I don't think so. Muting with the switch is a hardware thing, something no 
software can change. If that is indeed what happened, the only way is to flip 
the switch manually.
On Jul 15, 2014, at 7:54 PM, gracewelln...@atlanticbb.net wrote:

> Ok, I will try. Thank you very much.
> Just in case, is not possible to ask siri to do it for me?
>  
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alex Hall
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 7:47 PM
> Subject: Re: My phone vibrates instead of ringing; what can I do to change it?
> 
> I'll try.
> 
> First, find your two volume buttons, on the left side of the phone when you 
> are holding it normally (home button up, power port facing you). Now, just 
> above those two round buttons is a long, thin ridge. This ridge is the mute 
> switch, and it can be pushed either toward the screen, or away from the 
> screen, toward the rear panel of the phone. Take a fingernail or finger pad 
> and gently push it one way or the other. It is probably muted right now, 
> meaning that it should move toward the screen. To be clear, the ridge runs 
> parallel with the side of the phone, and the direction in which it can be 
> moved is perpendicular to that. Put another way, if you were to hold the 
> phone so the volume buttons and mute switch are facing you, the switch can be 
> moved left or right.
> On Jul 15, 2014, at 7:14 PM, gracewelln...@atlanticbb.net wrote:
> 
>> I'm sorry, I am sure that your explanation is clear for more experienced 
>> people, but I can't figure out what to do.
>> Would you please make it much easier for me? Thank you,
>>  
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Alex Hall
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 7:08 PM
>> Subject: Re: My phone vibrates instead of ringing; what can I do to change 
>> it?
>> 
>> Sorry, I meant the front as the screen, the back as the rear panel where the 
>> camera, logo, and so on are. If you place the phone flat on a table, with 
>> the screen facing up and the home button toward you, the switch can move 
>> toward or away from the tabletop. Hopefully that makes more sense.
>> On Jul 15, 2014, at 7:05 PM, gracewelln...@atlanticbb.net wrote:
>> 
>>> I'm not sure if I understand your explanation. What are the front and the 
>>> back of the phone? Is the front the upper part and the back the lower part 
>>> of the phone?
>>>  
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Alex Hall
>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 6:58 PM
>>> Subject: Re: My phone vibrates instead of ringing; what can I do to change 
>>> it?
>>> 
>>> The mute switch will not affect VoiceOver's speech or sounds. Try flipping 
>>> the switch; it moves from the back of the phone to the front, or vice 
>>> versa, not up and down. When it is nearer the back of the phone, that is 
>>> muted, and near the front is un-muted. An easy way to tell is to plug it 
>>> in; if it makes a noise, it is not muted, but if it is muted it will 
>>> vibrate twice.
>>> On Jul 15, 2014, at 6:49 PM, gracewelln...@atlanticbb.net wrote:
>>> 
>>>> As far as I know I did nothing. If I press the home button it says that I 
>>>> have some notifications and the time. Apparently, the pone is not mute.
>>>>  
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: Alex Hall
>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 6:37 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: My phone vibrates instead of ringing; what can I do to change 
>>>> it?
>>>> 
>>>> I know this might be basic, but in the interest of covering all the bases, 
>>>> did you flip the mute switch? If not, try going to Settings > Sound, and 
>>>> making sure your sound volume is up, and that the ringer is set to vibrate 
>>>> and ringtone.
>>>> On Jul 15, 2014, at 6:31 PM, gracewelln...@atlanticbb.net wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Suddenly, my 4S began vibrating instead of ringing. What can I do to 
>>>>> change it? Can I ask Siri to do it? If so, what should I say?
>>>>> Rena 
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