Thank you, Ronni.  "Do not disturb" is not on.  I think I may just have to
continue with checking messages and recent calls at frequent intervals.
This  an iPhone 8 - perhaps time for a new one soon and the problem will be
solved then!

best wishes,
Jennifer

On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 at 12:32, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello Jennifer,
>
> Do you have "Do Not Disturb" enabled with "Allow Calls From" set to
> "Favorites" or some group of contacts?
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Ronni
>
>
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>
>
> On 1 Aug 2019, at 11:51 am, Jennifer Lefroy <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> No.  As I mentioned, the silencer is not on and the difficulties are
> intermittent with no changes happening to switches or settings and, yes, I
> have of course tried restarting it.
>
> Has anyone else had this problem?  I know of one other person - a
> programmer who worked for Apple and he wasn't able to sort it either.
>
> On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 at 11:39, Marcus Harris <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Maybe you’ve accidentally knocked the on/off toggle on the left hand side
>> above the volume controls. My wife is often doing that.
>> 😊
>>
>> Marcus Harris
>>
>>
>>
>> > On 1 Aug 2019, at 11:04 am, Jennifer Lefroy <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Good Morning everyone,
>> >
>> > I am having difficulties with ring tone notifications for calls and
>> text messages.  With no changes to settings, volume control, silencer or
>> any other thing I can think of, sometimes the phone rings and sometimes it
>> doesn't.  I have tried it with bluetooth off, the "do not disturb" notice
>> is off and I the sound on sound and haptics is at its highest. AsI said the
>> problem is not constant.
>> >
>> > I think I have tried all the relevant suggestions on Google.
>> >
>> > Does this mean a visit to Apple or admitting I have a "Friday" phone?
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Jennifer Lefroy
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