How to fix the inability to change Calendar notification sound on iPhone by resetting all settings?

FIX: For users who can’t change calendar notification sound.


So…. Like many; after over two years of being stuck with the inability to set/change the notification sound for Calendar events, here’s a solution that actually worked for me. Sharing in case it works for others!


(Note: this step resets certain settings such as FaceID, WiFi Connection, Wallet, etc but doesn’t seem to effect anything you can’t re-setup fairly easily.)


Go to Settings > General > Transfer or reset iphone.


Click “Reset”


That should open another list of “reset” options. Click “Reset all settings”.


It’s really weird that worked for me, whereas a soft reset and hard reset didn’t.


The sound which I was stuck with previously was “minuet”. I wasn’t able to delete it prior to this, but I noticed that after performing the above, it no longer exists as an option, so perhaps they realised it was buggy and removed it. I know others have the same problem but with different sounds, so I hope this works for you too.


Good Luck!



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iPhone 15

Posted on Nov 21, 2025 5:25 PM

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How to fix the inability to change Calendar notification sound on iPhone by resetting all settings?

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