How to Change the Alarm Volume on an iPhone

A guide to turning your alarm volume up or down

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Last Updated: September 29, 2025

Are you trying to fix the volume of your alarms on iPhone? You can easily control and increase the volume in the Settings app. If you want to use the buttons on your iPhone, be sure to toggle on option on. This wikiHow will show you how to increase or decrease your iPhone's alarm volume.

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It’s an app with a gray gear, usually located on your home screen.
It’s in the top half of the page.

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Slide the Ringer and Alerts volume to a desired level. It's near the top of the page.
- Your phone’s ringer will sound while you’re adjusting, so you’ll be able to hear the volume level you’re setting.
- If you want to change your alarm volume in the future, slide the Change with Buttons setting to the "On" position. This setting is underneath the volume slider. Doing this will enable you to adjust your alarm’s volume using your iPhone’s volume buttons when the phone is unlocked.

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My alarm sound didn't work. What should I do?

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Make sure your ringer is on. If it is on, go to sound and/or notifications and increase the ringer volume.

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If volume is low only when you look at the phone, you may have Attention Aware Features turned on. To turn attention aware features on or off, go to Settings > Face ID & Passcode. Applies only to Apple iPhone X or later, or iPad Pro 11-inch or iPad Pro 12.9-inc. ^{[1]
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Check your volume before you go to sleep to make sure it's at a good level.

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Warnings

When using the Change with Buttons setting, turning down your ringer using your iPhone's volume buttons will affect your alarm as well.

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