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iOS 10 - Alarm stopped working

I've upgraded my iPhone 6 to iOS 10.0.1 and ever since the update, my alarm clock no longer works. I can set an alarm, the alarm clock icon shows up in the upper RH of the screen, but when it's time to alert, nothing happens. The phone does not turn on, it does not create any sound. I've tried everything I could think of and the suggestions online, but no luck.


Another odd behavior is that even after an alarm has past (with no reaction in the phone) the icon in the upper RH remains. I can delete all alarms, the alarm icon still is present on the screen.


I've tried the new Bedtime feature thinking it my by part of the problem, but it also does not work. However, it does have some impact; if I turn on the bedtime feature, the alarm clock icon on the upper RH of the screen will go away and any alarm (on the alarm screen) that was armed gets turned off. It's as if the two are mutually exclusive meaning you can either use Bedtime or traditional alarms, but not both. Does anyone know if this is the case?


I really doubt I'll use the Bedtime feature, it's a little odd and not terribly useful for a hectic life that isn't too predictable for going to bed each night. However, losing total functionality of the traditional alarm clock is a huge disappointment.


I've tried restarting the phone; the only thing that does is make the alarm clock icon disappear (if it was stuck on from a prior alarm). It does not restore the actual vibrate / audible function of an alarm that is set.


I also deleted my iHome clock app thinking the alarms from that app might somehow be competing with the native iOS alarm function, even though they both worked fine in iOS 9.

iPhone 6, iOS 10, Alarm Clock

Posted on Sep 22, 2016 1:11 PM

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Oct 27, 2016 2:01 AM in response to jrich4945

I have an iPhone 6. Once I updated to iOs 10.1 I had the exact problems everyone listed here.


This is what I did for a fix and it cleared up all the issues. I'll update this post in the next few days, if the issues recur.


FIx:

1. Double click home button and swipe to close ALL open apps.

2. Power off, then back on


Done. That fixed all my problems. I hope it does the same for others. I know some people said the update fixed their problem, but I updated to 10.1 (from iOS 9) and that's what caused the problem for me.

Nov 2, 2016 4:32 AM in response to jrich4945

I'm out $400 because this iOS 10 bug caused me to miss a morning flight. The screen said snooze like it was going off but it wasn't making any sound. I've deleted my old alarms and remade them, updated (said it fixed the alarm bug in the notes), but this morning the same thing happened. Between how unresponsive iOS 10 is on my iPhone 5 and how Apple maps is constantly putting me in the wrong place, I've been pretty frustrated with Apple lately. The unreliability of such a basic feature as an alarm is the final straw. Shame, I've been using iPhones since the original and always felt iOS was the most polished mobile operating system until the last year or so.

iOS 10 - Alarm stopped working

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