The iPhone Alarm Bug That’s Troubling Users

Jimmy Jing

13 Jan 2025 — 1 min read

Imagine being jolted awake one morning after sleeping through your alarm. What might be a nightmare for some has been a real-life issue for several iPhone users worldwide. Reports have emerged of alarms ringing at incorrect times, causing significant disruptions in daily routines.

A Persistent Problem

This anomaly has afflicted some iPhone users for years, as evidenced by discussions on platforms like Reddit, where a user described their 10:30 AM alarm blaring at 12:42 AM. This inconsistency has compelled many to look for alternative solutions to ensure they wake up on time.

User Experiences

The concern is far from isolated, with multiple accounts indicating the problem isn't new. Alarm malfunctions like these have been reported for over five years, some attributing the origin to iOS 9, released back in 2015.

"A friend's brother that is a software architect at Apple said that usually happens when in standby mode when the phone thinks your face is within view," one Reddit user recounted. "I believe he is correct because after my friend and I started laying our phones facedown, the alarms have been perfectly reliable."

Potential Solutions

If this explanation holds water, adjusting phone settings—particularly disabling the Attention Aware feature—might prevent these mishaps. Such functions could unintentionally disrupt scheduled alarms by failing to acknowledge the user's absence or presence.

Apple's Role

For years, I have personally relied on the reliability of iPhone and Apple Watch alarms without incident, even with proximity to my bedside as I sleep. However, there is evidently an issue requiring Apple's attention to determine and fix the root cause.

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