Iphone (neighbors) gets no sound with text messages.

[tiredtoo]

Phone rings when called and is set up to get a sound when it receives texts but gets nothing. Any ideas or suggestions on how to correct this?

[wryter2000]

1. K&R

I'd like an answer, too.

[Indykatie]

2. Googling The Question Usually Gives Me Answers to My Tech Questions n/t

[LiberalArkie]

3. Go into the sounds menu and check what is being played and can they hear it then.

[tiredtoo]

5. yes

She has it set to choo choo. and when i go there it comes out loud and clear.

[royable]

4. Here's one possibility:

If the phone is set to have "Do not disturb" turned on, it WILL ring if somebody listed in the Contacts list calls (and won't ring if anyone else calls) but it won't make a sound when receiving texts from anybody, including numbers in the Contacts list. "Do not disturb" is controlled from the Settings.

[LiberalArkie]

6. This is probably it. See if there is a Little half moon icon at the top right of the display

[TexasProgresive]

8. Yeah, I've had that get set somehow

Really annoying.

[wryter2000]

7. Damn

Why does it work that way? I can't have my phone ring for every telemarketer and bonus "FBI/IRS" call.

[LiberalArkie]

9. Just set your tone to only ring for contacts

[wryter2000]

10. I'm looking at my ringtone now

There's no option to only ring for contacts. I have Do Not Disturb to only ring for contacts, but that seems to be the problem with getting a sound for new messages.

[LiberalArkie]

12. OK...

Settings > Phone > Silence Unknown Callers. ON

[wryter2000]

13. Done

Thank you!

[LiberalArkie]

14. I have done the same thing many times.

I do have to be careful to add the phone number of a doctor, etc that I am expecting to call to my contacts.

[LizBeth]

11. I bought a new phone because of this. (It was old too, and screen cracked, lol).

I asked everyone and every 20 something I knew, nothing. I figured it out days after I got my new phone.

another was I was only showing calls that came in. I was not showing calls that I made. Again, asked everyone and nothing. Weeks with it like this and so frustrated. At the top there is a place that says all/missed that I had accidentally click.

[Tetrachloride]

15. What model phone please ?