Subj : Some iPhone alarms arent working properly  heres how to make sure
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Apr 30 2024 17:00:06

Some iPhone alarms arent working properly  heres how to make sure yours does

Date:
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:58:50 +0000

Description:
Several social media users have reported experiencing problems with their 
iPhone alarms, and Apple has confirmed that it's aware of the issue.

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Getting to work an hour late because your iPhone alarm didnt go off is one of 
lifes cruelest tricks, but its one that an uncomfortably large number of 
iPhone owners think theyve fallen victim to in recent weeks. 

As reported by US news outlet Today , many iPhone users have taken to social 
media to complain of iPhone alarm failures, with many of these instances 
resulting in missed engagements. Ive noticed for the past week or so that my 
alarm just wasnt waking me up, says TikTok user @charkaylotte , who owns an 
iPhone 11 , while @elizabethannswenson , in a separate TikTok video, 
complains of the same issue with their iPhone 15 . 

Apple has told us that its aware of an issue causing some iPhone alarms to 
not play as expected, and the company is already working on a fix, but we 
suspect that at least some of the blame can be placed at the door of a 
little-known iPhone setting that can erroneously cause alarms to play at a 
lower volume. Allow us to explain. @elizabethannswenson 

  original sound - Elizabeth 

Introduced with iOS 17  which, its worth noting, is compatible with the 
iPhone XR upwards  the Attention Aware setting allows your iPhone to detect 
whether you're paying attention to it and will lower alert sounds if it 
registers that you are (presumably because Apple thinks you dont want to be 
subjected to the Radar tone at full volume while looking down the barrel of 
your iPhone, which is fair). 

Some affected users have reported that turning the Attention Aware setting 
off has solved their silent alarm woes  perhaps because its causing their 
iPhones to mistakenly sense a face during the night  so to do this yourself, 
head to Settings, Face ID & Passcode, then toggle the Attention-Aware 
Features tab off. (Image credit: Future) 

Apple itself has also encouraged affected users to double-check their 
selected alert tones under Sounds & Haptics in Settings and clarified that 
any iPhones in StandBy mode should remain stationary through the night to 
function correctly. 

Reddit users have previously noted that reducing the number of alarms youve 
got set to go off in quick succession can limit the risk of no-shows, as can 
switching any custom alarm sounds to default ones (which isn't a bad thing in 
our book, since the iOS 17 alarm tones are so damn good ). 

Incidentally, activating Do Not Disturb, the Ring/Silent switch or Silent 
mode has no impact on the Alarm app, so you neednt subject yourself to the 
constant ding! of notifications when youre trying to get a good nights sleep. 

Ideally, though, Apple will soon roll out an update that improves the 
functionality of the Attention Aware setting, which appears to be enabled by 
default. 

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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/some-iphone-alarms-arent-working-prope
rly-heres-how-to-make-sure-yours-does


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