iPhone alarm is silent randomly

The Silent Alarm problem is definitely a real bug. Supposedly, it only occurs in a relatively small number of iPhones. Unless Apple has covert members reading and posting on this thread, the company does NOT monitor anything that is being said here, so this is a very ineffective place to complain about the problem. I myself have bought two small alarm clocks that work well, and I also downloaded an app called "Alarm Clock For Me" that I use on my iPhone instead of trusting the Apple alarm.

dbe133 wrote:

Apple needs to fix this!! It should be so easy!!

Fixing an intermittent bug (or, more likely, a couple) that affects a comparatively small number of people is one of the harder things to do. The difficulty is compounded when people post here but don't also let Apple know by calling customer support, taking the phone into an Apple Store or leaving feedback. All of those things create a record that the right people at Apple see. Posting here doesn't do that.

Yeah this has got me in trouble a few times now for being late to work.. The ringer is full volume and there is a sound choice is selected, no doubt about it. I actually have the exact same problem on my ipad - I turn my timezone to CST and set the alarm, and I wake up and see that it doesn't go off and the timezone is set to PST. So maybe related to having a weak 4g connection? Wish you guys would consider this a priority though - seems to me that the user is clearly not to blame here.

JamesNey wrote:

How has this happened to so many of us, and affected so many people so negatively yet nothing has been done??

The thing is, it hasn't happened to very many people. It seems to be a number of bugs that each happen to a small percentage of iPhone users. Most people probably don't even report it to Apple. Intermittent bugs that happen to only a small number of people are among the hardest to troubleshoot, even when Apple knows about them. We also don't know what Apple is doing about it. For all we know, they could be working on it very hard but just haven't figured out all of the issues.

Those of us who remember alarm clocks also remember that they failed occasionally, too.

I’m having the same problem with my alarm. It will make a sound for like a second then go silent. The screen shows that it should be alarming. Also when mine is doing this certain video apps like tik tok, Joyce Meyer, they do the same thing. They place for second or two then stop. I’ve called Apple and they were getting with their specialists and nothing ever happened. I’ve even been given a new iPhone and just recently bought the newest phone on market.

Amazon Basics has one with battery back up for $10. I have a number of things from the Amazon Basics line and they're all an excellent buy for the money.

Thank you! I just checked and nearly all my alarms’ sounds had been changed to “None” too! What a ridiculous bug, ughh.

I’m having the same problem as well. Apple needs to fix this or it’s better to use another app for alarms

My alarm often has muted sound. It’s not dependable

Thank you for solving this problem. Your solution solved the problem. I was going crazy!

I'm also having this issue. I just switched from 6S to 8 over the weekend. The alarm didn't go off yesterday and I was saved by a whining dog - 10 minutes after I normally would wake. This morning I used the Alarm Clock instead of Bedtime and the alarm went off for a second, then stopped. I wouldn't have even noticed it except I had it on vibrate too. That also stopped after a second, but it was enough to wake me. My daughter complained that hers didn't go off a few weeks ago, so I'm thinking this has to be an IOS 11 issue.

I never have my ringer on and my DND is always set for 9 p.m. - 7 a.m., but I never had a problem with the alarms before.

Same problem, my iPad dont ring even though it does come on and looks like its ringing. If I test it by setting it to ring a couple of minites ahead, then it rings fine. But not when it is supposed to ring in the morning. Very frustrating, should be very simple to fix.

Similar problem with iPhone X and iOS 11.2.5. "Clock" app volumes (alarm, timer) are somewhat randomly low volume, regardless of "Change with buttons" setting for Ringers and Alerts. Sometimes, the alarm starts loud, but quickly diminishes.

I I am having the same problems. Alarm sound not working, randomly the phone goes into silent mode on videos on different social media platforms.

Have to resart the phone in order for it work.

This my 8th iphone I have owned and you expect the latest X-phone alarm to work, so annoying,

how can i trust it when traveling? It has already made me late for work a couple of times.

Come on apple fix this problem!!

I'm having the same issue. It happens randomly. This morning I had two alarms set and neither went off. I have confirm all the suggestions. This has happened a number of times, and once I missed a flight. Please fix this issue!