Silent switch/mode not working?

[BrittQ]

I tried it for the first time today and it wasn't working, or maybe I am missing something...
I push the sliding switch above the ringer/volume buttons, over to the side. I've tried with the orange dot showing and not showing. Anyone know whats going on?
Thanks.

 

[iBookG4user]

Was there no sign that you had flipped the switch position on the iPhone screen? If you flip it, it should either show a bell or a bell with a line through it.

 

[BrittQ]

I'm not seeing that.

 

[Canuck4]

You should see a bell on the screen when you flip that switch on and off.
And mine vibrates cause I got the vibrate feature on during silent mode.
I hope you're not trying it while the phone is in lock mode.
YOu gotta be on the main screen and phone unlocked.

 

[unity]

The screen simply has to be on, not necessarily unlocked. It will still display the bell if "slide to unlock" is up. I just tried it.

But as mentioned elsewhere, the display will not come to life just by flipping the switch.

 

[BrittQ]

I've tried the switch with the screen unlocked and at the home screen - nothing.
Could it be my sound or some other settings? Should I take it to an apple store?