Alarm stopped working after iOS 15

My alarm clock is not making any sound since the iOS 15 update. Apple Watch also not participating in the morning alarm.

iPhone 11 Pro

Posted on Sep 30, 2021 4:02 AM

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Posted on Dec 1, 2021 6:25 AM

Okay so I finally figured this out for those who use music for their alarm. The alarm will not play a song if it was downloaded in lossless audio format. Remove the download you want to use from your library and then download it again after switching the audio quality setting to “high quality” under music settings. You can then switch it back. Just make sure that the song you are trying to use for your alarm wasn’t downloaded in the lossless format.


When I try to use a song in lossless format, I get no sound and no vibrate but when I use a song downloaded in high quality, I get both sound and vibrate. Odd but try it yourself and hopefully that works for you as well.

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Dec 8, 2021 10:20 PM in response to Bbstills

Gutted this hasn’t worked. Tried everything. Sometimes I get vibrating no sound. Sometimes I get the default alarm sound. Sometimes nothing. But if I look at the phone the screen is telling me the alarm is going off.

working different shifts everyday I have to have an alarm I can trust. Of ti the shops now to buy one as I can’t trust this until there is a bug fix

Dec 13, 2021 10:13 AM in response to sjw_11

sjw_11 - Did Apple get back to you with any sort of workaround? I am having this issue, as well. I use timers and alarms for my students, and one of those alarms is to remind me to send a student to the office to take their medication. The timers are also not working and nothing I have done will fix it. The timer doesn't even give the notification to turn off, pause, etc. It just silently ends.


I will submit this to Apple to get more numbers to them, but would like to get a workaround, if any, and not have to wait for their next update to fix it.


Thanks

Jan 3, 2022 6:34 AM in response to pamceachern

I’m having the same problem! This is insane!! I’ve tried picking different ringtones for the alarms. I’ve set the alarms at different intervals. 2 minutes apart. Just to make sure I wake up. Starting an hour before I need to get up. Hoping that at least I will hear some faint ding. But no I just get some faint ding once. Not all the different ringtones I chose. Why would one of the most important features on everyone’s phones be messed with. APPLE PLEASE FIX THIS NOW AND ISSUE A NEE UPDATE IMMEDIATELY. Makes me disappointed that I finally went from my 7 to pro max 13. It doesn’t matter if you have a nice phone when your alarm doesn’t work. A basic feature!

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