Hi @Clare Bushnell,
Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A forum. I completely understand how frustrating this issue must be, and I’m truly sorry for the inconvenience you've experienced.
This appears to be a technical issue that has been reported by many users over time. Through my research, I’ve found that several others have encountered the same issue and have submitted feedback via the Microsoft Teams · Community. This is the official portal where your input goes directly to the product team and can be considered for future improvements.
You can see similar cases that have already been raised as feedback to Microsoft through the following links:
- Teams Secondary Ringer · Community
- Microsoft Teams secondary ringer defaults to None · Community
- Please Make Secondary Ringer Setting Permanent · Community
While I would love to help resolve this directly, please understand that as a forum moderator, I don’t have the ability to modify or escalate product issues. That responsibility lies with the product development team. For that reason, I strongly encourage you to vote for the feedback posts above. The more support they receive, the higher the chance this feature will be prioritized.
Personally, I’ve voted for the feedback posts mentioned above, as I believe this is a genuinely important issue that deserves attention and improvement.
If you would like to help raise the visibility of this issue within the community, I’d be truly grateful if you could mark this response as the Accepted Answer. This will pin the post to the top, making it easier for others experiencing the same problem to find our discussion and access the feedback links.
Thank for your understanding and contribution!
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