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iPhone User Guide

Set an alarm in Clock on iPhone

You can turn your iPhone into an alarm clock, or simply ask Siri to set one for you. Alarms can be set for any time and repeated on specific days of the week. You can also adjust how long the snooze lasts.

Siri: Ask Siri something like, “Set an alarm for 7 a.m.” Learn how to use Siri.

Note: You can also set up a wake up alarm as part of a full sleep schedule (including bedtimes, wake up times, and more) in the Health app. If you don’t want to set up a sleep schedule, you can set a regular alarm in Clock for the time you want to wake up.

👁 A screen for changing an alarm, with settings to change the time of the alarm, choose whether the alarm repeats, add an alarm label, select an alarm sound, turn on snooze, and change the snooze duration.

Set an alarm

You can set alarms for any time, including one for the time you want to wake up. Any alarm you set up in Clock is unrelated to a sleep schedule.

  1. Go to the Clock app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. Tap Alarms, then tap 👁 the Add button
    .

  3. Set the time, then choose any of the following options:

    • Repeat: Choose the days of the week you want the alarm to repeat.

    • Label: Give the alarm a name, like “Water the plants.”

    • Sound: Choose a vibration, song, or ringtone.

    • Snooze: Turn on to see a Snooze button with your alarm.

    • Snooze Duration: Choose how long to pause the alarm.

  4. Tap 👁 the Done button
    .

To change the alarm, tap the alarm time. Or tap Edit at the top left, then tap the alarm time.

Change the alarm’s volume

  1. Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. Tap Sounds & Haptics.

  3. Under Ringtone and Alerts, drag the volume slider.

Tip: To use the volume buttons on your device to change the alarm volume, turn on Change with Buttons.

Your alarm sounds even when you:

  • Turn on Silent mode.

  • Turn on Do Not Disturb (or another Focus).

  • Connect headphones to your iPhone. The alarm plays at a set volume through both the built-in speakers on your iPhone as well as your headphones.

Turn off an alarm

  1. Go to the Clock app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. Tap Alarms.

  3. Tap the button next to the alarm time.

Remove an alarm

  1. Go to the Clock app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. Tap Alarms.

  3. Swipe left on the alarm, then tap 👁 the Trash button
    .

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