How to fix the inability to change Calendar notification sound on iPhone by resetting all settings?

FIX: For users who can’t change calendar notification sound.


So…. Like many; after over two years of being stuck with the inability to set/change the notification sound for Calendar events, here’s a solution that actually worked for me. Sharing in case it works for others!


(Note: this step resets certain settings such as FaceID, WiFi Connection, Wallet, etc but doesn’t seem to effect anything you can’t re-setup fairly easily.)


Go to Settings > General > Transfer or reset iphone.


Click “Reset”


That should open another list of “reset” options. Click “Reset all settings”.


It’s really weird that worked for me, whereas a soft reset and hard reset didn’t.


The sound which I was stuck with previously was “minuet”. I wasn’t able to delete it prior to this, but I noticed that after performing the above, it no longer exists as an option, so perhaps they realised it was buggy and removed it. I know others have the same problem but with different sounds, so I hope this works for you too.


Good Luck!



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iPhone 15

Posted on Nov 21, 2025 5:25 PM

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Posted on Dec 9, 2025 6:40 PM

Reset All Settings works because it rebuilds the notification sound database from scratch.

Rebooting and force restarting do not repair corrupted system prefs.

Your solution is correct, and many users will benefit from it.


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How to fix the inability to change Calendar notification sound on iPhone by resetting all settings?

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