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iPhone alarm not going off? Every fix, in order

Nine real causes of a silent iPhone alarm, ordered by how likely they are, from ringer volume to the recurring silent-alarm bug.
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The short answer

An iPhone alarm that does not ring is almost always one of four things: ringer volume at zero, audio routed to a Bluetooth device, an alarm saved for the wrong AM or PM, or a Focus mode. This guide works through all of them, then the less common causes.

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See iPhone alarm not going off? Every fix, in order for the complete guide, including the four causes worth checking first and the recurring silent-alarm defect.

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