How to fix iPhone 12 Silencing/muting Incoming Calls ? [Fix]

 

 

Many iPhone 11/12 users are reporting issue with iPhone that iPhone will Silence the ringtone for incoming  calls. The iPhone is Silencing calls from any number outside of My Favorites list/Contact list. For  a person saved in the contact list the iPhone rings fine but for calls from unknown number the iPhone does nor rong loud and calls are silenced automatically.

 

The iPhone will also not ring/ Vibrate when receiving any text /SMS/Whatsapp notification regardless who they are.  The iPhone is Silencing the call when it is locked . The issue occurs even when the DND is turned OFF , Bedtime Status, Call Audio Routing, Auto Answer Calls all are set to OFF and call volume is set to max level, but still all the calls from unkown number are silenced by iPhone. If you are also facing same issue then we have listed some possible fix for the issue, please try them and let us now in the comment box.


 

How to fix iPhone 12 keeps on Silencing Income calls from Unknown Numbers : iPhone 12/11/XR/XS Max/ 8/7 : iOS 14/ iOS 15

 

Fix 1:  Change Silence Setting

 

From the latest update of iOS , there is now a setting avilable which will Silence all the call from unknown number and this feature is turned on by default. On your iPhone Go to SETTINGS then PHONE then down to SILENCE UNKNOWN CALLERS and CALL BLOCKING AND IDENTIFICATION or you can directly "search" for Silence Unknown Calls.  Turn off the Silence calls from Unknown numbers.

 

iPhone Silencing calls from Unknown number call

Fix 2 : Sound and Haptics settings

 

Go to Settings/Sounds & Haptics. Make sure there is a sound assigned to Ringtone. Now chose a ringtone with louder sound compared to other.

 

Fix 3: Reboot the iPhone

 

A normal reboot can fix the software glitch in the iPhone. If you are also facing iPhone randomly Silencing the call issue then a reboot to the iPhone might help you. But many users report that this will temporarily fix the issue and may start to appear after few days of use.

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