How to Make an iPhone Alarm Louder
Your iPhone uses a single volume control for both the ringer and the alarm, so the way to make your iPhone alarm louder is to set the ringer to maximum volume. This setting is accessed through the Settings app in the Ringer and Alerts section. Here’s how to turn up your iPhone alarm volume:
How to Make Your iPhone Alarm Work Better
Beyond just turning the volume all the way up, there are several steps you can take to either make your alarm work better or just ensure it goes off at all. If you’re having trouble with your iPhone alarm not waking you up, try these tips and tricks:
Set your alarm sound. If your alarm hasn’t been going off, or you haven’t heard it, check to make sure you have an alarm sound set. Open the clock app, then tap Edit > the alarm > Sound, and make sure it isn’t set to None. If it is, tap None > and choose an alarm tone or song. After you’ve made a section, make sure to save your changes. Disable the snooze option. If you’ve learned to snooze your iPhone alarm in a semi-awake state, try disabling that option to avoid the temptation. In the Clock app, tap your alarm, then tap the Snooze toggle to turn it off. Try a new alarm sound. Your iPhone has a lot of ringtones you can select from for your alarm sound. Open the Clock app, tap Alarm, choose an alarm, then tap Sound. Try a few different tones to find one that’s loud enough, and avoid using the same tone you use for your regular ringtone. Try a new vibration pattern. When you set an alarm, you can have the phone vibrate as well. Open the clock app, then tap alarm > your alarm > sound > vibration. You can select a custom vibration pattern from there, or even make your own. Use an external speaker. If the alarm tone just isn’t loud enough to wake you up at maximum volume, connect your iPhone to a Bluetooth speaker. You can also connect your iPhone to a dock that has built-in speakers.
