Appleis typically pretty good at keepingiOS up-to-dateand patching security vulnerabilities. However, one bug is eluding the Cupertino-based company.
Reddit usersare reporting issues with the alarm on their iPhone going off at the wrong time or not sounding at all. A user reported that their alarm set for 10:30am was going off at 12:42am instead – a 10-hour difference in time.
Some users speculate that the issue could be related to iOS 18.2.1. However, others report having problems with alarms and reminders on iOS 18.1.1 and iOS 17.
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The problem has been lingering since April last year
This isn’t the first time users have reported having issues with the iPhone’s alarm. In April last year,NBC’s Today showran a report about iPhone alarms not going off, and affected users were understandably upset they were late for class or work because of it. Apple said back then that it was working on a fix for the issue, but based on what people are reporting on Reddit, the problem still lingers.
“I had a 6:30 alarm go off at 1:15 last week and I thought maybe I set it wrong. Now I’m beginning to wonder,” saidspecial_projects. “My morning alarm was displaying as going off while making no sound and no haptics for 40 minutes,” saidSlawek_Zupa. “I’ve had this problem with Reminders, where a couple reminders that were supposed to go off at 10.30 and 10.45 respectively went off at some random time after 11,” saidDuckSleazzy.
A possible fix for the issue is disabling Apple’sAttention Awareness feature. you’re able to do this underSettings > Face ID & Passcode. The setting lowers the volume of your alarm if it detects you are looking at your screen. Many people rely on their alarms to get to school or work on time, so this issue is pretty concerning. Hopefully, Apple will address it soon. In the meantime, if you are experiencing this issue, trying out a third-party alarm app on your iPhone might be best, or you can use anAndroid phoneas a backup alarm.
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