--- description: Don't be too hard on your thumbs, but they might be the reason some calls are going straight to voicemail. title: iPhone Ringing for Some Calls but Not Others? Here's Why image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8764b924f4ecf4bb/69868d6dcd804d6258ccaa19/missedcalls.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 30-Second Tech Trick: iPhone Not Ringing? Here's Why by [Doug Aamoth](/author/doug-aamoth/) ## Doug Aamoth Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 1, 2014 6:58 PM CUT  Doug Aamoth / TIME by [Doug Aamoth](/author/doug-aamoth/) ## Doug Aamoth Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 1, 2014 6:58 PM CUT **More Quick Tech Tricks:** * [Get Facebook Hack Notifications for Your Account](http://time.com/40253/30-second-tech-trick-get-facebook-hack-notifications-for-your-account/ "undefined") * [End Calls with the Power Button on Your Android Phone](http://time.com/38769/30-second-tech-trick-end-calls-with-the-power-button-on-your-android-phone/ "undefined") * [How to Take the Best Selfies](http://time.com/30633/best-selfies/ "undefined") * [How to Make a Strong Password (and Actually Remember It)](http://time.com/15908/best-password/ "undefined") * [More Tech Tricks](http://time.com/tag/tech-tricks/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/84736/30-second-tech-trick-iphone-ringing-for-some-calls-but-not-others-heres-why/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/84736/30-second-tech-trick-iphone-ringing-for-some-calls-but-not-others-heres-why/"},"headline":"30-Second Tech Trick: iPhone Not Ringing? Here's Why","datePublished":"2014-05-01T18:58:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:02:08.251Z","description":"Don't be too hard on your thumbs, but they might be the reason some calls are going straight to voicemail.","url":"https://time.com/84736/30-second-tech-trick-iphone-ringing-for-some-calls-but-not-others-heres-why/","keywords":["Tech","Smartphones","iPhone","How-To","Videos","video","Tech tricks"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8764b924f4ecf4bb/69868d6dcd804d6258ccaa19/missedcalls.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Doug Aamoth","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/doug-aamoth/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8764b924f4ecf4bb/69868d6dcd804d6258ccaa19/missedcalls.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"missedcalls","caption":"","creditText":"Doug Aamoth / TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/84736/30-second-tech-trick-iphone-ringing-for-some-calls-but-not-others-heres-why/","name":"30-Second Tech Trick: iPhone Not Ringing? Here's Why"}}]}] ```