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mikeh0646
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Calendar event alerts are not heard

Alerts for Calendar Events are not heard. I set time with alerts to help me manage our medications.

Posted on Oct 30, 2026 4:01 PM

3 replies

sberman
User level: Level 10 (280,982 points)

Nov 1, 2026 2:13 PM in response to mikeh0646

“Not heard’? I will therefore assume the alerts are delivered, and could be seen if you looked at the screen, but simply have no sound. Further, based on your profile, I will assume we’re referring to an iPhone.


Might your iPhone be silenced? Or might it have some temporary sound muffle in effect related to a Focus setting?


Have you checked your sound volume?


Have you checked Settings > Notifications > Calendar to verify that:

  • Allow Notifications is “on”
  • Time Sensitive Notifications is “on”
  • Sounds is set to something reasonable (typically “Chord”)
  • Customize Notifications has all settings “on”
mikeh0646 Author
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Nov 1, 2026 4:39 PM in response to sberman

I appreciate comments from sberman. I am still trying to solve the problem.

sberman
User level: Level 10 (280,982 points)

Nov 1, 2026 6:00 PM in response to mikeh0646

You’re welcome.


Good luck.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256386171