Can iPhone ring when locked?

Further, if the iPhone does not ring and Do Not Disturb is not an issue, you probably have the mute button set (on the left side of the iPhone), or have the ring volume turned way down. If you see red by the mute button, it is set and you need to move it so you hide the red.

I have the exact same problem. And it's infuriating that noone seems to believe that I know how to use the Do Not Disturb. This problem occurs regardless of whether it I have Do not Disturb on (manually, or scheduled) or COMPLETELY OFF. I've tried wiping the phone and reinstalling from a saved copy but of course the problem comes back because the problem is inherent in the save. As Johnonline 55 noted - there are two options under "Silence" at the bottom of the Do Not Disturb preferences. "Always" or "Only when iPhone is locked". Those are the only two options and I want neither. No amount of deselecting will work. It forces you to pick one.

Does anyone have a solution given that I've better explained the problem? Or Johnonline55 did you find a solution?

If DND is turned off, then the settings within do not apply. Check under Settings > Notification Center > Tap on Phone > Make sure Show on Lock Screen is ON (green side showing)

Please check Ring/Silent switch on the left of your iPhone.

I'm with CA001....

1) The DND IS FRIGGIN OFFFFFFFFFF

2) I'm not an idiot. The switch on the upper left is not showing red, not muted, not off, not making it no ringy-dingy

3) The phone rings when not locked

4) The phone doesn't ring when locked. Period.

5) It's not signal, this happens when I'm making sweet love to a cell tower.

6) I have inbound calls set to show on lock screen even.

I'm a Sprint network engineer, I know more about the network than you. It's the OS.

My thoughts...the DND is actually on when the phone is locked. Regardless of what it says.

Does anyone have anything new and relevant in regards to a fix or work around??

Don't tell me to look at DND (item #1 above), Don't tell me to check the mute switch (item #2 above)

Hope everyone appreciates my humor.

Sorry, I see no humor in your post.

I have an iPhone 5S on AT&T, Do Not Disturb is turned off both Manual and Scheduled. Silence has a checkmark by Always. When my phone is locked, the phone makes ringy-dingy, all day long, Period. This also happens with the other 4 iPhones I have in the family here.

I'm sorry that seems to put a little damper on your OS argument. I am not saying your phone is not ringing, but something else seems to be going on. Which version of the iPhone are you using?

Bet you're the life of the party

I'm on 7.1, one of my test 5s iPhones is on 7.0.6 and all settings set indentically to my 7.1 5s and it works flawlessly.

Now I've got a iPhone 5 test device that I pulled out of a drawer and just upgraded to 7.1. Same settings as the other devices. Guess what. Doesn't ring in lock after OS upgrade. Test call pre-upgrade worked three times consecutively.

2 x 7.1 devices = no ring on lock

1 x NOT 7.1 = rings every time

5 x 7.1 devices. ringy dingy

Good for you, enjoy your 5 x phones. Now back to actually trying to fix something....

Does anyone have any real and pertinent info from Apple/other users? I like iPhones, but about to flip to Droid so I can actually receive calls.

I have a thought ...

My iPhone's behavior is exactly as ChrisJ4203 describes.

But coincidentally I share one other attribute with ChrisJ4203. I am also with AT&T.

Might there be some carrier involvement in the behavior we're all seeing?

COJayhawk wrote:

but about to flip to Droid so I can actually receive calls.

Sounds like a good idea.

My phone's behavior is also exactly as ChrisJ4203 describes. However, I'm on Verizon, not AT&T.

Just to be clear that everyone is on the same page, what do you each mean when you say the phone is locked?

I believe the reference is to when it is in standy, as in the screen is locked.