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iPhone Alarm Sound Not Working When I Wear my Watch

I sleep with my Apple Watch on and my iPhone alarm does not make a sound when it goes off. The phone and the watch both vibrate, but no sound. If my watch is on the charger, it works.

Posted on Jul 24, 2023 8:45 AM

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AhsokaTano22

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Posted on Jul 24, 2023 8:47 AM

It seems like there might be a setting or configuration causing this issue with your iPhone alarm when your Apple Watch is worn and not charging. Here are a few troubleshooting steps you can try to resolve the problem:

Check Do Not Disturb and Silent Mode: Make sure that neither your iPhone nor your Apple Watch is in Do Not Disturb mode or Silent mode. Check the settings on both devices to ensure that they are not set to silence notifications and alarms.

- On iPhone: Swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen to open Control Center. If the crescent moon icon is lit, Do Not Disturb is enabled. Tap the moon icon to disable it. Also, check the side switch on your iPhone; if it's showing an orange dot, the device is in Silent mode. Toggle the side switch to turn off Silent mode.
- On Apple Watch: Swipe up from the watch face to open the Control Center. If the crescent moon icon is present, tap it to disable Do Not Disturb.

Check Alarm Sound Settings: Verify that the sound for your iPhone's alarm is set correctly. Go to "Settings" > "Sounds & Haptics" on your iPhone and ensure that the "Ringer and Alerts" volume is turned up and not muted. Also, confirm that you have selected an audible sound for your alarm.
Check iPhone and Watch Connection: Ensure that your iPhone and Apple Watch are properly connected and paired. If they are disconnected or not paired correctly, it could lead to notification issues. Try unpairing and re-pairing your Apple Watch to your iPhone.
Check iPhone Audio Output: Sometimes, the iPhone may redirect audio output to other devices, causing the alarm sound to be silent. Make sure your iPhone's audio output is set to the phone's speaker. You can check this by playing some music and ensuring that it is coming from the iPhone's speakers.
Restart Devices: Try restarting both your iPhone and Apple Watch. Sometimes, a simple restart can help resolve temporary software glitches that might be affecting the alarm sound.
Update Software: Ensure that both your iPhone and Apple Watch have the latest software updates installed. Software updates often include bug fixes and improvements that could resolve issues like this.

If the problem persists after trying the above steps, it's best to contact Apple Support for further assistance. They can provide more in-depth troubleshooting and help you resolve the specific issue with your devices.

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Oct 13, 2023 9:33 AM in response to AhsokaTano22

Not accurate.

all alarms from the first iphone to now are ‘breakthrough alarms’, meaning: the alarm app is the only app with the ability to set an alarm, which completely ignores the silent mode switch on the side of your iPhone. That switch is now and has always been irrelevant to this discussion. If Apple designed the Apple Watch in such a way that engaging the silent mode on your watch, secretly overrides and silences and nullifies the alarms that you have set on a completely separate device… end it did not provide a huge red banner, warning on the screens of the devices…

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mswinger

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Nov 12, 2023 8:08 AM in response to jmalpass

This is also happening to me on my brand new iPhone Max Pro. None of the stock suggestions is the case, everything is set to the proper settings and levels. Anyone have any new suggestions - I'm missing any alarm that is AFTER the first alarm which tends to go off, all subsequent alarms go off but are silent.

Nov 15, 2023 6:48 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

According to ChatGPT's answers, it gives a good, reasonable answer and gives many ways for you to try if something is wrong. Yes, in some ways, ChatGPT cannot be useful but I read through their answer to make sure it is reliable information.

Nov 16, 2023 7:28 AM in response to AhsokaTano22

AhsokaTano22 wrote:

According to ChatGPT's answers, it gives a good, reasonable answer and gives many ways for you to try if something is wrong. Yes, in some ways, ChatGPT cannot be useful but I read through their answer to make sure it is reliable information.

Unfortunately, as you've given few answers of your own, we have no way of knowing how able you are to judge the information you're posting.

sirk1971

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Nov 20, 2023 2:41 PM in response to jmalpass

My first apple watch stopped notifying me and in standard apple fashion I was forced to spend a few hundred to upgrade the watch. So, I did and I'm getting the same thing. I am done with apple watch and I'm done with the iPhone once I can upgrade. I'm so over the iProprietorship and iExpense and constant iUpgrades. I want my calls and text and notifications to ring and ding on my phone not just vibrate on my wrist and me not feel it 98% of the time.

Oct 13, 2023 10:03 AM in response to mimegallow

The person to whom you are replying appears to be copying and pasting answers from ChatGPT. The accuracy of such answers is frequently less than one might like.

kyler62

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Dec 25, 2023 4:37 PM in response to jmalpass

right my apple watch alarm keeps going off but i don’t know the password or i don’t know what phone i prepaid it with

Jan 5, 2024 7:12 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

Thats the thing though. For myself and at leats one other person who's responded, the watch doesn't go off either.

Zombiii

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Jan 22, 2024 10:01 AM in response to May_br

This helped me. Thanks!

Jan 25, 2024 9:49 AM in response to May_br

THANK YOU! This worked! :)

anneon

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May 7, 2024 12:34 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

And if I fall and am injured when I get up in the middle of the night, what good will my Apple Watch be then?

May 7, 2024 1:05 PM in response to anneon

anneon wrote:

And if I fall and am injured when I get up in the middle of the night, what good will my Apple Watch be then?

If you turn on the fall detection, it will call 911 automatically.

Sep 26, 2023 6:34 AM in response to aviduser

aviduser wrote:

This may be “expected behavior” but it is a significant change from iOS 16.x.

No, it has always been this way.

You are going to make me oversleep after conditioning me to use Apple Sleep and Wake!

It is hardly my responsibility to make sure you, an adult, get up on time. I don't even know you so how could I make sure you got up on time?

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