How to turn off silent mode on iPhone

Do you need to turn off silent mode on iPhone? In this case, you can do two ways, including using a physical button on your phone and creating a virtual Home button. This is an article on how to turn off silent mode on all iPhones, including iPhone X, 11, 12 and 13.

Table of Contents

Use physical buttons

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Push the switch to the position that covers the orange line. You’ll see a switch above the volume button. When you don’t see the orange line, it means silent mode has been turned off and the phone will ring. ^{[1] X Research Source}

If you see an orange line, silent mode is on and the phone won’t ring.

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Change the setting of silent mode. Open Settings > Sound & Haptics or Settings > Sound to adjust the settings if the phone vibrates when silent mode is on. ^{[2] X Research Source}

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Turn “Change with Buttons” on or off to change the ringtone and volume. For example, if you do not select a ringtone, the phone will not ring when you turn off silent mode.

You can also choose ringtones, vibrations and other sounds in Settings > Sounds & Haptics or Settings > Sounds .

Using AssistiveTouch (virtual Home button)

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Open Settings. This is an app with a gear icon on a light gray background.

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Tap Accessibility . You need to swipe down the menu to see this option next to the humanoid icon in a circle.

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Tap Touch . This is the option under the “Physical And Motor” heading next to the finger icon.

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Tap AssistiveTouch and tap the slider to turn it on

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. The green slider indicates the feature is enabled. When you turn on AssistiveTouch, a gray dot will appear on the screen for you to see more options when touched, such as turning silent mode on or off.

Or, you can say “Hey Siri, turn on AssistiveTouch” (Hey siri, please turn on AssistiveTouch) and skip a few steps in the menu.

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Tap the gray dot on the screen. This is to open the AssistiveTouch menu.

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Tap Device . This icon looks like your iPhone.

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Tap Mute/Unmute . This is the option next to the bell icon with or without the dash, depending on whether your phone is muted or not. You’ll see a “Silent Mode Off/On” confirmation message at the top of the screen once you’ve made a selection in the AssistiveTouch menu.

Since the AssistiveTouch menu functions like a physical button, your phone may experience a response error if you use both. If you’re not sure, restart your phone.
If you’re using iOS 14, you can set up AssistiveTouch so that you can simply touch the back of your phone to turn off silent mode. Open Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap to set it up.
For older iPhones (not using iOS 14), you can set up single tap, double tap, or long press on the AssistiveTouch icon to turn silent mode on and off. To set it up, you need to open Settings > General > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch and select “Single-tap”, “Double-tap” or ” Long Press” (Press and hold). Finally, select Mute to specify the action for disabling silent mode.

Steps

Use physical buttons

Using AssistiveTouch (virtual Home button)

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