3 Ways to Fix Alarm Not Going Off on Apple Watch

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Basic Fixes

Fix 1: Enable Push Alerts From iPhone

The Apple Watch has a neat little feature that mirrors your iPhone’s notifications directly on your Apple Watch. This includes alarms. But, for the feature to work flawlessly, you must enable the ‘Push alerts from iPhone’ toggle within the Watch app. Let’s see the steps.

Step 1:Open theWatchapp on your iPhone. Navigate to theNotificationstab, scroll down, and selectClock.

Step 2: Next, enable thetogglenext to ‘Push Alerts from iPhone.

Also See:How to See Steps on Apple Watch

Fix 2: Disable Focus Modes

Focus Modes sync across Apple devices. Enabling one on your iPhone or Mac means your Apple Watch also automatically switches to it. So, if you don’t want to miss an alarm, disable the Focus Mode on your Apple Watch by following the steps below.

Step 1:Press theSidebutton on your Apple Watch to bring up the Control Center. If your Apple Watch runs watchOS 9 or lower, swipe up from the bottom of the watch face to bring up the Control Center.

Step 2:If you see aDNDicon at the top, it means a Focus Mode is enabled. Now, scroll down and tap on theFocus Modeto turn it off.

Fix 3: Delete the Alarm and Re-Add It

If you followed the steps above to set an alarm directly on your Apple Watch, it should ideally ring every time. But, if it rang for a few days and suddenly stopped ringing, it’s a good idea to delete and re-add it. Here’s how.

Step 1:Press thedigital crownon your Apple Watch to bring up theapp library. Tap on theClockapp and choose the alarm of your choice.

Step 2: Scroll down and hit theDeletebutton. Now, tap on the+sign and follow the steps in the previous solution to set an alarm.

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Last updated on 21 August, 2024

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