Comments on: iPhone 101: iPhone Not Ringing? Meet the Silent Switch!

By: C S Alexander

C S Alexander — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:31:50 +0000

What do you do to correct it when you put the phone on silent (line through the bell) and the phone rings anyway? This is embrassing and makes me seem unconcerned for others. HELP

By: maria

maria — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:04:11 +0000

Very helpful post Thanks a lot

By: Alana

Alana — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:22:46 +0000

Thank you !

By: dawn

dawn — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:59:09 +0000

wow! it was like i had met the “silent switch” and couldn’t remember where or when for the life of me. until this article!!! i thank you and my 4 year old (who was being blamed for the strange, sad, and frustrating silence)!!!! nice to meet you, silent switch!

By: goldskies

goldskies — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:00:37 +0000

Thank you so much! I have overslept two days in a row because of the silent button~

By: Maureen

Maureen — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:56:34 +0000

I have been going through all of my settings for DAYS!! How can something so simple get passed me…aarrrgghhh!

By: Jenn

Jenn — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:17:42 +0000

This is not my problem, my switch is in the correct posstion, Silent is off, vibrate is on I have a ring tones set and tones set for all alerts. Wont even vibrate when I get an email, e=text or calls. So frustrating.

By: Abelparedesjr

Abelparedesjr — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:36:00 +0000

Thanks you guys are awsome

By: Jlanders

Jlanders — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:24:00 +0000

So far my ringer switch works. But is there an app for the iPhone 4s equivalent to the Shush app for androids which turns the ringer back on after a preset amount of time so you don’t absently minded leave it off?

By: Airtrek

Airtrek — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:01:00 +0000

thanks for the app now my phone ring

By: Eric Hein

Eric Hein — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:43:00 +0000

Just fixed my sister’s phone…. I only knew now from reading this.. Thanks a bunch to who ever posted this info…

By: Itspbnj

Itspbnj — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:59:00 +0000

i feel so lame

By: Ladylamb11

Ladylamb11 — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:29:00 +0000

thank you!!!

By: Nhaller

Nhaller — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:16:00 +0000

Thank you!

By: Jeniffer Angelo

Jeniffer Angelo — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:16:00 +0000

Ditto!!!! :0)

By: Seangaskin

Seangaskin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:14:00 +0000

I’ve just bought the general info app and my iPhone still won’t ring on incoming calls. it won’t play my music either and yet I can listen to music on my earphones. And yet I can listen to voices of callers through the iPhone speaker okay. Why is this. I’m guessing that the voice speaker is the one in the bottom right corner of my iPhone, whereas the ringtone and music come from the speaker in the bottom left corner of my iPhone? I purchased my iPhone online 2 months ago and this has been a problem right from the start. I’ve done all the necessary troubleshooting and it still won’t work! I can’t even get MobileMe support now that I’ve switched to iCloud! Apple are costing me so much time and money nowadays, all due to problems they seem to create! What am I to do?

By: Enilton

Enilton — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:59:00 +0000

Thanks i almost broke it in pieces! love u!!

By: Ezza500

Ezza500 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:20:00 +0000

Jenifer c,

Your a legend ! Thanks, that's been bugging me for two weeks. Thought I was gonna have to perform invasive surgery on my iPhone 4.

Delighted !!!!!

By: Julie

Julie — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:57:00 +0000

Oh my gosh…thank God for Google and this post! I was going crazy the past day and a half!

By: Johngiunti

Johngiunti — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 07:17:00 +0000

two days of insanity ended! Thank you!!!

By: Simpleesouthern

Simpleesouthern — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:50:00 +0000

I feel so dumb. I have an IPad you would think I could figure out the switch would apply to both. Thanks, finding the answer was quick. Better than most sites that flood you with junk.

By: Doctorjjky

Doctorjjky — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:24:00 +0000

Thanks! I feel like an idiot!

By: C Rodriguez0709

C Rodriguez0709 — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:50:00 +0000

Thank u so much Jennifer u helped me with my problem =)

By: Julielynch112

Julielynch112 — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:42:00 +0000

Thanks so much From an idiot iPhone owner

By: Amandastamm41

Amandastamm41 — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0000

Thanks so much…it was driving me crazy as to why the volume was up..i could hear every other sound and it would not ring.

By: Joshua Gelwicks

Joshua Gelwicks — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:53:00 +0000

This was driving me nuts. Thank you for sharing!

By: Kbryer

Kbryer — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:05:00 +0000

Thank you SO much!! What a simple thing – I have been going crazy messing with my settings. I won’t live long enough to understand my iphone totally, but thanks to online help, I get smarter every day. (whew)

By: Kbryer

Kbryer — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:05:00 +0000

By: Rafsan Zhaap

Rafsan Zhaap — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:44:00 +0000

Thanks alot ! Helped me !

By: Jennifer C

Jennifer C — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:29:00 +0000

If your switch happens to break off, like mine did, there’s an app called GeneralInfo for $.99 that will allow you to turn your ringer off and on through the app. I tried to find a free one, but of course there wasn’t one. LoL! But for .99 my phone now rings! No more missed calls!!

By: Miranda

Miranda — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:56:00 +0000

Thanks so much! I thought my phone was broken, but it was just the silent switch being in the wrong position.

By: Rach

Rach — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:02:00 +0000

THANK YOU!!!!!

By: Damnyankeeag10

Damnyankeeag10 — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:18:00 +0000

I wish that would have been the problem for me. My phone does not ring & I have tried everything. My alarm works, iTunes, Pandora box, but it just will not ring…… PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Mrmnms

Mrmnms — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 02:18:00 +0000

Thank you so much for a simple solution. My kids were playing with my phone . I went through all the settings, spoke with severel long term users, and a few websites before arriving at you answer.

By: Freovoice

Freovoice — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:46:00 +0000

Thanks. Had the phone two days and it stopped ringing and this was why.

By: RapidFire

RapidFire — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:54:00 +0000

Just helped me on my new iPhone 4S. Never owned one before and could not figure out why the ringer would never work until now. Good grief.

By: RapidFire

RapidFire — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:54:00 +0000

Just helped me on my new iPhone 4S. Never owned one before and could not figure out why the ringer would never work until now. Good grief.

By: Datkinson

Datkinson — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:49:00 +0000

Thank you! I feel like a true idiot but things will be all right now! Lol

By: Molardaddy

Molardaddy — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:49:00 +0000

I was ready to return the new Iphone 4s until I saw this post! The phone wasn’t ringing at all! The damn silent switch must have been turned on at the factory. Thanks for the post above!

By: Deals

Deals — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:53:00 +0000

My Iphone 4 is not ringing, mute button doesn’t seem to work, no longer shows the bell when you change the position. It plays music fine 7 rings from ths settings screen, but only vibrates on incoming calls. Tried pinching the left corner whilst operating the switch – any more ideas please?

By: Ahhstepho

Ahhstepho — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:28:00 +0000

this isnt working for me! any other ideas

By: Leah Harrison

Leah Harrison — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:06:00 +0000

Thank you so much. We have spent an hour trying to figure this out. You made it simple and saved us a trip to the store.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:11:00 +0000

Thanks! Solved my problem out of the gate!

By: Bradmccormick

Bradmccormick — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:18:00 +0000

my phone doesnt ring and there arent any noises when I text. any suggestions. volume is up with a standard ring tone.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 21:23:00 +0000

Thank you very much. That was very frustrating!! and such an easy fix.

By: Justina010168

Justina010168 — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:24:00 +0000

Thank you!!! What an easy fix. I just got my iphone last week and I am totally in love with it!! What a great product!

By: Kurlan_91

Kurlan_91 — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:20:00 +0000

Very sweet

By: Elfinsong

Elfinsong — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 03:47:00 +0000

Thank you thank you thank you !!!

By: Rgsarkar

Rgsarkar — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:21:00 +0000

Is there any way to get the iphone to permanently display the ringer on/off symbol on the top line? (Bell or bell with slash through it)? That way, I don’t have feel the switch or toggle it in a dark theater in order to figure out its setting.

By: Mark Mclellan

Mark Mclellan — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:36:00 +0000

I had the same problem on two iPhones simultaneously! Button up but no ring tone. I tracked it down to Settings > Sound > Ringer and Alerts. The slider button was all the way to the left (zero volume) on both. Slid back to the right and normal service was resumed. I suspect the latest software upgrade otherwise why both at the same time.

By: Hassanstewart

Hassanstewart — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:33:00 +0000

That mute switch is not the problem......the phone will turn down the ringer volume at various times all on it's own for no reason. I try to constantly check the ringer volume to make sure that it's all the way up but I still find myself missing calls. I wish there was a way to lock the ringer volume on high forever.

My brother had the same problem with his I phone and he missed a lot of calls too without ever "figuring it out".

By: HDTV

HDTV — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:33:00 +0000

that actually worked! I literally will have your children, thought I was going to have to get a new phone! thank you!

By: Hcottreau

Hcottreau — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:54:00 +0000

whew..how simle was that…and I thought I had somehow damaged my phone. Many thanks.

By: C Ramirez524

C Ramirez524 — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:31:00 +0000

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

By: Dbahomme

Dbahomme — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:40:00 +0000

i feel like a tool. glad to see this page before i trekked over to the store!

By: John Murphy Au

John Murphy Au — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 03:30:00 +0000

Workaround for Ringer Switch and On/Off Switch not working…. Gently squeeze/pinch top left corner of case and simultaneously operate either switch …. and, Bingo !

By: Markah

Markah — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 05:45:00 +0000

sensational! Thanks-even my kids were stumped by this one, so I had no chance

By: Jondoe

Jondoe — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 12:53:00 +0000

my mute switch stays on even when i switch it off, how do i fix that?

By: Penny

Penny — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:38:00 +0000

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Whimpering gratitude – ahhhh so that was it!! Thank you thank you!!

By: Tomac

Tomac — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:18:00 +0000

Great! I was bummed that I would have to go to the ATT store….Tried soft and hard “Reset”. Never knew about the mute button as it was hidden in the case.

By: Khan_nadeemahmed

Khan_nadeemahmed — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:56:00 +0000

Re-Posting without Typos: I would like to know the same, I have tried restoring the whole thing and checked all the buttons and options. Funny thing is that you can use headphones with no issues. Everything works with headphones. I am suspecting the actual speaker system has gone bad. Any Ideas???

By: Khan_nadeemahmed

Khan_nadeemahmed — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:54:00 +0000

I would like to know he same, I have tried restoring the whole thing and checked all the buttons and option. funny thing is that you can headphones with no issues. Everything works with headphones. I am suspecting the actual speaker system has gone bad. Any Ideas???

By: LisaB

LisaB — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:07:00 +0000

Did you find a solution yet? Mine is doing the same thing.

By: Moynihank

Moynihank — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:48:00 +0000

Is there a way of dissabling this button altogether? My wife’s i-phone keeps going into silent when the button is accidentally pressed while in her pocket. Seems stupid that a button can be activated when the phone is locked.

By: Mom2grandma3

Mom2grandma3 — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 07:23:00 +0000

Thank you so much, I was really frustrated, missed several calls

By: Louise Rollason

Louise Rollason — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:24:00 +0000

I have alwyas known about the button, but mine seems to have stopped working and the phone is stuck on silent whether the button is up or down. All settings are correct. This is my second iphone 4 as first one faulty…..do I have another faulty one?

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:27:00 +0000

How does it get switched with the cover on? I’ve never had this happen before and have not taken off my very thick cover. I don’t see how it could be an accident.

By: Agboey

Agboey — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:17:00 +0000

thanks

By: Loudgtr

Loudgtr — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:07:00 +0000

That’ll do it! Thanks.

By: Pulling my Hair Out

Pulling my Hair Out — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:53:00 +0000

THANK YOU – I was ready to pitch it in the Ocean!

By: lescgp

lescgp — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:54:00 +0000

perfect solution…drove me nuts for two weeks

By: Dga1972

Dga1972 — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:25:00 +0000

OMG! Thought I somehow broke it power walking with it! Thank you for the info on how to fix the issue of it not ringing!

By: MADP55

MADP55 — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:32:00 +0000

I have the opposite proble. AUDIO will not turn off via switch.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 14:09:00 +0000

Thanks!!! What a stupid “feature”

By: Juniper189

Juniper189 — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:28:00 +0000

THANKS for the quick fix!! Now, life is good!!

By: Admin

Admin — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:57:00 +0000

that is the stupidest thing. my boss’s iPhone hasn’t been ringing for weeks, and we couldn’t figure it out. so dumb is funny… ha ha ha

By: Msmsiled15

Msmsiled15 — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:05:00 +0000

Thanks so so much this has been driving me nuts!!!!

By: Vangie_que

Vangie_que — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 03:46:00 +0000

Awesome – thank you very much – you sure safe me lot’s of time and money – was already so frustrated

By: Ourlil

Ourlil — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 11:41:00 +0000

thk u so much i nearly threw it out the door!!!

By: Rebecca Madden

Rebecca Madden — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:58:00 +0000

Yeah! I have been not ringing for days…and even my teenagers couldn’t even figure it out! It works now!! Thanks!

By: John Baggett

John Baggett — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:31:00 +0000

Thank You! I feel so stupid! Worked great!!! God Bless

By: Saidasine

Saidasine — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:32:00 +0000

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. thank you so much. I didn’t even know the button existed

By: Carolina

Carolina — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:23:00 +0000

Wow so easy now that I know, searched in the phone settings for hours. THank you so much!

By: Nadineharbidge

Nadineharbidge — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:09:00 +0000

AWESOME!!! THANKS SO MUCH!!! SO SIMPLE AND YET SO FRUSTRATING!!!

By: Josulli

Josulli — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:35:00 +0000

Thank you, just saved me a trip to Apple!

By: Sauqli

Sauqli — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:54:00 +0000

great info, thanks a lot!

By: Scottportier

Scottportier — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:17:00 +0000

Yeeehaw, now I can hear my phone ringing. Hey Ma, there is some silly button on the side of my phone under the otter box that turns the noises off.

Thank you sincerely

By: Terry

Terry — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:29:00 +0000

This switch also seems to disable the keyclicks – I’ve read several posts about this issue as well – flicked the switch and I now have my ring and keyclicks back. Thank you.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:30:00 +0000

Wow, how dumb do I feel! LOL

By: Rogel Riosa

Rogel Riosa — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:23:00 +0000

tnx for the info.

By: Gleep

Gleep — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:08:00 +0000

Duhhh. Ok now I feel like a real rocket scientist. Thanks I was about to throw my phone across the room.

By: Kea Grace

Kea Grace — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:21:00 +0000

Thank you SO much! I’ve fought with this phone for DAYS!

By: Paul Barratt6

Paul Barratt6 — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:18:00 +0000

Thanks its so simple when you know how.

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:04:00 +0000

OMG! I was at my wit’s end……. thank you sooooooooo much. I had NO idea that button existed!!!!!!!!!

By: Freeves

Freeves — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:05:00 +0000

terrible location, it often gets activated by error

By: Senegaulois

Senegaulois — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:26:00 +0000

I share Bobbi’s sentiments perfectly!

By: Dk1

Dk1 — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:32:00 +0000

Wow, thank you! I thought I was going nuts; everything was set properly but it didn’t ring when a call came in.

By: Leann

Leann — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 01:23:00 +0000

My iPhone 3 just stoped ringing …. Still makes noise when u text and rings for texts just not calls I have no vibrate on at all I has it on a made ringtone and so I changed it back to a default and still nothing I need help!!

By: Bobbi

Bobbi — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:13:00 +0000

Thank you so much….Now I do really feel stupid! You saved me a trip to the store.

By: Aasirus

Aasirus — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 12:41:00 +0000

dude, that hit it on the head, thank you