I am unable to change default timer tone on iPhone after updating to iOS 17

Found a workaround to this irritating problem. Apparently after you set the default timer (1 sec), press start and let the timer countdown and sound off. After that it will stick to the default sound you had set. I am on IOS 17.1

On my phone, that's

Press "When timer ends" and select "Blues"

Say "hey siri, set one-minute timer please"

<timer ends and plays Radial>

It's not that we *don't know* how to do it, it's that we do know, but the setting doesn't take effect.

Not being able to change default sound for timer is not very user friendly. Can’t imagine the thought process of the Apple engineers that decided to remove this functionality.

Apple ! Bring back default timer sounds,

I need to put away this wind up mechanical timer I have to carry everywhere now.

horrible update!!! i have hearing loss and presto was loud and easy for me to hear when my phone is in another room. i’ve already burned one tray of cookies since this new whisper timer sounds default. FIX THIS!!!

Apple please let us set the default tone, and volume either through the clock app or through general: sounds & haptics. The latter would make the most sense since it’s where all the other default sounds are located. They added the timer name feature, but forgot to add Siri support and default support in app or sounds and haptics and need to correct this in an update

Go to your clock. Click on Timers then set a 1 sec timer and choose your tone. Next press the start button and let it play out the countdown. It should stick with your last tone selection.

I use it to cook food but my timer is on the default noise it won’t default to the sound I use all the time for the timer so it’s annoying because the sound I always use is loud without freaking me out but the radial sound I can’t exactly hear it it’s pretty useless and annoying

Chiming in (heh) to express my frustration with this too. It must be a bug, seems more like an accidental regression, an oversight, than a deliberate design decision. Hopefully we can raise enough of a fuss here to get Apple’s attention. I’m very particular about my alarm sounds and this problem has been surprisingly disruptive.

Found a workaround to this irritating problem. Apparently after you set the default timer (1 sec), press start and let the timer countdown and sound off. After that it will stick to the default sound you had set. I am on IOS 17.1

It works for Siri too. If it doesn’t maybe try deleting all your previous timers and/or update to iOS 17.1 if you had not done so.

iOS 17.1

Delete all the recent timers at the bottom.

Create a new timer for 15 seconds or so (manually, not with Siri) and choose the default sound you want.

Then put phone to sleep while you wait for the timer to go off.

After it goes off and you stop it, then ask Siri to set a timer for 15 seconds and it should be set to the last sound you used.

OP said:

> I can no longer change the default timer for when I say “hey siri, set timer for 15 minutes”.

Your suggestion doesn’t solve that problem. Great if you want to manually start a timer (and manually choose the sound every time) but we are talking about defaults and activation via Siri.

You might be able to resolve this issue by saving à t’aimer with a label.

Just say the timer label once you save it and it should sound the one you set to!

To read more on how to set a timer head toTrack time with the stopwatch in Clock on iPhone

Please let us make the decision on what we want as the default timer! I can’t hear the new timer tone as not only is it too soft, it’s so quiet! I want radar back as default as it can be heard from many many feet away! This needs to be fixed on next release… too many people are asking for it to be fixed!

After updating to iOS 17.1 delete all the recent timers at the bottom of the timer app.

Create a new timer for 15 seconds or so (manually, not with Siri) and choose the default sound you want.

Then put your phone to sleep while you wait for the timer to go off.

After it goes off and you stop it, then ask Siri to set a new timer for 15 seconds and it should be set to the last sound you used above.