why is it that every other day I have to do a soft reset on my phone because for no reason, my alert tone volume drops to a barely audible level? The ringtone will still match the phones ringtone volume but the message and email alert tones drop really low no matter how high the ringer is. Very annoying.
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iPhone 5 alert tone issues
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Tell us about what Apps you have installed. A friend had an apps, I do not know which, but it stopped his alerts until he removed it.
I still get the alerts just fine but the volume is very low and this happens every other day for no reason. The volume doesn't match the main volume of the ringer and I have to restart my phone to get the volume back to normal. I just have basic apps like Facebook, twitter, Instagram etc...
That happens to me because of Alarm Clock HD. It takes control of the volume because I have it set to fade in the music for the alarm. It keeps whatever volume it was at when I turn off the alarm instead of setting it back to what it was before the alarm started. However, I can just go back into Alarm Clock HD and readjust the volume if I remember; I don't have to turn the iPhone on and off or reset.
Since iOS 6 (or maybe it's the iPhone 5), the iPhone uses the app volume for alert tones. If you go into the Music app, or any other app that uses the speaker, and adjust the volume, that will be the volume of the notification tones. So, if you're watching a video and turn the volume down or you have an app that changes the volume, the notification sounds will stay at that volume.
I've made it a habit of launching the Music app and making sure the volume is maxed every so often.
I've made it a habit of launching the Music app and making sure the volume is maxed every so often.
Nope, thats not it either. I just tested this by launching music and turning it all the way down, exiting and then checking the volume on my message tone. Still loud and clear.
Hmmm... Now I'm not sure what it is. I just restarted my phone and now the Music app doesn't affect my notification volume either.