How to adjust your iPhone's ringer with the volume buttonsWondering how to bring control of your iPhone's ringer back to your volume buttons? Here's how.
If you usually use your iPhone's volume buttons to change the volume of your ringer, you might have found that iOS 11 has changed the default behavior of your buttons. Now, they'll control your iPhone's volume no matter where you are, with ringer control relegated to Settings.
For people that prefer the old setup, I have good news. You can quite easily set your volume buttons to control your ringer volume once again. Here's how.
How to set your volume buttons to control your iPhone's ringer
While by default your iPhone's volume buttons control the system volume, you can set them so that they'll control the ringer volume on the phone when you're device isn't playing any audio.
Open Settings on your iPhone or iPad.
Tap Sounds & Haptics.
Turn the switch next to Change with Buttons to the on position.
You'll now be able to change the volume of the ringer using the volume buttons. Th...
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How to adjust your iPhone's ringer with the volume buttons
