Many people share a common worry: their smartphone alarm, set the night before, might not go off. Recently, Apple has added to these concerns, as numerous users report that they can’t hear the alarm on their iPhones.
Brett Chody, for instance, faced a significant issue when she missed an early morning flight because her alarm was silent.
She turned to TikTok to alert others about this frustrating problem and discovered it was a widespread issue.
“I want to put out a public service announcement. I missed my flight to Chicago this morning. I used the alarm app on my iPhone, and although it went off, it didn’t make any sound. I woke up alone at 6:30 a.m., just as the plane was taking off. I checked my phone, and it said the alarm had gone off—silent for two hours,” Chody recounted in her video, which has attracted over 2 million views.
In her video, she also shared that after venting on Instagram, many people responded, saying they had similar experiences: “Over a hundred people replied, saying things like, ‘I failed my exam, I missed work, or my first day on the job. This has happened so many times with my iPhone.'”
The comments section of Chody’s videos revealed that this isn’t an isolated incident. “I knew it wasn’t just me,” she remarked.
Another user echoed her sentiment, stating, “It’s bizarre that my phone behaves this way.” Some even mentioned setting multiple alarms at ten-minute intervals to ensure they wake up.
Interestingly, the root of this irritating issue seems to be linked to the Attention Recognition feature in Face ID settings. It appears that this feature lowers the phone’s volume when it detects that the user is looking at the screen. One user shared in an Apple discussion, “I think the feature is supposed to silence the alarm when I move or when my face is recognized. Once I disabled it, the alarm worked fine.”
This isn’t the only issue prompting outcry among Apple fans.
Users of the first-generation iPhone SE are being informed that they should consider upgrading since the 2016 model is now deemed obsolete by Apple and third-party service providers. Devices not sold in the past seven years fall into this category, according to Apple policy.
