iPhone owners are blaming a silent alarm problem for costing them jobs but a fix is finally coming in iOS 27

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Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:20:38 +0000

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Some iPhone users say their alarms are going off silently, leading to them losing their jobs.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter iPhone users say their iOS alarms are going off silently This has reportedly affected the work life of some A fix has been discovered in the iOS 27 beta How many times have you slept through your phone alarm in the morning? Most of us have experienced it at one time or another but what if the problem wasnt so much your heavy sleeping, but more the fact that your iPhone alarm was going off completely silently, meaning it never had a chance of waking you up in the first place?

That seems to be whats happening to a number of iOS users, with several of them complaining that silent iOS alarms have risked or even cost them their jobs. In a since-deleted post on Reddit , user Jeremy_keister said that although their iOS alarm had been set and went off in the morning, it did so silently, making it next to useless. The situation, they said, has
practically lost me a job. Similarly, user okeanouszeke said the same issue had actually cost me a job. Latest Videos From Watch full video here:

Clearly, theres something going on here, and a little investigation suggests that it might be to do with the volume settings in iOS. Fortunately, it looks like theres a fix on the way in iOS 27 . Silent alarm activated (Image
credit: 9to5Mac / Future) If your alarm is ringing silently rather than out loud, it could be due to a certain setting in iOS 26 and earlier. In those versions of Apple s operating system , there was only one volume control, and this setting would affect alarms, ringtones, system notifications and more
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That means that if youd turned the ringtone volume all the way down to zero, your alarms might also be affected. If you happened to look at your iPhone display while the alarm was going off, youd see it trying to alert you but with no volume, you wouldnt hear a thing. And since Apple didnt build any
kind of warning into iOS, you might not even realize that minimizing the system volume would render your alarms useless.

In iOS 27, though, thats all set to change. Users of the iOS 27 beta have noticed that theres a new section under Sound & Haptics in the Settings app. There, youll find a volume slider for ringtones, one for alarms and timers, and another for alerts and system sounds. In iOS 26 and earlier, you just got one slider that controlled everything. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

In iOS 27, then, you can set ringtone volume to zero but push alarm volume to full, ensuring your alarms will still wake you up, even if everything else is silent. That should give you the peace of mind to know that you shouldnt oversleep, whatever your taste for ringtone volume. Another alarming issue Theres one more issue to be aware of. Some users have reported alarms
starting off loud, then suddenly dropping in volume.

One potential solution could be to disable Face IDs attention features in Settings > Face ID & Passcode > Require Attention for Face ID. Supposedly, Apples facial recognition tech notices you looking at your iPhone and assumes that youre fully awake, disabling your alarm in the process. Turning off this feature should allow the alarm to ring until you manually switch it off.

So, if youve been struggling to wake up on time in the mornings and think a silent alarm could be the culprit, there are a few potential solutions to
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