Make alarm go off on iPhone, instead of Applewatch

Hello all! I always use my Applewatch 8 to track my sleep, but I want my alarm to sound on my iPhone 14 so it forces me to get up ant turn it off. Is this possible without turning off all notifications on Applewatch?

Apple Watch Series 8, watchOS 9

Posted on Jun 29, 2023 7:07 AM

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Jun 29, 2023 7:53 AM in response to lautaro27

Hello!,Apple Watch and iPhone operate in a synchronized manner when it comes to alarms and notifications. By default, alarms set on your Apple Watch will trigger an alarm sound on your Apple Watch itself. However, you can try the following steps to make your alarm sound on your iPhone 14 instead:


1. On your Apple Watch, open the "Alarms" app.

2. Set the desired alarm time and configure any other settings as needed.

3. Scroll down to the bottom of the alarm settings screen and look for the "Wake Up Alarm Sound" option.

4. Tap on the sound option and choose a sound that is either silent or very quiet, such as "None" or "Vibration."

5. Once you've selected a quiet or silent alarm sound, your Apple Watch will still vibrate to wake you up, but the audible alarm sound will be transferred to your iPhone 14 instead.


By following these steps, you should be able to have your Apple Watch vibrate for the alarm while the audible alarm sound plays on your iPhone 14, effectively forcing you to physically interact with your iPhone to turn off the alarm.

Feb 20, 2024 9:59 PM in response to lautaro27

Dearest Apple,

this is unfortunately not a great design. I don’t wake up with the little alarm on my wrist, I need my phone to go off to. It feels unnecessary to me that only one goes off instead of both, if Apple Watch and the iPhone are to work in a synchronized manner why is this left out? In the next software update it would be great if they could go off together! Thanks!

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