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How to change Lock Sounds and Keyboard Click Sounds?

Is there a way to change the the sounds associated with Lock Sounds & Keyboard Click? They were changed by Apple when I upgraded my iOS to 7.0.4. I hate these new sounds and want to change them. Can I? I can turn them off but really want to choose different ones.

Posted on Nov 17, 2013 9:29 AM

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Posted on Nov 18, 2013 1:32 AM

Thank you to both Skydiver and JimHdk. Your courtesy and promptness of reply are much appreciated. I suspected that I was stuck with these sounds. What is so unusual, surprising even, is that updating my iPhone 5 from iOS 7.0.3 to 7.0.4 did NOT alter the Lock & Keyboard sounds whereas updating my iPad 4 DID alter these sounds. And I have to say they are rather disagreeable.


My wife has just got an iPad Air still running 7.0.3 and is not going to update for fear of a similar experience.


JimHdk, you tended to imply that updating to 7.0.4 shouldn't have changed the Lock & Keyboard sounds. Is it only me or have others had the same experience?


Again, grateful thanks to you both.

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Nov 18, 2013 1:32 AM in response to JimHdk

Thank you to both Skydiver and JimHdk. Your courtesy and promptness of reply are much appreciated. I suspected that I was stuck with these sounds. What is so unusual, surprising even, is that updating my iPhone 5 from iOS 7.0.3 to 7.0.4 did NOT alter the Lock & Keyboard sounds whereas updating my iPad 4 DID alter these sounds. And I have to say they are rather disagreeable.


My wife has just got an iPad Air still running 7.0.3 and is not going to update for fear of a similar experience.


JimHdk, you tended to imply that updating to 7.0.4 shouldn't have changed the Lock & Keyboard sounds. Is it only me or have others had the same experience?


Again, grateful thanks to you both.

Jan 26, 2014 5:34 AM in response to Ian,UK

I've seen this happen to someone else... Her sounds associated with Lock & Keyboard clicks were indeed disagreeable.


NOTE: This user had many "non-default" or custom sounds associated to other system alerts & actions, such as, changing the sound when a new email is received, etc.


It seems like there may have been a way to modify sounds associated with Lock & Keyboard click actions, but iOS 7.0.4 may have made it so you can only turn the lock & keyboard sound On/Off.


I'll keep an eye out for more info in this regard.

Jan 26, 2014 6:23 AM in response to Kaone

Hi Kaone


I did report a solution suggested by an earlier correspondent and confirmed by me. I turned off the keyboard and lock sounds in Settings. Then did a Hard Reboot (simultaneosly hold down the home button & the Off Switch). After restart, went into settings and switched on sounds. Problem solved. Original default sounds returned. After the recent iOS7.x update, the problem returned and was solved by repeating this process. This has only affected one iPad out of three and none of the family iPhones.


I am most grateful to you for helping me and others. It's great to know there are others who are willing to take time out to assist. Ian

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