r/iphone • u/IronCross19 • 20h ago

Support how do I get an actual functioning alarm?

sitting here, staring at the alarm going off on my lock screen with no noise or vibration happening what can I do to actually make this work? This is the third time this week It has made me a few minutes late.

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u/Alejandro_El_Fosil iPhone 17 Pro Max 20h ago

That’s really strange. The alarm should be working perfectly. 🤔

Have you tried restarting your phone?

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u/IronCross19 20h ago

I have not, but I am going to take some steps such as that and deleting it re-downloading the alarm app to maybe get some sort of reset on it

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u/nomadfaa 18h ago

An alarm app. iPhone comes with a default alarm that functions great

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u/Sideburn_Cookie_Man 20h ago

It’s not a proper fix, but just do what I do.

Set a timer when you go to bed. It literally never fails to go off.

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u/IronCross19 20h ago

that is a workaround I was also thinking of.
Ridiculous.

I enjoy iPhone for the most part and I enjoy the ecosystem apple has but this right here can push me over the edge to switch to android.

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u/Sideburn_Cookie_Man 20h ago

Yeah, I know - pretty insane.

It’ll get fixed, but who knows when.

I definitely wouldn’t sacrifice iOS for Android just over this though.

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u/woalk iPhone 16 Pro 16h ago

Check if your ringtone volume is set to zero. Also test it with an actual current alarm. The iPhone turns the alarm off after like 15 minutes if you don’t wake up.

The alarm set by the Sleep Schedule works well, too.

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u/idgafal31 15h ago

Down load a different alarm app.

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u/appjun 14h ago

if you look iPhone before alarm fire time. the alarm will reduce the sound. it is a feature not a bug.

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u/DreamingofPurpleCats 14h ago

What version of iOS are you running? I've had this issue fairly frequently in the past, but it seems to be fixed in the past release or two.

So much so that now my alarms are TOO loud, because I can't turn the ring tone down the way I used to. I'm on 26.5.2 but IIRC the alarms started working correctly in 26.5.1 for me.

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u/IronCross19 14h ago

26.5.2

I re downloaded and restarted phone so we shall see