iPhone Text Sound Not Working? Here Are 5 Tips

1. Check Mute Switch and Text Tone

When your iPhone text tone is not working, you can check the settings and find out whether the text tone has been muted or not. Sometimes accidental touch or sliding on the device screen mutes it, and sometimes the iOS may go wrong, which leads to the change of the settings. Here is what to do:


On your iPhone, browse for 'Settings' > 'Sounds' > 'Ringer and Alerts' > turn it 'ON'. Ensure that the volume slider is towards high.


Put the 'Vibrate on Ring/Silent' switch towards on.


2. Check Custom Settings for the Contacts

In case iPhone text tone is not working for a selected number of people, but works fine with others, then you can try digging into the custom settings for the specific contacts and fix it. Here is how –


On your iPhone, open the 'Contacts' app and click on a contact that doesn't receive incoming text alerts (tones).


Click on the 'Edit' button > 'Text Tone' button > change the alert sound.


Choose a new tone > hit the 'Done' button.


3. Check Do Not Disturb

Turning on the 'Do Not Disturb' feature on your iPhone can result in no text sound issue. You can easily fix this no text alert problem by turning off DND. Here are the steps:


Head to 'Settings' on your iPhone > 'Do Not Disturb' > toggle it 'OFF'.


Another way to do that is 'Settings' > 'Notifications' > 'Messages' > turn on 'Allow Notifications'.

To deactivate 'Do Not Disturb While Driving'

Go to 'Settings' > 'Do Not Disturb' > turn off 'Do Not Disturb While Driving'.

Note: You can set it to 'Manual' as turning on the 'Automatic' option will activate DND even when driving like motion is detected by the iPhone.



Check if Do Not Disturb for a specific contact is activated

Open 'Messages' on your iPhone > look for a moon sign if any across the list > swipe left on the conversation > 'Show Alerts' > disable it.


4. Turn off Bluetooth

Forgetting to disconnect Bluetooth devices with your iPhone may cause the iPhone make no text sound. The alerts are sent to the Bluetooth device connected to the iPhone, rather than making your iPhone chime.

To fix this, go to 'Settings' > 'Bluetooth' > un-pair any connected device/ 'OFF' (if no Bluetooth device is connected).


5. Force Restart Your iPhone

Here is force restarting your iPhone 6 and older versions –


Start holding down the 'Power' button and 'Home' button at the same time and lift the fingers when Apple logo glows on screen.



Here is how to force restart your iPhone 7/7 Plus without using the screen –


Click on the 'Power' and 'Volume Down' buttons altogether. Keep doing this for nearly 10 seconds and let go off the buttons after Apple logo start surfacing on screen.



This is how to force restart your iPhone 8/iPhone X –


Give a quick tap to the 'Volume Up' key.


Do the same with the 'Volume Down' key.


Once this is done, begin pressing the 'Power' key until you get to see the Apple logo on screen.



Hope this helped you fix the iPhone text sound not working issue.
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