You can’t always count on your iPhone to ring when it’s supposed to, which means you need a better solution than just hoping the problem will disappear. If your phone is consistently not ringing in the middle of important meetings, you will want to find out what’s causing it—and how you can fix it. Here are some of our favourite solutions for when your iPhone doesn’t ring:
1. Make Sure Your Iphone Isn’t In Silent Mode
If your iPhone is in silent Mode, it won’t ring when you get a call. To check whether or not your iPhone is in silent Mode, press the sleep/wake button and hold it down for 3 seconds. The screen should light up, indicating that you’re now in control of your device. If this doesn’t happen, try pressing one of these other solutions:
Ensure your phone isn’t currently silent by checking its ringer switch (instructions below). It is by holding down on the volume button until all three options appear: Ringtone Volume, Silent Mode, and Vibrate Mode.
2. Make Sure The Volume Is Up On Your Iphone
If you cannot hear incoming calls, make sure your iPhone is on and not muted. Try following these steps:
- Open Settings (the gear icon).
- Tap Phone > Call Settings > Ringtone & Vibration > Vibrate When Receiving Calls (or touch this option).
- Tap the + sign next to ‘Ringer Type’ and select Silent Ringtone from the options presented below this text field(s).
3. Make Sure The Ringer Switch Is On
The ringer switch is on the left side of your iPhone. To turn it on or off, slide down until you hear a click and then release your finger. The switch works in one of two positions: off and on. When it’s in either position, your phone will ring when you receive an incoming call.
4. Enable Sound For Each Type Of Notification
To ensure you have sound enabled for each type of notification, go to Settings > Notifications and toggle the switch next to the app you would like to hear when it rings.
If your phone has been ringing, but no one is picking up, it could be because you have notifications turned off or set up incorrectly. To see which apps are sending out alerts and make sure they’re working correctly:
- Open an app that sends out a silent alarm (e.g., Apple’s Clock app) on its own accord, then tap “Settings” at the top right corner of your screen along with “Notifications.
- It will allow you access to which sounds are available during certain situations within these apps
- so that if there’s ever a need for one kind of sound effect, then all others can be disabled before turning them back.
5. Check If Do Not Disturb Is Enabled On Iphone
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone and go to Do Not Disturb.
- Make sure that it is, then turn it off if you want incoming calls to ring through your device again.
6. Restart iPhone
Restarting your iPhone is an excellent solution when it’s not ringing for incoming calls. The reason? It will clear out its RAM, cache, and storage space when you continue your iPhone. It means that when you turn it back on again and try to make a call again, you’ll receive an error message informing you that there are no available networks in the range of your phone.
That said: this method only works if the problem isn’t with apps or settings on your device—if they’re causing intermittent issues with incoming calls, rebooting won’t help because they haven’t yet!
7. Reset Network Settings On Iphone
- Go to Settings.
- Go to General (or scroll down).
- Scroll down and tap Reset Network Settings.
8. Update Ios On Your Iphone
It may be time if you still need to update your iPhone’s operating system. Go to Settings > General > Software Update on your device to do this. Download and install the latest available update for iOS (it will come as “iOS 12.”). After installing the update, restart your iPhone.
9. Restore Iphone To Factory Settings
The first is through the Settings app, where you’ll find a Reset option that lets you erase everything on your phone and start over with a fresh set of settings. The other way is to use iTunes, which will restore your data from backups or iCloud syncing (but not any apps). This method may be preferable because it gives you access to more up-to-date tool
10. Contact Apple Support Center
If you’re still having trouble with your iPhone, Apple Support can help. You can contact them by phone or email at 1-800-275-2273 or [email protected] and ask for a case manager. They’ll ask for your phone model and iOS version number, as well as the phone number associated with the device (if there is one). They may also ask for an email address so they can send you information about their services in the future if needed.
Once that’s done, it’s time to wait—Apple Support Center won’t be able to help until someone from their team reviews your issue over the phone or via email; usually, this takes about 24 hours from when you submit it until someone gets back to you (or vice versa).
Conclusion
If you’re still having trouble getting your iPhone to ring, it may be time to reach out for help. Either contact Apple Support Center or visit an Apple Store.
