once the restore is finished the iphone will restart once or twice. It should restore your iPhone to the previous backup or whatever it had before. Or if not, you can resotre the back up you created before the iPhone software restore process.

Please let me know if this helps.

I had this same issue, but it was not the switch, and it was not the Do Not Disturb being on. Go to "Settings", then "Do Not Disturb". In that screen, there is a selection for "Allow Calls From". Somehow, mine got changed to Favorites. I selected "Everyone" and now my phone rings no matter who calls.

The software update must have changed this setting because I've never visited this screen before this issue. As of this posting, I have an iPhone 5c with the latest software.

Thank You!!!! This was driving me crazy trying to figure it out.

I would like to thank you! I've been trying for weeks to find the solution to my problem and nobody seem to know how to help me. I tried everything the help desk asked me to do and nothing was working. I was getting ready to have my phone replaced. But now thanks to you, my phone is working again!! Once again, thank you for sharing your knowledge for people like me!

It Worked!!!!!!!!! Thx🙂

Thanks guys. My problem occurred while putting on the otter boys cover. I accidentally moved the silent button to on.

Thanks my ring is on again.

Thanks for the useful information! I went through all these suggested items and steps and my iphone is ringing again!! Appreciate the tips:)