iPhone lock sound and audible notifications not working after iOS 27 update

barrgi wrote:

Since the update to iOS 27, so many things no longer work! One of the first things I noticed was that my phone no longer makes the "lock" sound when I press the side button to shut it down. I've checked in the settings, and this is enabled, so why does it no longer work? To be honest, this is trivial and I can live with it, but now I'm finding that I'm no longer getting audible notifications of incoming e-mails and FB Messenger messages. Is anybody else experiencing the same issues, and is there anybody who has found out how to deal with them?

Others are reporting issues with sounds on the SE models. People have found that simply using the side mute switch to mute, then unmute fixes this. Give that a try.

Yes, I experience the same on all my SEs

Same advice

1. Switch the silent switch to Silent then back to Ring. I do that every morning when taking off charge.
2. Dont turn the phone off, there is usually no need.
3. Report the bug, if we want it fixed https://apple.com/feedback

Update to 27.2.1, it may have been fixed, I am still waiting to see

you should update to 27.2.1, but it will not fix the silent when powered up problem.

Replying to myself! In case you're wondering, the information about my iPhone is incorrect. I guess I clicked on the wrong one when I sent my message. My phone is actually an SE 3rd Generation, and obviously the iOS is 27.0.1.

I'd also like to point out that the notification sounds actually worked normally immediately after updating, and then disappeared after a couple of weeks. However, the "lock" sound seems to come and go. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. This behaviour definitely began immediately after installing iOS 27 and Ihave very little doubt that the problem with the other sounds is also caused by the new OS.

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried it, but it didn't help, unfortunately.