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Increase Alarm Volume on iPhone

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Answer

Open Settings > Sounds & Haptics and raise the Ringtone and Alerts slider. Turn on Change with Buttons only if you want the side buttons to change the alarm volume too.

Guide steps4 steps
  1. Open Sounds & Haptics
  2. Raise Ringtone and Alerts
  3. Choose whether buttons change it
  4. Verify the result
  5. If it still does not work

Open Sounds & Haptics

Go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics.

Raise Ringtone and Alerts

Drag the Ringtone and Alerts slider right and listen to the preview.

Choose whether buttons change it

Turn on Change with Buttons only if you want the volume buttons to adjust the alarm volume.

Verify the result

Set an alarm a few minutes ahead, lock the iPhone, and confirm its audible level in the room where it will be used.

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If it does not work

  • If the test is still quiet, confirm the alarm sound is not None, the speaker is unobstructed, and Attention Aware or Sleep schedule behavior is understood before resetting settings.
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