How to Fix: iPhone Ringtones Not Working After iOS 10/10.1/10.2/10.3.2 Update

"After installing the iOS 10.3, now my iPhone 6 wont play custom ringtones and text tones, and no sound for incoming calls. I've tried reset all settings but it is still ringtones not working and ringing, so how to get out?"  – iPhone user asked for solution on Apple forum.

After iOS update, many users complained their iPhone’s ringtone not working. Recently, Apple released the new iOS 10.3.2 for iPhone iPad users. Not surprisingly, some of you may be stuck on this iOS 10 ringtones issues during updating to this new iOS update software, just like what we show you above.

Don’t Miss: The Most Common iOS 10 Problems and Solutions

Actually, this problem "iPhone ringtone not working" came out since iPhone 4/4s. Users found their iPhone ringer not working, like, assigned ringtone not working, not ringing, even not playing any sound for all incoming calls. And this issue continues, some people meet the similar issues on iPhone 7/6/6s/5/5s/se after updating to new iOS 10 update, or restoring from old backup. Then how to fix "iPhone ringtones not working or ringing"? Here we collected some tips.

Tips to Fix iPhone Ringtones Not Working or No Sound in iOS 10 or iOS 9/8

There are 4 tips you can have a try to fix your iOS 10 ringtones problems. And these basic tips are also helpful for iOS 9 and IOS 8.

Tip 1. Run Settings app and go to Sounds to adjust the volume of your ringtone.

Tip 2. Make sure you are not setting mute button to silent. If you see read color on the mute button on your iPhone, you may need to switch it to let your ringtone ring.

Tip 3. Restart your iPhone. You can power off your iPhone and then turn on it. This method may fix your iPhone ringtone issue.

Tip 4. Wait for new iOS 10 update to fix this bug. It could be bugs in your present iOS version. So you have to wait for the new update to get this bug fixed. And you can report the bug to Apple support to help it quickly fix it.

Tip 5. Contact Apple for help.

The Bottom Line

If you have some better ideas to fix "iOS 10 ringtones not working or ringing", be free to share them on the below section. If you have some iPhone ringtones issues, you can also comment them here to ask for help.

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