Ok just got like my 19th iPhone 4 replacement the other day. This one seems to have a weird problem where if someone texts me it makes the text message alert sound twice in a row. Or if a facebook alert comes through it makes the sound twice. NO I'm not talking about the "alert a second time if you don't check it in a minute" thing I mean RIGHT away.
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Ugh, plz help. iPhone 4 makes double text alert sounds.
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I guess I'd go back for the 20th time if it bothers you that much. Or were you thinking that it be embarrassing to go for the 20th time? Try and go to a different Apple store.
Wow? 19? Really? Maybe they decided to give you the crappy, problematic ones since they figured they'll see you again.
This was happening to me as well, at the beginning of all my alerts the tone would stutter and start over. I'm not sure of the cause, but after a kernel panic my phone erased all of its music and wouldn't sync with iTunes anymore, so I did a restore and everything went back to normal, alert tones included.
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There's a "repeat alert" setting under "notifications." Uncheck that.
There's a "repeat alert" setting under "notifications." Uncheck that.
This was happening to me with texts. Someone posted this on the other forum, it worked for me:
1)Turn iMessage off in settings
2)Power off your phone and then turn it on.
3)Send a txt to yourself, and press the home button immediately.
4)Go into settings, turn on iMessage.
5)Send a txt to yourself again, should be fixed.
That fixed it for me. Not sure which step fixes it, too lazy to test it out. So just followed it all.
1)Turn iMessage off in settings
2)Power off your phone and then turn it on.
3)Send a txt to yourself, and press the home button immediately.
4)Go into settings, turn on iMessage.
5)Send a txt to yourself again, should be fixed.
That fixed it for me. Not sure which step fixes it, too lazy to test it out. So just followed it all.
Justly deserved. This is what happens when I respond to a post from my iPhone at 3:00 a.m.
Just restarting my phone resolves this for me. It will come back after a couple weeks, but then I just restart again.
I think restarting the phone must have fixed it but at least I'm not crazy.
Also I was exaggerating about the 19th iPhone but not really
- Got iPhone 4 on launch day
- 8-10 months later, because of serious home button issues, called Apple and set up an advanced replacement where they send me a new/refurb iphone first then I send in my original iphone (they authorize like $700 on my credit card but take it off if I send original iPhone in).
- Immediately sent that ^ one back because it was all scratched up when I got it so they sent me a different one.
- Did another exchange recently because of more home button issues.
- That ^ one had a huge speck of dust on the camera's sensor so they exchanged it again.
Also I was exaggerating about the 19th iPhone but not really
- Got iPhone 4 on launch day
- 8-10 months later, because of serious home button issues, called Apple and set up an advanced replacement where they send me a new/refurb iphone first then I send in my original iphone (they authorize like $700 on my credit card but take it off if I send original iPhone in).
- Immediately sent that ^ one back because it was all scratched up when I got it so they sent me a different one.
- Did another exchange recently because of more home button issues.
- That ^ one had a huge speck of dust on the camera's sensor so they exchanged it again.
Apples and Orangs solution works
This was happening to me with texts. Someone posted this on the other forum, it worked for me:
1)Turn iMessage off in settings
2)Power off your phone and then turn it on.
3)Send a txt to yourself, and press the home button immediately.
4)Go into settings, turn on iMessage.
5)Send a txt to yourself again, should be fixed.
That fixed it for me. Not sure which step fixes it, too lazy to test it out. So just followed it all.
The poster Apples and Orangs solution works! Thanks for the info!
This was happening to me with texts. Someone posted this on the other forum, it worked for me:
1)Turn iMessage off in settings
2)Power off your phone and then turn it on.
3)Send a txt to yourself, and press the home button immediately.
4)Go into settings, turn on iMessage.
5)Send a txt to yourself again, should be fixed.
That fixed it for me. Not sure which step fixes it, too lazy to test it out. So just followed it all.
The poster Apples and Orangs solution works! Thanks for the info!
There is a fix posted for this issue where you do not need to turn of vibrate or turn of view in lock screen. Go to the following link to read it. http://iostricks.com/double-text-message-ringtone-fix-iphone-4s-and-iphone-4-131