{ "$schema": "https://bedquitter.app/data/alarm-checker.schema.json", "schemaVersion": "1.0.0", "name": "Bed Quitter alarm fixes", "description": "What each phone setting does to an alarm, and how to fix an alarm that didn't ring, for iPhone, Samsung and other Android phones. For each phone: eight settings (Do Not Disturb, sleep mode, silent, airplane mode, a call, low power, headphones and a phone that's off), each answered for the phone's own Clock app and for other alarm apps; fixes with the menus to tap and the problems they help with; and known alarm bugs. Every answer, fix and bug links the pages it rests on: the makers' own help first, then Android's documentation and code, then the tech press, carriers and owners' reports, which some answers and fixes rest on alone where we found nothing from the maker. What no source settles is marked Not confirmed. From the free checker Will my alarm go off? at bedquitter.app.", "url": "https://bedquitter.app/data/", "generated": "2026-11-05T05:36:28Z", "lastChecked": "2026-11-05", "licence": { "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International", "id": "CC-BY-4.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" }, "attribution": "Source: Bed Quitter alarm fixes, bedquitter.app/data/, CC BY 4.0", "notice": "CC BY 4.0 covers our own wording and the way the data is put together. Menu and setting names are the phone makers' own words, quoted so you can find them, and product names are their owners' trademarks: the licence doesn't cover them. Source links lead to other people's pages. iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods, Face ID and FaceTime are Apple's trademarks; Samsung, Galaxy, Z Flip, Z Fold, One UI and Bixby are Samsung's; Android, Pixel and Google Assistant are Google's; WhatsApp is Meta's; and Spotify is Spotify's. Bed Quitter isn't made by any of them. Menu names can differ by phone model and software version. The data comes as is, with no promise that any alarm will ring: test on a real phone.", "creator": { "name": "Bed Quitter", "url": "https://bedquitter.app/" }, "publisher": { "name": "Nested Bit", "url": "https://nestedbit.com/" }, "kinds": [ { "id": "ok", "meaning": "Rings." }, { "id": "catch", "meaning": "Rings, but something changes how: quieter, only a beep, or on another device." }, { "id": "depends", "meaning": "Depends on the alarm app or on a setting, which the answer names." }, { "id": "unsure", "meaning": "Not confirmed: no source we read settles it, so test it on a real phone." }, { "id": "no", "meaning": "Won't ring." } ], "symptoms": [ { "id": "ring", "name": "Didn't ring" }, { "id": "vib", "name": "Only vibrated" }, { "id": "quiet", "name": "Too quiet" }, { "id": "late", "name": "Rang late" } ], "settings": [ { "id": "dnd", "name": "Do Not Disturb" }, { "id": "sleep", "name": "Sleep Focus or sleep mode" }, { "id": "silent", "name": "Silent or vibrate" }, { "id": "airplane", "name": "Airplane mode" }, { "id": "call", "name": "On a call" }, { "id": "power", "name": "Low power or battery saver" }, { "id": "ears", "name": "Headphones or earbuds" }, { "id": "off", "name": "Phone switched off" } ], "phones": [ { "id": "iphone", "name": "iPhone", "note": null, "checked": "Checked against Apple's guides for iOS 26 and iOS 27 on 4 and 5 November 2026.", "checkedOn": "2026-11-05", "fixPage": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/iphone/", "answers": [ { "setting": "dnd", "name": "Do Not Disturb or a Focus", "clock": { "id": "iphone/dnd/clock", "kind": "ok", "tag": "Rings", "line": "Clock alarms ring in Do Not Disturb and every other Focus.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/set-an-alarm-iph2909d3a74/ios" }, { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/118444" } ] }, "app": { "id": "iphone/dnd/app", "kind": "depends", "tag": "Depends", "line": "Apps you've allowed to set alarms ring like the Clock app. Apps that only send notifications can be hidden by a Focus, so let yours through. Some only ring if you leave them open.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Focus" }, { "type": "yours", "label": "your Focus" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Apps" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Focus > [your Focus] > Apps", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple's developer docs", "url": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/alarmkit/scheduling-an-alarm-with-alarmkit" }, { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/allow-or-silence-notifications-for-a-focus-iph21d43af5b/ios" }, { "name": "iDownloadBlog", "url": "https://www.idownloadblog.com/2022/03/17/fix-iphone-alarm-not-working/" } ], "sameAsClock": false } }, { "setting": "sleep", "name": "Sleep Focus", "clock": { "id": "iphone/sleep/clock", "kind": "catch", "tag": "Rings, with a catch", "line": "Sleep Focus lets alarms through. If you wear an Apple Watch to bed, the sleep alarm may play only on the watch. On iOS 26.4 and later, turn on Always Play on iPhone.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Clock" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarms" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Change" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Always Play on iPhone" } ], "pathText": "Clock > Alarms > Change > Always Play on iPhone", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/set-an-alarm-iph2909d3a74/ios" }, { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/guide/watch/set-up-sleep-schedules-apd830528336/watchos" }, { "name": "9to5Mac", "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/28/ios-26-4-gave-your-iphone-an-alarm-feature-thats-long-been-missing/" } ] }, "app": { "id": "iphone/sleep/app", "kind": "depends", "tag": "Depends", "line": "Apps you've allowed to set alarms ring like the Clock app. Apps that only send notifications can be hidden by a Focus, so let yours through. Some only ring if you leave them open.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Focus" }, { "type": "yours", "label": "your Focus" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Apps" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Focus > [your Focus] > Apps", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple's developer docs", "url": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/alarmkit/scheduling-an-alarm-with-alarmkit" }, { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/allow-or-silence-notifications-for-a-focus-iph21d43af5b/ios" }, { "name": "iDownloadBlog", "url": "https://www.idownloadblog.com/2022/03/17/fix-iphone-alarm-not-working/" } ], "sameAsClock": false } }, { "setting": "silent", "name": "Silent mode", "clock": { "id": "iphone/silent/clock", "kind": "ok", "tag": "Rings", "line": "Silent mode quiets calls and texts, not Clock alarms.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/silence-iphone-iph81c7fd7d1/ios" }, { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/118444" } ] }, "app": { "id": "iphone/silent/app", "kind": "depends", "tag": "Depends", "line": "Alarm apps you've allowed to set alarms ring in Silent mode. Apps that only send notifications stay quiet.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Apps" }, { "type": "yours", "label": "your alarm app" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Apps > [your alarm app]", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple's developer docs", "url": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/alarmkit/scheduling-an-alarm-with-alarmkit" }, { "name": "Apple's developer docs", "url": "https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2025/230/" }, { "name": "Apple's developer docs", "url": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/usernotifications/unauthorizationoptions/criticalalert" } ], "sameAsClock": false } }, { "setting": "airplane", "name": "Airplane Mode", "clock": { "id": "iphone/airplane/clock", "kind": "ok", "tag": "Rings", "line": "Alarms don't need a signal. If your alarm is a song, keep it downloaded. If you've changed time zones, check the clock first.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/travel-with-iphone-iphb771143ee/ios" }, { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/change-the-date-and-time-iph65f82af3e/ios" }, { "name": "iDownloadBlog", "url": "https://www.idownloadblog.com/2022/03/17/fix-iphone-alarm-not-working/" }, { "name": "iPhone Life", "url": "https://iphonelife.com/content/tip-day-how-use-apple-music-song-your-alarm" } ] }, "app": { "id": "iphone/airplane/app", "kind": "unsure", "tag": "Not confirmed", "line": "Clock alarms don't need a signal, but Apple doesn't say for other apps. Test a 2-minute alarm in Airplane Mode. If you've changed time zones, check the clock first.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": true, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/travel-with-iphone-iphb771143ee/ios" }, { "name": "iDownloadBlog", "url": "https://www.idownloadblog.com/2022/03/17/fix-iphone-alarm-not-working/" } ], "sameAsClock": false } }, { "setting": "call", "name": "On a call or FaceTime", "clock": { "id": "iphone/call/clock", "kind": "unsure", "tag": "Not confirmed", "line": "Apple doesn't say. Reports from older iOS versions say it still sounds, sometimes loudly in your ear. Test a 2-minute alarm during a call before you rely on it.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": true, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple Community", "url": "https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253836279" }, { "name": "Apple Community", "url": "https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252432315" }, { "name": "Apple Community", "url": "https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250155939" } ] }, "app": { "id": "iphone/call/app", "kind": "unsure", "tag": "Not confirmed", "line": "Apple doesn't say. Reports from older iOS versions say it still sounds, sometimes loudly in your ear. Test a 2-minute alarm during a call before you rely on it.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": true, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple Community", "url": "https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253836279" }, { "name": "Apple Community", "url": "https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252432315" }, { "name": "Apple Community", "url": "https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250155939" } ], "sameAsClock": true } }, { "setting": "power", "name": "Low Power Mode", "clock": { "id": "iphone/power/clock", "kind": "ok", "tag": "Rings", "line": "Alarms aren't on Apple's list of things Low Power Mode limits.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/101604" } ] }, "app": { "id": "iphone/power/app", "kind": "depends", "tag": "Depends", "line": "If you've allowed an app to set alarms, iOS schedules them, so they should still ring. Older apps that need background time may not.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Apps" }, { "type": "yours", "label": "your alarm app" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Apps > [your alarm app]", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple's developer docs", "url": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/alarmkit/scheduling-an-alarm-with-alarmkit" }, { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/101604" } ], "sameAsClock": false } }, { "setting": "ears", "name": "AirPods or headphones", "clock": { "id": "iphone/ears/clock", "kind": "catch", "tag": "Rings, with a catch", "line": "Apple says it plays on the speaker and your headphones at once. But some people say alarms, especially songs, played only in their earbuds. Pick a built-in tone, and don't rely on earbuds.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/set-an-alarm-iph2909d3a74/ios" }, { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/118444" }, { "name": "Apple Community", "url": "https://discussions.apple.com/thread/256263049" }, { "name": "Apple Community", "url": "https://discussions.apple.com/thread/256136468" } ] }, "app": { "id": "iphone/ears/app", "kind": "unsure", "tag": "Not confirmed", "line": "Apple only says where Clock alarms play. Test a 2-minute alarm from your app with your headphones connected, or take them out at night.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": true, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/set-an-alarm-iph2909d3a74/ios" } ], "sameAsClock": false } }, { "setting": "off", "name": "Phone switched off", "clock": { "id": "iphone/off/clock", "kind": "no", "tag": "Won't ring", "line": "A switched-off iPhone can't ring. Charge it and leave it on.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "iDownloadBlog", "url": "https://www.idownloadblog.com/2022/03/17/fix-iphone-alarm-not-working/" }, { "name": "Apple Community", "url": "https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252761478" } ] }, "app": { "id": "iphone/off/app", "kind": "no", "tag": "Won't ring", "line": "A switched-off iPhone can't ring. Charge it and leave it on.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "iDownloadBlog", "url": "https://www.idownloadblog.com/2022/03/17/fix-iphone-alarm-not-working/" }, { "name": "Apple Community", "url": "https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252761478" } ], "sameAsClock": true } } ], "otherAlarmApps": null, "fixes": [ { "id": "iphone/check-the-alarm-is-on-and-am-or-pm", "fixId": "check-the-alarm-is-on-and-am-or-pm", "number": 1, "title": "Check the alarm is on, and AM or PM", "why": "An alarm set for 7:00 PM stays quiet at 7 in the morning, and a one-time alarm switches off after it rings. Apple says changing the time by hand can affect alarms too.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Clock" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarms" } ], "pathText": "Clock > Alarms", "symptoms": [ "ring" ], "clockOnly": true, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/set-an-alarm-iph2909d3a74/ios" }, { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/118444" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/iphone/?s=ring#fix-1" }, { "id": "iphone/turn-on-always-play-on-iphone", "fixId": "turn-on-always-play-on-iphone", "number": 2, "title": "Turn on Always Play on iPhone", "why": "With an Apple Watch on in bed, the sleep alarm can play only on the watch. iOS 26.4 and later can play it on the phone too.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Clock" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarms" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Change" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Always Play on iPhone" } ], "pathText": "Clock > Alarms > Change > Always Play on iPhone", "symptoms": [ "ring", "vib", "quiet" ], "clockOnly": true, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/guide/watch/set-up-sleep-schedules-apd830528336/watchos" }, { "name": "9to5Mac", "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/28/ios-26-4-gave-your-iphone-an-alarm-feature-thats-long-been-missing/" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/iphone/?s=ring#fix-2" }, { "id": "iphone/test-again-and-check-your-apple-watch", "fixId": "test-again-and-check-your-apple-watch", "number": 3, "title": "Test again, and check your Apple Watch", "why": "Since iOS 26, many people say alarms showed on screen but made no sound. On iOS 27, some fixed it by updating or unpairing an older Apple Watch. Apple hasn't confirmed this, so test an alarm before bed.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "symptoms": [ "ring" ], "clockOnly": true, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple Community", "url": "https://discussions.apple.com/thread/256138596" }, { "name": "Apple Community", "url": "https://discussions.apple.com/thread/256357973" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/iphone/?s=ring#fix-3" }, { "id": "iphone/pick-a-sound-that-isn-t-none", "fixId": "pick-a-sound-that-isn-t-none", "number": 4, "title": "Pick a sound that isn't None", "why": "With Sound set to None, the alarm only vibrates. It's silent if its Haptics is None, Vibration is off in Accessibility, or iPhone is in StandBy.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Clock" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarms" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Edit" }, { "type": "yours", "label": "your alarm" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Sound" } ], "pathText": "Clock > Alarms > Edit > [your alarm] > Sound", "symptoms": [ "ring", "vib", "quiet" ], "clockOnly": true, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/118444" }, { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/set-an-alarm-iph2909d3a74/ios" }, { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/turn-off-vibration-iphd722c9100/ios" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/iphone/?s=ring#fix-4" }, { "id": "iphone/turn-up-the-alarm-volume", "fixId": "turn-up-the-alarm-volume", "number": 5, "title": "Turn up the alarm volume", "why": "On iOS 27, turn off Match Ringtone Volume under Alarms and Timers, then drag that slider up. On iOS 26, drag the Ringtone and Alerts slider. To stop stray button presses lowering it, turn off Change with Buttons.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Sounds & Haptics" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Sounds & Haptics", "symptoms": [ "quiet", "vib" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/change-sounds-and-vibrations-iph07c867f28/ios" }, { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/set-an-alarm-iph2909d3a74/ios" }, { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/set-an-alarm-iph2909d3a74/26/ios/26" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/iphone/?s=quiet#fix-5" }, { "id": "iphone/turn-off-attention-aware-features", "fixId": "turn-off-attention-aware-features", "number": 6, "title": "Turn off Attention Aware Features", "why": "On Face ID iPhones it lowers alert volume when you look at the phone. Some people say it quiets alarms too.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Face ID & Passcode" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Attention Aware Features" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Face ID & Passcode > Attention Aware Features", "symptoms": [ "quiet" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/102216" }, { "name": "Apple Community", "url": "https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254171103" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/iphone/?s=quiet#fix-6" }, { "id": "iphone/check-the-sleep-alarm-s-own-volume", "fixId": "check-the-sleep-alarm-s-own-volume", "number": 7, "title": "Check the sleep alarm's own volume", "why": "Your sleep schedule's alarm has its own sound and volume, under Alarm Options. On iOS 27, the alarm slider in Sounds & Haptics doesn't change it.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Clock" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarms" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Change" } ], "pathText": "Clock > Alarms > Change", "symptoms": [ "quiet" ], "clockOnly": true, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/change-your-wake-up-alarm-iphf2a780f81/ios" }, { "name": "9to5Mac", "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/08/ios-27-adds-independent-volume-settings-for-alarms-and-timers-and-for-alerts-and-system-sounds/" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/iphone/?s=quiet#fix-7" }, { "id": "iphone/use-a-built-in-tone-not-a-song", "fixId": "use-a-built-in-tone-not-a-song", "number": 8, "title": "Use a built-in tone, not a song", "why": "Some people found song alarms played only in their earbuds.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Clock" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarms" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Edit" }, { "type": "yours", "label": "your alarm" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Sound" } ], "pathText": "Clock > Alarms > Edit > [your alarm] > Sound", "symptoms": [ "ring", "quiet" ], "clockOnly": true, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple Community", "url": "https://discussions.apple.com/thread/256263049" }, { "name": "Apple Community", "url": "https://discussions.apple.com/thread/256136468" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/iphone/?s=ring#fix-8" }, { "id": "iphone/let-the-app-set-alarms", "fixId": "let-the-app-set-alarms", "number": 9, "title": "Let the app set alarms", "why": "Some alarm apps ask for your OK to set alarms. Without it, their alarms never go off.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Apps" }, { "type": "yours", "label": "your alarm app" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Apps > [your alarm app]", "symptoms": [ "ring" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": true, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple's developer docs", "url": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/alarmkit/scheduling-an-alarm-with-alarmkit" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/iphone/?s=ring#fix-9" }, { "id": "iphone/check-silent-mode", "fixId": "check-silent-mode", "number": 10, "title": "Check Silent mode", "why": "Alarm apps that ring through a notification stay quiet in Silent mode. Turn it off at night, or use an alarm app you've allowed to set alarms.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "symptoms": [ "ring", "vib" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": true, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/silence-iphone-iph81c7fd7d1/ios" }, { "name": "Apple's developer docs", "url": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/alarmkit/scheduling-an-alarm-with-alarmkit" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/iphone/?s=ring#fix-10" }, { "id": "iphone/let-its-notifications-through-your-focus", "fixId": "let-its-notifications-through-your-focus", "number": 11, "title": "Let its notifications through your Focus", "why": "Older alarm apps ring through a notification, and a Focus can hide it. This won't help in Silent mode.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Focus" }, { "type": "yours", "label": "your Focus" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Apps" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Focus > [your Focus] > Apps", "symptoms": [ "ring", "vib" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": true, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple", "url": "https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/allow-or-silence-notifications-for-a-focus-iph21d43af5b/ios" }, { "name": "MacRumors", "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/11/ios-26-third-party-alarm-apps/" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/iphone/?s=ring#fix-11" }, { "id": "iphone/don-t-swipe-the-app-away", "fixId": "don-t-swipe-the-app-away", "number": 12, "title": "Don't swipe the app away", "why": "Some alarm apps only ring if they're still open, and older ones can fail after a restart or an app update. Leave yours open at night, and test it after an update.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "symptoms": [ "ring" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": true, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "iDownloadBlog", "url": "https://www.idownloadblog.com/2022/03/17/fix-iphone-alarm-not-working/" }, { "name": "MacRumors", "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/11/ios-26-third-party-alarm-apps/" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/iphone/?s=ring#fix-12" }, { "id": "iphone/check-the-app-s-own-sound", "fixId": "check-the-app-s-own-sound", "number": 13, "title": "Check the app's own sound", "why": "Alarm apps have their own sound and volume settings. Open the app and check the alarm you set.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "symptoms": [ "vib", "quiet" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": true, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Apple's developer docs", "url": "https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2025/230/" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/iphone/?s=vib#fix-13" } ], "knownBugs": [ { "id": "iphone-no-sound", "url": "https://bedquitter.app/tools/will-my-alarm-go-off/known-bugs/#bug-iphone-no-sound", "title": "Alarms show on screen but make no sound", "what": "Since iOS 26 came out in September 2025, many iPhone owners have reported alarms that appear on screen with no sound. Some say the lowest volume step went silent, or that the alarm played only in their earbuds.", "versions": "iOS 26, from the first release. Reports were still coming in September 2026.", "status": "open", "statusName": "Not fixed", "fix": "Apple hasn't said anything about it, and none of its iOS 26 updates, up to iOS 26.7.2, lists an alarm fix.", "todo": "Owners say these helped: turn the volume up a step, use a built-in tone instead of a song, delete the alarm and set it again, and turn off Attention Aware Features. Then test a 2-minute alarm before bed.", "fixes": [ "iphone/test-again-and-check-your-apple-watch", "iphone/turn-up-the-alarm-volume", "iphone/use-a-built-in-tone-not-a-song", "iphone/turn-off-attention-aware-features" ], "sources": [ { "name": "Apple: About iOS 26 Updates", "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/123075" }, { "name": "Apple Community", "url": "https://discussions.apple.com/thread/256138596" } ], "checkedOn": "2026-11-05" }, { "id": "iphone-stop-by-accident", "url": "https://bedquitter.app/tools/will-my-alarm-go-off/known-bugs/#bug-iphone-stop-by-accident", "title": "Alarms stopped by accident, so they seemed not to ring", "what": "iOS 26.0 made the Stop and Snooze buttons the same size, and some people stopped their alarm without meaning to.", "versions": "iOS 26.0.", "status": "fixed", "statusName": "Fixed", "fix": "Fixed in iOS 26.1, which swapped the Stop button for Slide to stop. A tap still snoozes.", "todo": "Update to iOS 26.1 or later. To get a Stop button back, turn on Prefer Single-Touch Actions in Settings, Accessibility, Touch.", "fixes": [], "sources": [ { "name": "MacRumors (June 2025)", "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/24/new-alarm-design-ios-26-make-you-oversleep/" }, { "name": "MacRumors (October 2025)", "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/08/ios-26-1-beta-stop-silencing-alarms-accident/" }, { "name": "9to5Mac", "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2025/11/05/ios-26-1-makes-alarms-use-a-slider-heres-how-to-get-stop-button-back/" } ], "checkedOn": "2026-11-05" }, { "id": "iphone-watch-sleep-alarm", "url": "https://bedquitter.app/tools/will-my-alarm-go-off/known-bugs/#bug-iphone-watch-sleep-alarm", "title": "The sleep alarm plays only on your Apple Watch", "what": "If you wear an Apple Watch to bed, your sleep schedule's alarm plays on the watch, not the phone. In Silent mode the watch only taps your wrist.", "versions": "Sleep schedule alarms, with an Apple Watch worn in bed.", "status": "design", "statusName": "By design", "fix": "This is how Apple made it. iOS 26.4 added Always Play on iPhone, which stays off until you turn it on.", "todo": "On iOS 26.4 or later, edit your sleep alarm in Clock or Health and turn on Always Play on iPhone.", "fixes": [ "iphone/turn-on-always-play-on-iphone" ], "sources": [ { "name": "9to5Mac", "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/28/ios-26-4-gave-your-iphone-an-alarm-feature-thats-long-been-missing/" } ], "checkedOn": "2026-11-05" } ], "knownBugsNote": "Apple's notes for iOS 27, 27.0.1 and 27.2 list no alarm fix either." }, { "id": "samsung", "name": "Samsung", "note": null, "checked": "Checked against Samsung's guides for One UI 8.5 on 4 and 5 November 2026.", "checkedOn": "2026-11-05", "fixPage": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/samsung/", "answers": [ { "setting": "dnd", "name": "Do not disturb", "clock": { "id": "samsung/dnd/clock", "kind": "ok", "tag": "Rings", "line": "Alarms get through unless Alarms is switched off in Do not disturb. If Sleep mode turned it on, check Sleep's own options too.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Notifications" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Do not disturb" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarms and sounds" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarms" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Notifications > Do not disturb > Alarms and sounds > Alarms", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10002889" }, { "name": "Samsung's Galaxy S26 guide", "url": "https://content.etilize.com/User-Manual/1088643997.pdf" }, { "name": "Verizon", "url": "https://www.verizon.com/support/knowledge-base-311982/" } ] }, "app": { "id": "samsung/dnd/app", "kind": "depends", "tag": "Depends", "line": "An alarm app usually follows the Alarms switch if it rings like an alarm, or Media sound if it plays like music. Make sure both are on. If Sleep mode turned it on, check Sleep's own options too.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Notifications" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Do not disturb" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarms and sounds" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Notifications > Do not disturb > Alarms and sounds", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10002889" }, { "name": "Android's code", "url": "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/refs/heads/main/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/ZenModeHelper.java" } ], "sameAsClock": false } }, { "setting": "sleep", "name": "Sleep mode", "clock": { "id": "samsung/sleep/clock", "kind": "unsure", "tag": "Not confirmed", "line": "Samsung doesn't say if Sleep mode lets alarms through. Check its Do not disturb options, then test a short alarm.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Modes and Routines" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Modes" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Sleep" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Modes and Routines > Modes > Sleep", "notConfirmed": true, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10002623/" }, { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/ca/support/mobile-devices/set-and-manage-alarms-on-your-samsung-galaxy" }, { "name": "Samsung's Galaxy S26 guide", "url": "https://content.etilize.com/User-Manual/1088643997.pdf" } ] }, "app": { "id": "samsung/sleep/app", "kind": "unsure", "tag": "Not confirmed", "line": "Samsung doesn't say if Sleep mode lets alarms through. Check its Do not disturb options, then test a short alarm.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Modes and Routines" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Modes" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Sleep" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Modes and Routines > Modes > Sleep", "notConfirmed": true, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10002623/" }, { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/ca/support/mobile-devices/set-and-manage-alarms-on-your-samsung-galaxy" }, { "name": "Samsung's Galaxy S26 guide", "url": "https://content.etilize.com/User-Manual/1088643997.pdf" } ], "sameAsClock": true } }, { "setting": "silent", "name": "Mute or vibrate", "clock": { "id": "samsung/silent/clock", "kind": "catch", "tag": "Rings, with a catch", "line": "Mute and Vibrate don't stop alarms, unless this Clock setting is on. Make sure it's off. Some phones word it as alarms and timers vibrating only.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Clock" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "⋮" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Silence alarms when system sound is off" } ], "pathText": "Clock > ⋮ > Settings > Silence alarms when system sound is off", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10002547/" }, { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/jp/support/mobile-devices/what-to-check-if-the-alarm-sound-does-not-sound-for-galaxy" }, { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/latin_en/support/mobile-devices/what-are-the-features-of-the-samsung-clock" } ] }, "app": { "id": "samsung/silent/app", "kind": "unsure", "tag": "Not confirmed", "line": "Samsung only documents this for its own Clock app. Test a 2-minute alarm from your app with Mute on.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": true, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10002547/" } ], "sameAsClock": false } }, { "setting": "airplane", "name": "Airplane or Flight mode", "clock": { "id": "samsung/airplane/clock", "kind": "ok", "tag": "Rings", "line": "Alarms don't need a signal. If your alarm is a Spotify song or a Bixby alarm, pick a ringtone, since Samsung doesn't say what plays offline.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung's Galaxy S26 guide", "url": "https://content.etilize.com/User-Manual/1088643997.pdf" }, { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/ca/support/mobile-devices/set-and-manage-alarms-on-your-samsung-galaxy" } ] }, "app": { "id": "samsung/airplane/app", "kind": "ok", "tag": "Rings", "line": "Alarms don't need a signal. If your alarm is a Spotify song or a Bixby alarm, pick a ringtone, since Samsung doesn't say what plays offline.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung's Galaxy S26 guide", "url": "https://content.etilize.com/User-Manual/1088643997.pdf" }, { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/ca/support/mobile-devices/set-and-manage-alarms-on-your-samsung-galaxy" } ], "sameAsClock": true } }, { "setting": "call", "name": "On a call", "clock": { "id": "samsung/call/clock", "kind": "catch", "tag": "Only beeps", "line": "During a call it shows a pop-up and beeps until you tap Dismiss. Samsung says so for the Galaxy Z Flip6 and Z Fold6, and owners of other Galaxy phones report the same. A beep may not wake you, so hang up before you sleep.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/ae/support/mobile-devices/why-does-the-alarm-sound-keep-occurring-in-vibrate-mode-even-during-calls-on-the-galaxy-z-flip6-and-galaxy-z-fold6" }, { "name": "Samsung Community", "url": "https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/galaxy-s22-series/alarm-sounds-doesn-t-work-during-call/td-p/5356296" } ] }, "app": { "id": "samsung/call/app", "kind": "unsure", "tag": "Not confirmed", "line": "Samsung only says what its own Clock does during a call. Hang up before you sleep, or test a 2-minute alarm during a call.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": true, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/ae/support/mobile-devices/why-does-the-alarm-sound-keep-occurring-in-vibrate-mode-even-during-calls-on-the-galaxy-z-flip6-and-galaxy-z-fold6" } ], "sameAsClock": false } }, { "setting": "power", "name": "Power saving", "clock": { "id": "samsung/power/clock", "kind": "unsure", "tag": "Not confirmed", "line": "Samsung doesn't say how Power saving treats alarms. Test a short alarm with it on.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": true, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung's Galaxy S26 guide", "url": "https://content.etilize.com/User-Manual/1088643997.pdf" } ] }, "app": { "id": "samsung/power/app", "kind": "unsure", "tag": "Not confirmed", "line": "Samsung warns some apps' notifications may not arrive in Power saving. Set the app's battery to Unrestricted, then test a short alarm with Power saving on.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Apps" }, { "type": "yours", "label": "your alarm app" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Battery" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Unrestricted" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Apps > [your alarm app] > Battery > Unrestricted", "notConfirmed": true, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung's Galaxy S26 guide", "url": "https://content.etilize.com/User-Manual/1088643997.pdf" }, { "name": "SamMobile", "url": "https://www.sammobile.com/news/prevent-one-ui-from-halting-background-apps-and-games/" } ], "sameAsClock": false } }, { "setting": "ears", "name": "Earbuds or headphones", "clock": { "id": "samsung/ears/clock", "kind": "unsure", "tag": "Not confirmed", "line": "Samsung doesn't say where the alarm plays with earbuds connected, and one owner says it skipped the speaker. Turn Bluetooth off at night, or test with them connected but out of your ears.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Connections" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Bluetooth" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Connections > Bluetooth", "notConfirmed": true, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshoot/TSG10007404/" }, { "name": "Samsung Community", "url": "https://community.samsung.com/us/conversations/Galaxy-S25/Alarm-doesn-t-play-through-speakers-with-buds-pro-2/us_3181957" } ] }, "app": { "id": "samsung/ears/app", "kind": "unsure", "tag": "Not confirmed", "line": "Samsung doesn't say where the alarm plays with earbuds connected, and one owner says it skipped the speaker. Turn Bluetooth off at night, or test with them connected but out of your ears.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Connections" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Bluetooth" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Connections > Bluetooth", "notConfirmed": true, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshoot/TSG10007404/" }, { "name": "Samsung Community", "url": "https://community.samsung.com/us/conversations/Galaxy-S25/Alarm-doesn-t-play-through-speakers-with-buds-pro-2/us_3181957" } ], "sameAsClock": true } }, { "setting": "off", "name": "Phone switched off", "clock": { "id": "samsung/off/clock", "kind": "no", "tag": "Won't ring", "line": "A switched-off phone can't ring. Charge it and leave it on.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Android's docs", "url": "https://developer.android.com/develop/background-work/services/alarms/schedule" }, { "name": "Samsung Community", "url": "https://community.samsung.com/us/conversations/A-Series-Other-Mobile/Samsung-Galaxy-A51-alarm-not-working-when-phone-is-off/us_2411710" } ] }, "app": { "id": "samsung/off/app", "kind": "no", "tag": "Won't ring", "line": "A switched-off phone can't ring. Charge it and leave it on.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Android's docs", "url": "https://developer.android.com/develop/background-work/services/alarms/schedule" }, { "name": "Samsung Community", "url": "https://community.samsung.com/us/conversations/A-Series-Other-Mobile/Samsung-Galaxy-A51-alarm-not-working-when-phone-is-off/us_2411710" } ], "sameAsClock": true } } ], "otherAlarmApps": { "id": "samsung/apps/app", "kind": "depends", "tag": "Depends", "line": "Samsung can put apps you haven't opened for a few days to sleep. Add yours to Never sleeping apps.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Battery" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Background usage limits" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Never sleeping apps" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Battery > Background usage limits > Never sleeping apps", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/ca/support/mobile-devices/galaxy-phone-sleeping-apps/" }, { "name": "Samsung's developer docs", "url": "https://developer.samsung.com/mobile/app-management.html" } ], "name": "Alarm apps on Samsung" }, "fixes": [ { "id": "samsung/turn-on-the-alarm-s-sound-and-turn-it-up", "fixId": "turn-on-the-alarm-s-sound-and-turn-it-up", "number": 1, "title": "Turn on the alarm's sound, and turn it up", "why": "Alarm volume isn't on the phone's Volume screen. Each alarm has its own, at the bottom of the Ringtone screen under Alarm sound. The switch beside Alarm sound must be on too.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Clock" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarm" }, { "type": "yours", "label": "your alarm" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarm sound" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Ringtone" } ], "pathText": "Clock > Alarm > [your alarm] > Alarm sound > Ringtone", "symptoms": [ "vib", "quiet" ], "clockOnly": true, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/ca/support/mobile-devices/set-and-manage-alarms-on-your-samsung-galaxy" }, { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10002547/" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/samsung/?s=vib#fix-1" }, { "id": "samsung/check-clock-s-volume-setting", "fixId": "check-clock-s-volume-setting", "number": 2, "title": "Check Clock's volume setting", "why": "Since One UI 7, Clock can use one volume for every alarm or a different one for each. Check which is on, then set the volume.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Clock" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "⋮" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Volume" } ], "pathText": "Clock > ⋮ > Settings > Volume", "symptoms": [ "quiet" ], "clockOnly": true, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/ae/support/mobile-devices/how-to-adjust-alarm-sound-volume-for-each-alarm-in-one-ui-7/" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/samsung/?s=quiet#fix-2" }, { "id": "samsung/turn-off-silence-alarms-when-system-sound-is-off", "fixId": "turn-off-silence-alarms-when-system-sound-is-off", "number": 3, "title": "Turn off Silence alarms when system sound is off", "why": "With it on, Mute or Vibrate silences your alarms too. Some phones word it as alarms and timers vibrating only.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Clock" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "⋮" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" } ], "pathText": "Clock > ⋮ > Settings", "symptoms": [ "ring", "vib" ], "clockOnly": true, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10002547/" }, { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/jp/support/mobile-devices/what-to-check-if-the-alarm-sound-does-not-sound-for-galaxy" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/samsung/?s=ring#fix-3" }, { "id": "samsung/let-alarms-through-do-not-disturb", "fixId": "let-alarms-through-do-not-disturb", "number": 4, "title": "Let alarms through Do not disturb", "why": "Do not disturb has its own Alarms switch. It's normally on, but check it.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Notifications" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Do not disturb" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarms and sounds" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarms" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Notifications > Do not disturb > Alarms and sounds > Alarms", "symptoms": [ "ring" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10002889" }, { "name": "Verizon", "url": "https://www.verizon.com/support/knowledge-base-311982/" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/samsung/?s=ring#fix-4" }, { "id": "samsung/check-your-sleep-mode", "fixId": "check-your-sleep-mode", "number": 5, "title": "Check your Sleep mode", "why": "Sleep mode can turn on Do not disturb with its own options. Samsung doesn't say if alarms get through, so check, then test.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Modes and Routines" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Modes" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Sleep" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Modes and Routines > Modes > Sleep", "symptoms": [ "ring" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10002623/" }, { "name": "Samsung's Galaxy S26 guide", "url": "https://content.etilize.com/User-Manual/1088643997.pdf" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/samsung/?s=ring#fix-5" }, { "id": "samsung/check-the-days-and-am-or-pm", "fixId": "check-the-days-and-am-or-pm", "number": 6, "title": "Check the days, and AM or PM", "why": "A one-time alarm switches off after it rings. On One UI 8 and later, switching off an alarm group turns off every alarm in it.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Clock" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarm" }, { "type": "yours", "label": "your alarm" } ], "pathText": "Clock > Alarm > [your alarm]", "symptoms": [ "ring" ], "clockOnly": true, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/ca/support/mobile-devices/set-and-manage-alarms-on-your-samsung-galaxy" }, { "name": "SamMobile", "url": "https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsung-one-ui-8-clock-app-alarm-group-improvements/" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/samsung/?s=ring#fix-6" }, { "id": "samsung/turn-off-mute-all-sounds", "fixId": "turn-off-mute-all-sounds", "number": 7, "title": "Turn off Mute all sounds", "why": "It silences every sound on the phone, alarms included.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Accessibility" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Hearing enhancements" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Mute all sounds" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Accessibility > Hearing enhancements > Mute all sounds", "symptoms": [ "ring", "vib" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/africa_en/support/mobile-devices/all-sounds-including-alarm-and-media-volume-and-ringtone-from-speaker-receiver-are-mute-what-should-i-do-for-this" }, { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/ca/support/mobile-devices/sounds-vibrations-and-notifications-on-your-samsung-galaxy-devices/" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/samsung/?s=ring#fix-7" }, { "id": "samsung/disconnect-earbuds-at-night", "fixId": "disconnect-earbuds-at-night", "number": 8, "title": "Disconnect earbuds at night", "why": "Samsung doesn't say where the alarm plays with earbuds connected, and one owner says it skipped the speaker. Turn Bluetooth off at night, or test with them connected but out of your ears.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Connections" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Bluetooth" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Connections > Bluetooth", "symptoms": [ "ring", "quiet" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshoot/TSG10007404/" }, { "name": "Samsung Community", "url": "https://community.samsung.com/us/conversations/Galaxy-S25/Alarm-doesn-t-play-through-speakers-with-buds-pro-2/us_3181957" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/samsung/?s=ring#fix-8" }, { "id": "samsung/turn-off-mute-with-gestures", "fixId": "turn-off-mute-with-gestures", "number": 9, "title": "Turn off Mute with gestures", "why": "It's usually on. Covering the screen or turning the phone face down while the alarm rings mutes it, and it rings again after the snooze time.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Advanced features" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Motions and gestures" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Mute with gestures" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Advanced features > Motions and gestures > Mute with gestures", "symptoms": [ "quiet" ], "clockOnly": true, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/ca/support/mobile-devices/flip-your-galaxy-phone-to-mute-alarms-and-calls/" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/samsung/?s=quiet#fix-9" }, { "id": "samsung/restart-if-it-only-beeps", "fixId": "restart-if-it-only-beeps", "number": 10, "title": "Restart if it only beeps", "why": "Some Galaxy owners say their alarm only beeped, with a note that it can't play during a call, when no call was on. A restart fixed it until their next call. Samsung hasn't said why.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "symptoms": [ "quiet" ], "clockOnly": true, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung Community", "url": "https://community.samsung.com/uk/conversations/galaxy-s23-series/samsung-alarm-unable-to-play-during-call/eu_9815007" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/samsung/?s=quiet#fix-10" }, { "id": "samsung/turn-off-automatic-restarts", "fixId": "turn-off-automatic-restarts", "number": 11, "title": "Turn off automatic restarts", "why": "Some owners say alarms stayed quiet after an overnight restart until they unlocked the phone. Turn off Restart when needed and Restart on schedule. Samsung says a restart can still happen with both off.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Device care" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Auto optimization" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Auto restart" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Device care > Auto optimization > Auto restart", "symptoms": [ "ring" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/ca/support/mobile-devices/samsung-galaxy-device-may-appear-to-keep-restarting/" }, { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/ph/support/mobile-devices/samsung-galaxy-device-may-appear-to-keep-restarting/" }, { "name": "Samsung Community", "url": "https://community.samsung.com/us-bp/conversations/Discussions/Alarm-Not-Working-After-Auto-Restart/us_2340662" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/samsung/?s=ring#fix-11" }, { "id": "samsung/set-the-app-s-battery-to-unrestricted", "fixId": "set-the-app-s-battery-to-unrestricted", "number": 12, "title": "Set the app's battery to Unrestricted", "why": "Stops your phone holding the app back to save battery.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Apps" }, { "type": "yours", "label": "your alarm app" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Battery" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Unrestricted" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Apps > [your alarm app] > Battery > Unrestricted", "symptoms": [ "ring", "late" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": true, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "SamMobile", "url": "https://www.sammobile.com/news/prevent-one-ui-from-halting-background-apps-and-games/" }, { "name": "Samsung Community", "url": "https://community.samsung.com/us/conversations/Galaxy-S26/Optimize-battery-usage-missing-from-special-access/us_3558876" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/samsung/?s=ring#fix-12" }, { "id": "samsung/add-it-to-never-sleeping-apps", "fixId": "add-it-to-never-sleeping-apps", "number": 13, "title": "Add it to Never sleeping apps", "why": "Keeps the app awake, even if you haven't opened it for days.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Battery" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Background usage limits" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Never sleeping apps" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Battery > Background usage limits > Never sleeping apps", "symptoms": [ "ring", "late" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": true, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/ca/support/mobile-devices/galaxy-phone-sleeping-apps/" }, { "name": "Samsung's developer docs", "url": "https://developer.samsung.com/mobile/app-management.html" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/samsung/?s=ring#fix-13" }, { "id": "samsung/check-alarms-and-reminders", "fixId": "check-alarms-and-reminders", "number": 14, "title": "Check Alarms and reminders", "why": "If it's off, the app's alarms are cancelled. Some alarm apps get it automatically and may not be listed. If yours is listed, make sure it's on. If it isn't listed, run the 2-minute test. Moved to a new phone? Check again.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Apps" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "⋮" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Special access" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarms and reminders" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Apps > ⋮ > Special access > Alarms and reminders", "symptoms": [ "ring", "late" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": true, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Android's docs", "url": "https://developer.android.com/about/versions/14/changes/schedule-exact-alarms" }, { "name": "Android's docs", "url": "https://developer.android.com/develop/background-work/services/alarms/schedule" }, { "name": "Samsung Community", "url": "https://community.samsung.com/us/conversations/Galaxy-S26/Optimize-battery-usage-missing-from-special-access/us_3558876" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/samsung/?s=ring#fix-14" }, { "id": "samsung/check-the-app-s-own-sound", "fixId": "check-the-app-s-own-sound", "number": 15, "title": "Check the app's own sound", "why": "Alarm apps have their own sound and volume settings. Open the app and check the alarm you set.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "symptoms": [ "vib", "quiet" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": true, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Android's docs", "url": "https://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/RingtoneManager" }, { "name": "Android's docs", "url": "https://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/MediaPlayer#setVolume(float,%20float)" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/samsung/?s=vib#fix-15" } ], "knownBugs": [ { "id": "samsung-call-beep", "url": "https://bedquitter.app/tools/will-my-alarm-go-off/known-bugs/#bug-samsung-call-beep", "title": "During a call, the alarm only beeps", "what": "If a call is on when the alarm goes off, Samsung's Clock shows a pop-up and beeps until you tap Dismiss, even on Vibrate or Silent. A beep may not wake you.", "versions": "One UI 6.1.1 and later. Samsung says so for the Galaxy Z Flip6 and Z Fold6.", "status": "design", "statusName": "By design", "fix": "Samsung says this is how it works.", "todo": "Hang up before you sleep.", "fixes": [], "sources": [ { "name": "Samsung", "url": "https://www.samsung.com/ae/support/mobile-devices/why-does-the-alarm-sound-keep-occurring-in-vibrate-mode-even-during-calls-on-the-galaxy-z-flip6-and-galaxy-z-fold6" } ], "checkedOn": "2026-11-05" } ], "knownBugsNote": "We found no Samsung notice or press report this year of a Clock alarm that doesn't ring or makes no sound on One UI 8 or 8.5. Owners do report problems, so run the 2-minute test." }, { "id": "android", "name": "Other Android", "note": "Answers and menu paths are a Pixel's. Other Android phones can differ, in menus and in how alarms behave.", "checked": "Checked against Google's Pixel and Clock help, and Android's own code, for Android 16 and 17 on 4 and 5 November 2026.", "checkedOn": "2026-11-05", "fixPage": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/android/", "answers": [ { "setting": "dnd", "name": "Do Not Disturb", "clock": { "id": "android/dnd/clock", "kind": "ok", "tag": "Rings", "line": "Alarms get through unless Alarms is switched off. If another mode is on too, like Bedtime, check it the same way.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Modes" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Do Not Disturb" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarms & other interruptions" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarms" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Modes > Do Not Disturb > Alarms & other interruptions > Alarms", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Google", "url": "https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6111295?hl=en" }, { "name": "Verizon", "url": "https://www.verizon.com/support/knowledge-base-310704/" } ] }, "app": { "id": "android/dnd/app", "kind": "depends", "tag": "Depends", "line": "An alarm app follows the Alarms switch if it rings like an alarm, or Media sounds if it plays like music. Make sure both are on. If another mode is on too, like Bedtime, check it the same way.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Modes" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Do Not Disturb" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarms & other interruptions" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Modes > Do Not Disturb > Alarms & other interruptions", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Google", "url": "https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6111295?hl=en" }, { "name": "Android's code", "url": "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/refs/heads/main/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/ZenModeHelper.java" } ], "sameAsClock": false } }, { "setting": "sleep", "name": "Bedtime mode", "clock": { "id": "android/sleep/clock", "kind": "ok", "tag": "Rings", "line": "Bedtime lets alarms through unless its own filters block them.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Modes" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Bedtime" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarms & other interruptions" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarms" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Modes > Bedtime > Alarms & other interruptions > Alarms", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Google", "url": "https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6111295?hl=en" }, { "name": "Google", "url": "https://support.google.com/android/answer/9069335?hl=en" } ] }, "app": { "id": "android/sleep/app", "kind": "depends", "tag": "Depends", "line": "An alarm app follows the Alarms switch if it rings like an alarm, or Media sounds if it plays like music. Check both in Bedtime too.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Modes" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Bedtime" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarms & other interruptions" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Modes > Bedtime > Alarms & other interruptions", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Google", "url": "https://support.google.com/android/answer/9069335?hl=en" }, { "name": "Android's code", "url": "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/refs/heads/main/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/ZenModeHelper.java" } ], "sameAsClock": false } }, { "setting": "silent", "name": "Silent or vibrate", "clock": { "id": "android/silent/clock", "kind": "ok", "tag": "Rings", "line": "Silent and vibrate quiet calls and notifications. Alarms have their own volume.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Google", "url": "https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/2819577?hl=en" }, { "name": "Android's code", "url": "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/refs/heads/main/core/res/res/values/config.xml" } ] }, "app": { "id": "android/silent/app", "kind": "ok", "tag": "Rings", "line": "Silent and vibrate quiet calls and notifications. Alarms have their own volume.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Google", "url": "https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/2819577?hl=en" }, { "name": "Android's code", "url": "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/refs/heads/main/core/res/res/values/config.xml" } ], "sameAsClock": true } }, { "setting": "airplane", "name": "Airplane mode", "clock": { "id": "android/airplane/clock", "kind": "ok", "tag": "Rings", "line": "Alarms don't need a signal. Bluetooth can stay on, so earbuds may play it too. If your alarm is a streaming song, pick a built-in sound.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Google", "url": "https://support.google.com/clock/answer/2840926?hl=en" }, { "name": "Android's docs", "url": "https://developer.android.com/develop/background-work/services/alarms/schedule" }, { "name": "Android's code", "url": "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/modules/Bluetooth/+/refs/heads/main/service/src/airplane/ModeListener.kt" } ] }, "app": { "id": "android/airplane/app", "kind": "ok", "tag": "Rings", "line": "Alarms don't need a signal. Bluetooth can stay on, so earbuds may play it too. If your alarm is a streaming song, pick a built-in sound.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Google", "url": "https://support.google.com/clock/answer/2840926?hl=en" }, { "name": "Android's docs", "url": "https://developer.android.com/develop/background-work/services/alarms/schedule" }, { "name": "Android's code", "url": "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/modules/Bluetooth/+/refs/heads/main/service/src/airplane/ModeListener.kt" } ], "sameAsClock": true } }, { "setting": "call", "name": "On a phone or WhatsApp call", "clock": { "id": "android/call/clock", "kind": "unsure", "tag": "Likely a soft beep", "line": "Probably just a soft beep. During any call, even a WhatsApp call, Android keeps the alarm about as loud as the call, where the call's sound goes, like your earpiece. Google doesn't confirm this for Pixel, so hang up before you sleep.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": true, "sources": [ { "name": "Android's code", "url": "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/DeskClock/+/refs/heads/main/src/com/android/deskclock/AsyncRingtonePlayer.kt" }, { "name": "Android's code", "url": "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/refs/heads/main/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp" }, { "name": "Android's code", "url": "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/refs/heads/main/services/audiopolicy/enginedefault/src/Engine.cpp" } ] }, "app": { "id": "android/call/app", "kind": "unsure", "tag": "Likely quieter", "line": "During any call, even a WhatsApp call, Android keeps an alarm about as loud as the call, where the call's sound goes. Google doesn't confirm this for Pixel, so hang up before you sleep.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": true, "sources": [ { "name": "Android's code", "url": "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/refs/heads/main/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp" }, { "name": "Android's code", "url": "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/refs/heads/main/services/audiopolicy/enginedefault/src/Engine.cpp" } ], "sameAsClock": false } }, { "setting": "power", "name": "Battery Saver", "clock": { "id": "android/power/clock", "kind": "ok", "tag": "Rings", "line": "On Pixel, Google says Battery Saver never turns off Clock. On other phones, test a short alarm with it on.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Google", "url": "https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6187458?hl=en" } ] }, "app": { "id": "android/power/app", "kind": "depends", "tag": "Depends", "line": "On a Pixel, Extreme Battery Saver pauses most apps. If you use it, add your alarm app to its Essential apps.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Battery" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Battery Saver" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Extreme Battery Saver" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Essential apps" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Battery > Battery Saver > Extreme Battery Saver > Essential apps", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Google", "url": "https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6187458?hl=en" } ], "sameAsClock": false } }, { "setting": "ears", "name": "Earbuds or headphones", "clock": { "id": "android/ears/clock", "kind": "catch", "tag": "Rings, with a catch", "line": "It usually plays on the speaker and in your earbuds. If music was playing in them, the alarm may be no louder than the music. Hearing aids can differ, so test once with your earbuds or hearing aids connected.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Android's code", "url": "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/refs/heads/main/services/audiopolicy/enginedefault/src/Engine.cpp" }, { "name": "Android's code", "url": "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/refs/heads/main/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp" }, { "name": "Android Authority", "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/android-17-beta-3-hearing-aids-3652599/" } ] }, "app": { "id": "android/ears/app", "kind": "catch", "tag": "Rings, with a catch", "line": "It usually plays on the speaker and in your earbuds. If music was playing in them, the alarm may be no louder than the music. Hearing aids can differ, so test once with your earbuds or hearing aids connected.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Android's code", "url": "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/refs/heads/main/services/audiopolicy/enginedefault/src/Engine.cpp" }, { "name": "Android's code", "url": "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/refs/heads/main/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp" }, { "name": "Android Authority", "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/android-17-beta-3-hearing-aids-3652599/" } ], "sameAsClock": true } }, { "setting": "off", "name": "Phone switched off", "clock": { "id": "android/off/clock", "kind": "no", "tag": "Won't ring", "line": "A switched-off phone can't ring. Charge it and leave it on.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Android's docs", "url": "https://developer.android.com/develop/background-work/services/alarms/schedule" } ] }, "app": { "id": "android/off/app", "kind": "no", "tag": "Won't ring", "line": "A switched-off phone can't ring. Charge it and leave it on.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Android's docs", "url": "https://developer.android.com/develop/background-work/services/alarms/schedule" } ], "sameAsClock": true } } ], "otherAlarmApps": { "id": "android/apps/app", "kind": "depends", "tag": "Depends", "line": "Battery limits can hold an alarm app back. If Allow background usage is off, turn it on. Then tap the words, not the switch, and choose Unrestricted.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Apps" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "See all apps" }, { "type": "yours", "label": "your alarm app" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "App battery usage" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Allow background usage" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Unrestricted" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Apps > See all apps > [your alarm app] > App battery usage > Allow background usage > Unrestricted", "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Google", "url": "https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7015477?hl=en" }, { "name": "Android's docs", "url": "https://developer.android.com/topic/performance/power/power-details" }, { "name": "Detecht", "url": "https://www.detechtapp.com/help/android-14-google-pixel-phones-and-others" } ], "name": "Alarm apps on Android" }, "fixes": [ { "id": "android/turn-up-the-alarm-volume", "fixId": "turn-up-the-alarm-volume", "number": 1, "title": "Turn up the alarm volume", "why": "Alarms have their own slider, apart from the ringer. Google's Clock warns that under 30% may be too quiet.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Sound & vibration" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarm volume" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Sound & vibration > Alarm volume", "symptoms": [ "quiet", "vib" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Google", "url": "https://support.google.com/clock/answer/2840926?hl=en" }, { "name": "Google", "url": "https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/2819577?hl=en" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/android/?s=quiet#fix-1" }, { "id": "android/check-clock-s-alarm-settings", "fixId": "check-clock-s-alarm-settings", "number": 2, "title": "Check Clock's alarm settings", "why": "Gradually increase volume starts the alarm quietly, Silence after stops it after a set time, and Volume buttons decides what pressing one does while it rings. All three are under Alarms.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Clock" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "More" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" } ], "pathText": "Clock > More > Settings", "symptoms": [ "quiet" ], "clockOnly": true, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Google", "url": "https://support.google.com/clock/answer/2841106?hl=en" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/android/?s=quiet#fix-2" }, { "id": "android/disconnect-earbuds-at-night", "fixId": "disconnect-earbuds-at-night", "number": 3, "title": "Disconnect earbuds at night", "why": "With earbuds connected, the alarm usually plays in them too. If music was playing, it may be no louder than the music.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "symptoms": [ "quiet" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Android's code", "url": "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/refs/heads/main/services/audiopolicy/enginedefault/src/Engine.cpp" }, { "name": "Android's code", "url": "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/refs/heads/main/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/android/?s=quiet#fix-3" }, { "id": "android/give-the-alarm-a-sound", "fixId": "give-the-alarm-a-sound", "number": 4, "title": "Give the alarm a sound", "why": "An alarm set to a silent sound only vibrates, and does nothing with vibration off.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Clock" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarm" }, { "type": "yours", "label": "your alarm" }, { "type": "yours", "label": "its sound" } ], "pathText": "Clock > Alarm > [your alarm] > [its sound]", "symptoms": [ "vib", "ring" ], "clockOnly": true, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Google", "url": "https://support.google.com/clock/answer/2840926?hl=en" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/android/?s=vib#fix-4" }, { "id": "android/let-alarms-through-do-not-disturb", "fixId": "let-alarms-through-do-not-disturb", "number": 5, "title": "Let alarms through Do Not Disturb", "why": "Each mode has its own Alarms switch. If any mode that's on blocks alarms, they stay quiet.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Modes" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Do Not Disturb" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarms & other interruptions" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarms" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Modes > Do Not Disturb > Alarms & other interruptions > Alarms", "symptoms": [ "ring" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Google", "url": "https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6111295?hl=en" }, { "name": "Android's code", "url": "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/refs/heads/main/core/java/android/service/notification/ZenPolicy.java" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/android/?s=ring#fix-5" }, { "id": "android/check-your-bedtime-mode", "fixId": "check-your-bedtime-mode", "number": 6, "title": "Check your Bedtime mode", "why": "Bedtime has its own filters, so make sure alarms are allowed there too.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Modes" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Bedtime" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarms & other interruptions" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarms" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Modes > Bedtime > Alarms & other interruptions > Alarms", "symptoms": [ "ring" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Google", "url": "https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6111295?hl=en" }, { "name": "Google", "url": "https://support.google.com/android/answer/9069335?hl=en" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/android/?s=ring#fix-6" }, { "id": "android/keep-clock-s-notifications-on", "fixId": "keep-clock-s-notifications-on", "number": 7, "title": "Keep Clock's notifications on", "why": "Google says Clock needs its notifications on for you to hear alarms.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Apps" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "See all apps" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Clock" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Notifications" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Apps > See all apps > Clock > Notifications", "symptoms": [ "ring" ], "clockOnly": true, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Google", "url": "https://support.google.com/clock/answer/2840926?hl=en" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/android/?s=ring#fix-7" }, { "id": "android/check-the-days-and-am-or-pm", "fixId": "check-the-days-and-am-or-pm", "number": 8, "title": "Check the days, and AM or PM", "why": "An alarm with no days picked rings once, then switches itself off.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Clock" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarm" }, { "type": "yours", "label": "your alarm" } ], "pathText": "Clock > Alarm > [your alarm]", "symptoms": [ "ring" ], "clockOnly": true, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Google", "url": "https://support.google.com/clock/answer/2840926?hl=en" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/android/?s=ring#fix-8" }, { "id": "android/test-again-and-check-silence-after", "fixId": "test-again-and-check-silence-after", "number": 9, "title": "Test again, and check Silence after", "why": "Some Pixel owners say their alarms made no sound, or that Clock said they were automatically silenced. Google hasn't explained it. Some suggest setting Silence after to Never. Test an alarm before bed.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Clock" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "More" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" } ], "pathText": "Clock > More > Settings", "symptoms": [ "ring", "quiet" ], "clockOnly": true, "appOnly": false, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Google", "url": "https://support.google.com/clock/answer/2841106?hl=en" }, { "name": "Android Authority", "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-alarm-bug-3728689/" }, { "name": "Android Authority", "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-clock-alarm-bug-not-fixed-yet-3715371/" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/android/?s=ring#fix-9" }, { "id": "android/let-the-app-run-in-the-background", "fixId": "let-the-app-run-in-the-background", "number": 10, "title": "Let the app run in the background", "why": "A battery-restricted app's alarms can be held back. Tap the words, not the switch, then choose Unrestricted.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Apps" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "See all apps" }, { "type": "yours", "label": "your alarm app" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "App battery usage" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Allow background usage" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Unrestricted" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Apps > See all apps > [your alarm app] > App battery usage > Allow background usage > Unrestricted", "symptoms": [ "ring", "late" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": true, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Google", "url": "https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7015477?hl=en" }, { "name": "Android's docs", "url": "https://developer.android.com/topic/performance/power/power-details" }, { "name": "Detecht", "url": "https://www.detechtapp.com/help/android-14-google-pixel-phones-and-others" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/android/?s=ring#fix-10" }, { "id": "android/allow-alarms-reminders", "fixId": "allow-alarms-reminders", "number": 11, "title": "Allow Alarms & reminders", "why": "If it's off, the app's alarms are cancelled. Not listed? Then there's nothing to change. Moved to a new phone? Check again.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Apps" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Special app access" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Alarms & reminders" }, { "type": "yours", "label": "your alarm app" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Allow setting alarms and reminders" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Apps > Special app access > Alarms & reminders > [your alarm app] > Allow setting alarms and reminders", "symptoms": [ "ring", "late" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": true, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Android's docs", "url": "https://developer.android.com/develop/background-work/services/alarms/schedule" }, { "name": "Android's docs", "url": "https://developer.android.com/training/permissions/requesting-special" }, { "name": "Android's docs", "url": "https://developer.android.com/about/versions/14/changes/schedule-exact-alarms" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/android/?s=ring#fix-11" }, { "id": "android/keep-it-running-in-extreme-battery-saver", "fixId": "keep-it-running-in-extreme-battery-saver", "number": 12, "title": "Keep it running in Extreme Battery Saver", "why": "On a Pixel, Extreme Battery Saver pauses most apps, alarm apps too. If you use it, add your alarm app to its Essential apps.", "path": [ { "type": "menu", "label": "Settings" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Battery" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Battery Saver" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Extreme Battery Saver" }, { "type": "menu", "label": "Essential apps" } ], "pathText": "Settings > Battery > Battery Saver > Extreme Battery Saver > Essential apps", "symptoms": [ "ring", "late" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": true, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Google", "url": "https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6187458?hl=en" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/android/?s=ring#fix-12" }, { "id": "android/open-the-app-after-a-force-stop", "fixId": "open-the-app-after-a-force-stop", "number": 13, "title": "Open the app after a force stop", "why": "Force stopping an app, or a cleaner app doing it, deletes its alarms until you open it again.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "symptoms": [ "ring" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": true, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Android's docs", "url": "https://developer.android.com/about/versions/15/behavior-changes-all" }, { "name": "Android's code", "url": "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/refs/heads/main/apex/jobscheduler/service/java/com/android/server/alarm/AlarmManagerService.java" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/android/?s=ring#fix-13" }, { "id": "android/check-the-app-s-own-sound", "fixId": "check-the-app-s-own-sound", "number": 14, "title": "Check the app's own sound", "why": "Alarm apps have their own sound and volume settings. Open the app and check the alarm you set.", "path": [], "pathText": "", "symptoms": [ "vib", "quiet" ], "clockOnly": false, "appOnly": true, "notConfirmed": false, "sources": [ { "name": "Android's docs", "url": "https://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/RingtoneManager" }, { "name": "Android's docs", "url": "https://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/MediaPlayer#setVolume(float,%20float)" } ], "url": "https://bedquitter.app/fix/android/?s=vib#fix-14" } ], "knownBugs": [ { "id": "pixel-silenced", "url": "https://bedquitter.app/tools/will-my-alarm-go-off/known-bugs/#bug-pixel-silenced", "title": "Alarms make no sound, then say they were silenced", "what": "In late October 2026, Pixel owners reported alarms that made no sound, after which Clock said the alarm had gone off and was automatically silenced. It doesn't happen every time.", "versions": "Pixel phones, reported in October 2026. No model, Android or Clock version is named.", "status": "open", "statusName": "Not fixed", "fix": "Google hasn't given a cause or a fix. Its Pixel support team said it had contacted some owners to look into it.", "todo": "Set Silence after to Never in Clock's settings, keep a backup alarm, and test a 2-minute alarm before bed.", "fixes": [ "android/test-again-and-check-silence-after" ], "sources": [ { "name": "Android Authority", "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-alarm-bug-3728689/" } ], "checkedOn": "2026-11-05" }, { "id": "pixel-did-not-fire", "url": "https://bedquitter.app/tools/will-my-alarm-go-off/known-bugs/#bug-pixel-did-not-fire", "title": "Alarms don't go off at all", "what": "Some Pixel alarms never go off, and Clock later says the alarm didn't fire for an unknown reason. Reports go back to at least 2021.", "versions": "Pixel phones. Reports were still coming in September 2026.", "status": "open", "statusName": "Not fixed", "fix": "Google had said it was fixed, but new reports kept coming.", "todo": "Keep a backup alarm on a second device, and test a 2-minute alarm before bed.", "fixes": [ "android/test-again-and-check-silence-after" ], "sources": [ { "name": "Android Authority", "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-clock-alarm-bug-not-fixed-yet-3715371/" } ], "checkedOn": "2026-11-05" }, { "id": "pixel-voice-dnd", "url": "https://bedquitter.app/tools/will-my-alarm-go-off/known-bugs/#bug-pixel-voice-dnd", "title": "Do Not Disturb turned on by voice mutes alarms too", "what": "Asking Google Assistant to turn on Do Not Disturb turned on a version that ignored your exceptions and muted everything, alarms included. Android Authority found the same on its own phones.", "versions": "Pixel phones, reported in April 2025.", "status": "unknown", "statusName": "Fix not confirmed", "fix": "Google didn't comment, and no fix has been reported since.", "todo": "Turn on Do Not Disturb from Quick Settings or Settings, not by voice.", "fixes": [ "android/let-alarms-through-do-not-disturb" ], "sources": [ { "name": "Android Authority", "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/google-assistant-do-not-disturb-3541703/" } ], "checkedOn": "2026-11-05" } ], "knownBugsNote": "No Pixel update notes since September 2026 mention an alarm fix." } ] }