iPhone's 'Silent Alarms' Cause Chaos In Lives Of Early Risers, Apple Working On A Fix

The number of users that have been affected by this and the specific iPhone models affected by this remain unknown at the moment.

Problems with iPhone alarms are not unprecedented in iOS, back in 2015, Apple rolled out an update to address alarm issues, among other fixes.

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There's a huge fan following of Apple devices, especially iPhones. On the other hand, there's a huge section of Android users who also happen to hate and troll iPhones as well as its users. Recently, they got another reason to troll iPhones when an issue left some users snoozing through silent alarms. Fortunately, Apple took notice of this soon after users started posting about it online and is working on a fix to resolve this issue as soon as possible. 

Numerous people rely on their phones as their primary alarm clock nowadays, and the unexpected issue caused some serious chaos for early risers. A BBC report cited a user saying she had set five alarms and none of them went off to wake her up.

Apple confirmed the issue of silent alarms however, it did not pinpoint the cause or has not offered a workaround so far to prevent these missed wake-up calls. The number of users that have been affected by this and the specific iPhone models affected by this remain unknown at the moment.

The news was first reported on NBC's Today Show where the host highlighted the plight of early risers in the absence of an official solution.

Here Are Some Solutions That You Can Try

Check Settings Twice: Verify that alarms are set accurately and that the volume level is appropriate.

Attention Feature Under Scrutiny: There is speculation that Apple's "attention-aware features" could be responsible for muting alarms.

These features, found on iPhone X and newer models, adjust alert volume based on user focus. Some TikTok users propose that these features might silence alarms when users sleep facing the screen.

Problems with iPhone alarms are not unprecedented in iOS, back in 2015, Apple rolled out an update to address alarm issues, among other fixes — similar issues can occur on other devices as well.