My iPhone 16 is not producing an alert tone for text messages

iPhone 16 gives no alert tone, e. g., for texts but does give a haptic. What have I set wrong?




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Posted on Dec 15, 2025 7:23 AM

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iPhone 16 gives no alert tone, e. g., for texts but does give a haptic. What have I set wrong?



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Is mute turned on?



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Have you shutdown & restarted the iPhone ie power off/on...

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Dec 15, 2025 7:30 AM in response to noladdd

noladdd wrote:

iPhone 16 gives no alert tone, e. g., for texts but does give a haptic. What have I set wrong?



[Re-Titled by Moderator]


Is mute turned on?



Stop, mute, and change message notifications on iPhone


Change notification settings on iPhone



Have you shutdown & restarted the iPhone ie power off/on...

Restart your iPhone - Apple Support


Reset or a Force Restart,

Force restart iPhone - Apple Support


Restore from backup, restore as new device.

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings using a computer - Apple Support





My iPhone 16 is not producing an alert tone for text messages

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