After many users complained about alarms going off silently on their iPhones, Apple said it was aware of the issue and was working on a fix.
wall street journal reporter joanna stern and NBC correspondent Emily Ikeda Apple said it has confirmed that it is working on an issue where some users' alarms were not making a sound. NBC's Today Show aired a segment on issues with Apple's Clock app.
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Apple said it is aware of an issue with some iPhone alarms not playing the expected sound and is working on a fix. @emilieikedanbc Report details. pic.twitter.com/poCvYwLvgg
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The company said it is working on issuing a patch, but has not yet disclosed a timeline for releasing the fix.
Some TikTok users blame iOS's “Attention Awareness” feature, which checks whether users are paying attention to the screen to avoid dimming the screen or lowering the volume of some alerts. claims. However, the company did not say whether that specific feature was the cause of the issue.
We've asked Apple for more information and will update the article if we hear back.
In the meantime, take out your old analog alarm clock for backup until this issue is resolved.