Sounds not working? iOS 5 iPad 2

ECUpirate44 · Oct 12, 2011

Hey guys, is anyone else having an issue with the sound effects? I'm not getting any dings, keyboard clicks, or anything else in mail, safari, iMessages, ect.

ejfraser · Oct 12, 2011

Some sounds work. Some don't.

Keyboard clicks, lock sound aren't working but others like new mail are.

ECUpirate44 · Oct 12, 2011

ejfraser said:
Some sounds work. Some don't.

Keyboard clicks, lock sound aren't working but others like new mail are.

Are they not working for everyone?

ejfraser · Oct 12, 2011

I'm also not getting sound from apps that stream video.

Even if I turn the volume all the way up still no dice.

Tried a hard reboot which didnt fix it

AirForceOne · Oct 12, 2011

My sounds are working including keyboard clicks and lock sound

ejfraser · Oct 12, 2011

A second clean restore fixed it....weird.

daffie · Oct 13, 2011

Man o man...same here. No keyboard clicks. Checked all settings, they are fine. After setting up Ios5 completely, I really have no wish to do another clean install and start all over again. Hopefully someone will find *the* solution..in the meantime I will survive without keyboard clicks

Well nevermind I guess, suddenly keyboard clicks today are working

Didn't change a thing, not even a restart of the ipad.

akdj · Oct 13, 2011

Anyone else with this issue?

I've got an iPad2 updated...everything working great...except sounds. None for FX. Video/Music sound is fine. But no sound when plugging in charger, sleep button, keyboard clicks, etc. I've gone through the sound menu, making sure everything has some sort of sound connected to it, etc.

daffie, yours just came back on? Did you shut it off overnight? I did a hard reset (Home button and sleep til the Apple logo), tried turning it off and on, etc. No dice. Not a big deal, but I'd like the sounds back

Thanks!

Jer

daffie · Oct 13, 2011

akdj said:
Anyone else with this issue?

I've got an iPad2 updated...everything working great...except sounds. None for FX. Video/Music sound is fine. But no sound when plugging in charger, sleep button, keyboard clicks, etc. I've gone through the sound menu, making sure everything has some sort of sound connected to it, etc.

daffie, yours just came back on? Did you shut it off overnight? I did a hard reset (Home button and sleep til the Apple logo), tried turning it off and on, etc. No dice. Not a big deal, but I'd like the sounds back

Thanks!

Jer

My ipad was on during the night, no flight mode either. Did a reboot this morning and suddenly keyboard clicks were working...

akdj · Oct 13, 2011

Hmmmm...Interesting. Guess I'll just hang tight. There are a couple other complaints of the same on Apple's Support board. Not many though. Doesn't seem to be a wide spread issue.

Thanks for the head's up!

Jer

za9ra22 · Oct 13, 2011

No keyboard clicks or lock/unlock sounds for me either. Restarted, rebooted, messed with the settings, but all the other sounds work, just not those.

WisdomWolf · Oct 13, 2011

I had this problem when I first got my iPad 2. Plugging in and then removing a set of headphones and toggling mute on/off (using switch of software button) seemed to resolve it.

kYing · Oct 13, 2011

Just solved this problem.

The gist:
If you select "Use Side Switch to:" lock rotation when previously it was set to Mute, and your side switch was in the mute position when you switch the toggle from mute to rotation, it thinks that it's still on mute.

Anyways, the solution is just to flip the switch to the unmute position, go into settings and select "Use side switch to: MUTE" (then switch it back to lock rotation if you'd like, BUT don't play w/ the side toggle while doing so).

akdj · Oct 13, 2011

kYing said:
Just solved this problem.

The gist:
If you select "Use Side Switch to:" lock rotation when previously it was set to Mute, and your side switch was in the mute position when you switch the toggle from mute to rotation, it thinks that it's still on mute.

Anyways, the solution is just to flip the switch to the unmute position, go into settings and select "Use side switch to: MUTE" (then switch it back to lock rotation if you'd like, BUT don't play w/ the side toggle while doing so).

Hilarious. Before I read your post I figured it out...lol...only thing I didn't try, the side mute/orientation switch. Didn't have to do the headphones etc...just switched the switc and vóila! Sound FX

Awesome. Really dig this update. My iPad 2 feels like a whole new device. Kinda cool IMHO, how Apple does this. An iOS update six months after purchase...BOOM! Entirely new device.

Thanks everyone...I guess sometimes its just the obvious

Locoman · Jan 16, 2012

Thanks Guys. Very simple fix, just worked for me. Thought it was broken and required a trip to the Mac store.

bobeo6253 · Jan 16, 2012

My girlfriend had this problem and we finally figured it out yesterday. She had the slider on the side set to mute not rotation. She had it muted and switched the settings to not rotate but left it on mute. Hope this helps anyone else who has this problem.

applephanatic · Jan 16, 2012

I guess the first thing, I would do is make sure I have the sounds turned on

It sounds idiotic but you would be surprised. If sounds are on, check the mute/ rotator switch on the side. If all else feels you can always restore and then restore from iCloud.

LenSteenkamp · Mar 26, 2012

Solution!

kYing said:
Just solved this problem.

The gist:
If you select "Use Side Switch to:" lock rotation when previously it was set to Mute, and your side switch was in the mute position when you switch the toggle from mute to rotation, it thinks that it's still on mute.

Anyways, the solution is just to flip the switch to the unmute position, go into settings and select "Use side switch to: MUTE" (then switch it back to lock rotation if you'd like, BUT don't play w/ the side toggle while doing so).

Thanks, worked like a charm. My daughter will be very happy. Me, maybe not so much. Listening to lions roar at 6am was not something I particularly missed that much.

Tomwaugh · Apr 4, 2012

Ipad2 was linking to my wife's hearing aids

Having the same problem of no sound, tried reset, rotation switch (this fixed it last time) etc, then noticed that I had a BlueTooth connection to my wife's hearing aid streamer. When I turned that connection off, the sound came back on.
Ipad2, 32GB, no 3G, version 5.1

kazza67 · Apr 5, 2012

It worked !!

kYing said:
Just solved this problem.

The gist:
If you select "Use Side Switch to:" lock rotation when previously it was set to Mute, and your side switch was in the mute position when you switch the toggle from mute to rotation, it thinks that it's still on mute.

Anyways, the solution is just to flip the switch to the unmute position, go into settings and select "Use side switch to: MUTE" (then switch it back to lock rotation if you'd like, BUT don't play w/ the side toggle while doing so).

Brilliant and simple but I'd of never worked it out ! Now I will know when it's my turn in Scrabble !! Thank you.

iPharmacist · Jun 20, 2012

all what i did,connected the phone to the charger and everything worked again,donno why but it worked

Cobra611 · Jun 20, 2012

Make sure the Mute/Lock button is set for sounds and not to lock the screen.

Alibaba100 · Dec 3, 2012

Vibrato doesn't work...

...any hints?

no change in sound by using vibrato/chorus on/off...
Not built in?

Regards

w

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