Alarm Volume Randomly Sets Itself To Zero

I am having an issue with my alarms occasionally having no volume, leading me to wake up too late or miss meetings.

When this happens, I check my sound settings and the “Ringtone and Alert Volume” is all the way at zero. However, I have not set it to zero myself, it’s always supposed to be at maximum volume. This has happened several times and I don’t know why. I have:


  • No Bluetooth device connected
  • “Change with Buttons” setting disabled
  • Newest iOS installed
  • Assigned a sound to the alarm
  • Allowed for alarm ringtones in Focus mode and Silent mode
  • Set the alarm for the right time
  • A fully functioning phone that can play sounds, haptics, and vibrations completely fine.


These are recurring alarms that work 95% of the time but sometimes this weird bug happens and the Volume setting just randomly goes to zero. The alarm pops up on my screen normally but the phone is completely silent. I am now randomly checking this setting before going to bed and it still sometimes happens to me. I actually had to buy a regular alarm clock as backup.

Posted on Jul 28, 2023 10:26 PM

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Jul 29, 2023 12:17 AM in response to MsManatee

Probably the Time Zone is not set to Automatic.


On your iPhone or iPad

  1. Go to Settings > General > Date & Time.
  2. Turn off Set Automatically. Is this setting dimmed?
  3. Change the time zone or the date and time: Tap Time Zone and enter a city with the time zone that you need. Or tap the date to change the date and time.


If you can't change the time or time zone on your Apple device

Dec 29, 2023 8:03 AM in response to Mo_Chowdhury

Yes, I did respond to the right question. It happens to me all the time.


For me, the alarm used to be set to the alerts/ringtone volume. After it failed to wake me up several times, I realised it was turning down when I turned the volume down on other apps or watching videos in bed.


Now, before I go to sleep, I open the alarm, toggle the alarm tone and adjust the volume to make sure it’s set high enough.


It’s super annoying. It should just match the alerts/ringtone volume.

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