iPhone does not ring for incoming calls after iOS 26 update

This worked for me but by this procedure:

I checked Settings/Phone/Announce calls.

"Always" was already ticked.

I ticked "Never" then Back Arrow to exit.

I then selected Announce Calls again and ticked "Always"

After backing out this time my phone ring tone rang out normally.

I believe I have found the solution. try go to phone settings to announce calls and check always. it defaults to headphones only. Last night I got a call and my phone was ringing :)

I believe I have found the solution. try go to phone settings to announce calls and check always. it defaults to headphones only. Last night I got a call and my phone was ringing :)

Maybe late to this, as I just experienced it just weeks ago and just on messages on emergency bypass - never on announced calls. What I noticed is when I went to that specific contact’s message - when you click the name - you’ll see INFO - then SCROLL DOWN - for some reason the HIDE ALERTSS is ON - so toggle OFF and works fine now. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Same problem. Apple dialled in to my phone and no success. They will investigate. Then did another search on the internet. Came up with “ announce calls/ always” instead of headphones and car. This seems to have worked for me.

Found a Solution!

None of the above suggestions above worked for me, unfortunately. My issue with my iPhone not ringing was after I got my new iPhone 17 pro max this past month and I had my phone number added to my alternate phone during the limbo period of me not having a phone.

I had Verizon switch my number to my new phone but when I went o that alternate phone I found that the ESIM for my phone number was still on that phone!! I deleted the ESIM and now my phone is ringing out loud again!

I hope this helps identify the potential problem for some people 🙏🏼

Have you tried to restart the iPhone to see if the issues persist?

There will be no fix when it works OK for millions.

go to Sounds & Haptics settings, choose a new stock ring tone, make sure the slider is midway. Make sure that sliding it slightly makes the ringtone sound out.

There is nothing else to set or fix.

Mine was set to headphones and car and I didn’t charge this setting at all. It rang in the car on Apple Carplay earlier so I’ve changed it now to Always. Here’s hoping!

This happened to our phones and under the “Phones” app we had to remove the “screening calls” option and select to always allow all contacts, unknown numbers and Not saved contacts.

turn wifi calling off. settings>apps>phone click it

Using an iPhone 14. Since the update, my phone no longer rings when I get a call. Checked the volume, settings, etc.

If I do a restart, it will work for a short time and then it’s back to no ring sounds. I hope you have an update for this since I have checked my settings and also have not changed anything.

Yes I have the same issue, nothing I do fixes it. APPLE PLEASE FIX THIS ITS URGENT! I just missed a very important phone call because my phone didn’t ring!!!! Heloooo Apple wake up! Also in my car it plays audio phone calls on my phone instead of car audio because Apple removed “car audio “ thing! Grrrr

I have iPhone 14 Pro and latest ios 26 version update and same thing. My phone doesn’t ring for phone calls or my test messages do not make a sound . I also found my phone was set to silent even though my side button was not on silent.

Presumably, these devices are still called iPhones because they are supposed to be phones first. A phone that does not ring is of no use. I have missed at least half a dozen calls because of this code error. This needs to be fixed IMMEDIATELY even if the fix is in an update that consists only of the fix.