Open Settings, scroll slightly, and tap “Sounds & Haptics.”
Open the gray Settings app. Touch the lower part of the screen and slide your finger UPWARD slightly until you see the red speaker icon labeled Sounds & Haptics, then tap it.
🔍 What to look for on your iPhone screen: Red speaker icon labeled “Sounds & Haptics”
🏮 Lanny’s pointer tip: “Open Settings, slide UP slightly, and tap Sounds & Haptics!”
👉 Try it now: Open Settings and tap Sounds & Haptics.
💡 Helpful Note: Sounds & Haptics is right in the second group of Settings, near Notifications.
Drag the “Ringtone and Alerts” slider to the right.
Touch the round white circle on the Ringtone and Alerts bar and drag it to the right. Your iPhone will play a sample of your ringtone so you can hear how loud it is!
🔍 What to look for on your iPhone screen: Ringtone and Alerts volume slider bar
🏮 Lanny’s pointer tip: “Drag that Ringtone slider to the right until it sounds loud and clear!”
👉 Try it now: Drag the Ringtone and Alerts slider to the right.
💡 Helpful Note: Also keep 'Change with Buttons' turned OFF below the slider so you don’t accidentally lower your ringer when holding the phone!
If you see a Silent Mode switch at the top of Sounds & Haptics (or if your iPhone has a tiny switch above the left Volume buttons), make sure Silent Mode is OFF (no orange showing on the side switch).
🔍 What to look for on your iPhone screen: Silent Mode OFF / Ringer ON status
🏮 Lanny’s pointer tip: “Check that Silent Mode is OFF so your ringer bell is active!”
👉 Try it now: Verify Silent Mode is turned off.
💡 Helpful Note: On older iPhones, push the tiny switch above the left Volume buttons toward the front screen so no orange stripe shows.
Verify “Do Not Disturb” (moon icon) is turned OFF.
If a purple crescent moon icon is showing at the top of your screen, swipe down from the top-right corner and tap Focus / Do Not Disturb to turn it off!
🔍 What to look for on your iPhone screen: Focus / Do Not Disturb tile turned OFF
🏮 Lanny’s pointer tip: “Make sure Do Not Disturb is off—now every call will ring loud and clear!”
👉 Try it now: Ensure Do Not Disturb is not active.
💡 Helpful Note: When Do Not Disturb is off and your Ringtone slider is up, your phone will ring normally every time.
