It may be that your iPhone alarm is not working properly – here's how to solve the problem

There are currently problems with the alarm clock on iPhones: Many users report alarms that simply don't ring.

That's why it's important: For many users, smartphones also double as a morning alarm clock. Very few people are likely to have a replacement for this if it fails.

In detail: As the US magazine “Today” reports, citing numerous user posts on social media channels, there are currently problems with the iPhone alarm clock.

• As a result, the alarm set should go off but remain silent. In some cases it should also be canceled completely.
• The problem itself cannot be pinpointed to a specific iPhone model; However, models with iOS 17 appear to be primarily affected.

This is what the manufacturer says: Apple itself already commented on the issue surrounding the failed alarm clocks to Joanna Stern from the Wall Street Journal.

• So be aware of the problem and work on a solution.
• However, a cause was not mentioned here either.

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This could be due to: After all, there are some assumptions as to what could be causing the faulty alarm clock function in iPhones. There are two variants here.

• Apparently the problem primarily occurs when you have set up your own ringtone and not Apple's standard alarm clock.
• There is also speculation that the “attention-sensitive functions” introduced with the iPhone X play a role in iPhones with Face ID.

The latter is used, for example, to dim the display when users are not looking at their iPhone. This also includes automatically reducing the volume when users look at the screen.

Therefore, a strange bug is conceivable whereby the iPhone also reduces this volume in the event of an alarm if users supposedly look at the screen while sleeping.

This is what you can do: However, like Apple, the alarm clocks not ringing are not due to the iPhone's “Do Not Disturb” feature in a support document emphasized.

This would only potentially ensure a quieter ringtone, but not a complete shutdown.

If in doubt, users should simply increase the volume under “Sounds and Haptics”. Based on the suspected causes, you can also make the following changes:

• At least temporarily switches the alarm sound to one predefined by Apple.
• Deactivates the “attention-sensitive functions”. You can find this in the settings under “Face ID & Code”.

However, these methods do not lead to the desired success for all users.

If these workarounds don't work for you, there's an indefinite wait for Apple's official fix – and a new alarm clock.