iOS 14: Why is my alarm not going off on my iPhone XR, 11 Pro, X, 8, 7,6S in 2020: Free Solutions

Last Updated on Sep 23, 2020

Get Fix iPhone Alarm Not Working because of too many settings in iPhone alarm or clock apps that we care or check before setting the important alarm, Bedtime reminder settings otherwise you miss too much in life. Experienced lots of people and lost their opportunities in all the days. Let’s see how to overcome repeated issues and Things to keep in the brain for all iOS users.

New iOS 11 has no significant changes Clock app, might be worrying and confusing to find your option and solution of your Alarm issues.

Tidbits: Now Clock app in the control center, Add clock app in Control center, and customize it.

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• iPhone alarm volume not working or Low
  
• iPhone Alarm No Sound Only Vibrate
• Turn off Vibrate, Turn on Alarm sound only
• Set Custom ringtone, Added song not working
• iPhone Alarm Vibrate not working
• Delete and Add New Alarm
• Add New Alarm
• Alarm Screen black
• Update App to latest Time
• Restart or Reboot the Device
• Reset all the setting

iPhone Alarm Not Working on iOS 11 on iPhone 8, 8 Plus, iPhone X/ 7

Fix 1: iPhone alarm volume not working or too low

Have you experienced quite a low sound quality and ringing on the Wakeup alarm? Let’s see how to increase it and change the Alarm sound.

Increase ringer volume level, from the home screen

Or Unmute from Size Mute/Unmute Switch button.

Close or quit all music apps and try to increase ringer volume, using the Side volume up button and alternatively, you can enhance using the soundbar in the control center.

How to change brightness and volume from the control center in iOS?

Fix 2: iPhone Alarm No Sound Only Vibrate

Set any Default Alarm sound from clock app settings that we can manage for each alarm individually.

Open the Clock app on the iPhone.

Next, Tap on the Alarm tab from the bottom bar. Then tap on Edit, Next to the Choose alarm time,

Go to Sound and Select prefer the sound. [If you have selected none then obviously alarm will not sound]

Find and Playlist of the alarm sound, and set it.

Fix 3: Turn off Vibrate, Turn on Alarm sound only

Yes, we can turn off Vibrate from Alarm settings, because Vibrate is useless and most of the cases but it’s helpful in some situations like travel in a plane or other silent places.

Open clock App, Alarm on the bottom tab.

Tap on Edit from the top corner of the screen, Tap on Alarm from the list.

Next, Tap on Sound, And First is Vibrate. Go into Vibrate and choose the last option “None”.

Not Vibrating and Only Sound of Alarm: Use this method, and set vibration turn on.

Fix 4: Set Custom ringtone, Added song not working

Another cool option for Alarm sound is we can customize Alarm sound. Means songs of your favorite movies and Album from the Tone store.

Tap on Alarm and Edit > Tap on Alarm Time > Sound > Find the option for STORE “Tone Store.”

Or Pick a song from Apple music.

Fix 5: iPhone Alarm not working only vibrating

Enable Vibrate from iPhone settings, Go to the Settings > General > Accessibility > Vibration.

Vibration > Enable Vibrate.

Also, follow the steps for enabling vibrate for alarm settings.

Fix 6: Delete and Add New Alarm

See the list of saved Alarms in the clock app > Alarm.

Tap on the Edit link button, Select (-) sign, and Tap on Delete.

Fix 7: Add New Alarm

To add the new alarm, Tap on the (+) sign at the top right corner of the clock app

Select Time with AM or PM, Repeat days, Sound, and Snooze.

Fix 8: Screen black

Some iOS users demanding the Clock app look and feel. The default UI color of the clock app is black that we can’t customize it. Because we can easily access and view at night.

If you are experiencing clock app crashing and Freezing, Please Reboot or Restart the device.

Fix 9: Update the latest time

Set Date and Time zone automatically or verify. The alarm does not wake up at the correct time.

Go to the Settings > General > Date & Time.

Enable Set Automatically toggle; it will manage itself depends on Wi-Fi location.

Fix 10: Restart or Reboot the Device

To Restart: Press and Hold the sleep-wake button until you see the slide to turn off.

To Force Restart: Press and Hold the Sleep-Wake button + Volume down button until you see the Apple logo on screen (iPhone 7/7 Plus). And iPhone 6S and Earlier mode (Power button + Home button). or Get Hard Reboot iPhone X, and iPhone 8 & iPhone 8 Plus guide.

Fix 11: Reset all the settings

1. Go to the Settings app on the iPhone.
2. Next, Tap on General
3. Scroll down the screen tap “Reset”
4. Tap on Reset all Settings and follow on-screen instructions.

I hope you understand and fix your all issues related to the iPhone alarm not working/Alarm Clock app, Alarm stopped working on your iPhone, iPad.

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