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Music not working for alarm

Ever since the new iOS 16 update my alarm clock won’t play any songs as an alarm. I’ve tried everything listed in prior questions to this but nothing is working. Please tell me how to fix this because I’ve about had it with crappy updates and bugs like this. I’m on the verge of changing phones

iPhone 13 Pro Max

Posted on Sep 30, 2022 5:33 AM

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Posted on Oct 1, 2022 5:07 PM

Hey Livyrockerm,


What steps have you already tried so far? We want to make sure that we don't offer the same steps for you to repeat.


To use music for an alarm, you’ll have to make sure lossless is turned off in Settings > Music > Audio quality and download in Dolby Atmos also has to be turned off.


If you downloaded songs prior to doing that, you’ll need to remove the downloads and then download them again in the lesser quality.


Also, check out this article as an additional resource: How to set and change alarms on your iPhone


Let us know if this helps!


Best regards.

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Oct 1, 2022 5:07 PM in response to Livyrocker

Hey Livyrockerm,


What steps have you already tried so far? We want to make sure that we don't offer the same steps for you to repeat.


To use music for an alarm, you’ll have to make sure lossless is turned off in Settings > Music > Audio quality and download in Dolby Atmos also has to be turned off.


If you downloaded songs prior to doing that, you’ll need to remove the downloads and then download them again in the lesser quality.


Also, check out this article as an additional resource: How to set and change alarms on your iPhone


Let us know if this helps!


Best regards.

Music not working for alarm

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