How to Change Ringtone and Alert Volume on iPhone

How to Change Ringtone and Alert Volume on iPhone. Take Control of Your iPhone’s Sound Levels.

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Is your iPhone too loud or not loud enough when you get calls and notifications? If want to know how to make your iPhone ringtone louder or adjust notification sounds. Here’s how to customize all your sound settings in just a few taps.

How to Change Ringtone and Alert Volume on iPhone.

This guide works for all iPhone models including the iPhone 16 Pro Max (iOS 18.4.1), iPhone 15, and older versions.

How to Change Ringtone Volume

The quickest way to adjust your call volume:

1. When your iPhone isn’t playing media, press the volume buttons on the side
2. You’ll see the ringer volume slider move up or down
3. The change takes effect immediately

Note: This only works when you have the Chagne with Buttons toggle set to On in Settings – Sounds and Haptics.

How to Adjust Alert and Notification Volume

For texts, emails and other alerts:

1. Open Settings
2. Tap Sounds & Haptics
3. Under Ringer and Alerts, drag the slider to adjust volume
4. Toggle Change with Buttons if you want volume buttons to control alert sounds

Making Specific Alerts Louder

If certain notifications are too quiet:

1. Go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics
2. Scroll down to Sounds and Vibration Patterns
3. Tap each alert type (like Text Tone or New Email)
4. Select a louder sound from the list
5. Consider enabling Vibration for extra notice

Why Your Alerts Might Be Quiet

Common reasons include:

• Having Do Not Disturb mode enabled
• The silent switch is on
• Attention Aware Features reduces volume when looking at phone
• Individual app notifications settings are set to a low volume ringtone.

Troubleshooting Sound Issues

If changes aren’t taking effect:

1. Restart your iPhone
2. Check for iOS updates in Settings > General > Software Update
3. Remove any case that might be blocking speakers
4. Test with headphones to check if it’s a speaker issue

Keeping Different Volumes for Day and Night

Create a shortcut to automatically adjust volumes:

1. Open the Shortcuts app
2. Create personal automations for day/night volume levels
3. Set them to run at specific times

Now you can make sure you never miss important calls while keeping nighttime disturbances to a minimum. If you need your iPhone louder for work or quieter at home, these settings put you in complete control.

Still having volume issues? Try resetting all settings (Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Reset All Settings) if problems persist.

What volume level works best for you? Let me know if you have any other sound-related questions!