text tone volume

Hi, unfortunately, this has been a bug for a very long time. But when you always come out, louder than any of the alert sounds. I don’t even know when this started, but it’s always been an issue since I’ve had an iPhone. My first iPhone was an iPhone 8 when I was 13. It’s been going at least since then maybe even longer. It has something to do with when voiceover is on, but the alerts are always quieter. I’ve never done this test, but apparently on other threads of Apple face people have said that if you turn off voiceover, did you hear the loud alert? Sounds a lot louder. But unfortunately, it’s been going on for a while and I don’t really know a solution to it. I know that it’s been going on because I have my ringer at 100% and that’s always louder than my alert. Sounds even though the volume is up for everything the alerts at 100% as well. Hopefully somebody can give you a solution to this.

I agree that the volume of the default text tone is too soft. I've never tried it with VoiceOver turned off.

My solution was to pick a louder and more noticeable text tone.
I also use a softer ringtone so I can turn it up all the way.

I wish there was a way to control them separately.

This has been an issue for several iOS versions now. It seems to be that all the alert sounds are very quiet when VoiceOver is running. The only one that ever seems to go to the actual volume that you set your phone to is your ringtone. All the other alert sounds are very quiet. I know this because of my friends that don’t use voiceover. They’re alert challenge are much louder. There’s no way to fix this. The most Apple fix it. I don’t know what they did to make this change, but whatever they did it’s not anything that we can change unfortunately let enough of us report it to them. They may be able to do something with their own teachers on their end.

Sad but is it. Not the kind you need an exterminator but a software person. Do not see any changes until 26.4. Perhaps. Long live cats.

Hi. I haven't noticed this bug but I have a customized default text tone I downloaded from Zedge. I have noticed the tones introduced in iOS 18 are much quieter than the clasic tones which is why I downloaded one. I do have some clasic tones set for some family members on my phone.

This happens to me as well, no matter what tone i use noticed it ever since IOS 18 i think.

Hello to all,
I am using ios 26 and my text tones volume are super loud as well as all other alerts on iphone, change with buttons is on, and it has no effect. Anyone have a fix or do we just deal with it? Thanks,

I’ve always had that setting turned off and I’m using an iPhone 15 running iOS 26.4.1. I’m not sure if changing the volume buttons setting turned on would make any difference. I guess you said I had no effect that maybe that’s something that needs to be reported to Apple. I don’t know. I don’t have any vision so I’m unable to test this with voiceover turned off, but it seems as there has been an issue for a while.

The setting to allow changing the volume of the ring tone via the volume buttons has been broken for years. I cannot honestly remember the last time it worked as intended. 😒

I have "Change with Buttons" off in Settings> Sounds & Haptics, and I have Sound Volume set to 50%. On this setting, my ringtone plays at a comfortable volume and all other device sounds (including text tones) seem to follow VoiceOver volume / what I have set with the buttons.

I don't like this, but I it is very annoying.

this is very simple to reproduce:
1 send a text message with voiceover on.
2 send one with it off. Note how much louder the text tone is with it off. turn the volume to 100% and it is very noticeable.