How do I turn silent off?

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Do you need to turn off Silent mode on your iPhone? There are two ways you can do this including using the physical buttons on your phone and creating an AssistiveTouch function. This wikiHow article teaches you how to turn off Silent mode on any iPhone, including iPhone X, 11, 12, and 13.

1. Flip the switch so the orange isn't showing. You'll find this switch above your volume keys. As long as you don't see orange, Silent mode is off and your phone will ring like normal.

   • If you see the orange part of the switch, Silent mode is on and your phone won't ring.

2. Change the behavior of Silent mode. Go to Settings > Sound & Haptics" or Settings > Sound to change if your phone vibrates while in Silent mode.

3. Enable or disable "Change with Buttons" to change your ringtone and alert sound levels. If, for example, you don't have a ringtone selected, turning off Silent mode will not make your phone ring.

   • You can also set ringtones, vibrations, and other sounds in Settings > Sounds & Haptics or Settings > Sounds.

1. Open Settings. This app icon features gears on a light grey background.

2. Tap Accessibility. You may need to scroll down the menu to see this option next to an icon of a person inside a circle.

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   Some apps don’t play audio on TV when the silent mode is turned ON on your iPhone or iPad. To stream audio from these specific apps from your phone or tablet, you need to turn silent mode OFF. The guide below helps you with this.

   
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   Play the 1.5 minute video below & learn how to turn silent mode off.

   Read the instructions below if it’s still unclear after seeing the video tutorial how to turn off the silent mode on iPhone.

   2 Ways To Turn Silent Mode OFF on iOS

   1 | Using the ring / silent switch on the left side of the device

   All iPhones and some iPads have a ring or silent switch on the left side of the device (above the volume buttons). Move the switch so that orange detail isn’t showing. 

   
   Use the ring mode to stream audio.

   2 | Use the Control Center

   If you face one of the situations below, use the control center to turn silent mode OFF.

   ✦ Your device doesn’t have the ring / silent switch on the device.

   ✦ Your device is configured to use the silent/ring switch for orientation lock.

   In this case, use the control center to turn mute OFF: on your iPhone/iPad drag from the top or bottom to open the control center. Make sure that the ringer icon has white color as shown in the image below.

   
   Use the control center to turn silent mode OFF.

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   How do I take my phone out of silent mode?

   3. Use the Settings menu. Select the "Settings" icon from the Android phone's home screen. Select "Sound Settings," then clear the "Silent Mode" check box.

   How do I turn my iPhone off silent?

   All iPhones and some iPads have a ring / silent switch on the left side of the device (above the volume buttons). Move the switch in way that the switch does not have an orange background color as the image below. Pushing it towards you will turn off silent mode. Pushing it away from you will turn it on.

   How do I change silent settings?

   Change other sounds and vibrations.

   Open your phone's Settings app..

   Tap Sound and vibration. Default notification sound..

   Choose a sound..

   Tap Save..

   How do I turn off silent mode notifications?

   Option 1: In your Settings app.

   Open your phone's Settings app..

   Tap Apps & notifications. Notifications..

   Under “Recently Sent,” tap an app..

   Tap a type of notification..

   Choose your options: Choose Alerting or Silent. To see a banner for alerting notifications when your phone is unlocked, turn on Pop on screen..