Unable to hear alarm on my iPhone when wearing Apple Watch to bed

I need help. I recently started wearing my Apple Watch to sleep, but when I wear my watch at night, the alarm on my phone no longer sounds. The watch haptics are all that I get for my alarm. There must be a way to solve this issue.


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Original Title: Alarm on phone not sounding when wearing watch to bed

Posted on Sep 2, 2025 05:33 PM

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Sep 2, 2025 05:38 PM in response to shenningsen

When you wear your Apple Watch to bed, the alarm will go off on your watch. If you don't wear your watch to bed it will go off on your iPhone. To explain why you only get haptics, this would indicate you have Breakthrough Silent Mode off. If you open the Sleep app on your Apple Watch > Tap the alarm icon in the top left corner > Tap Sounds and Haptics > Turn on Break Through Silent Mode. Now sound will also play for the alarm regardless of your Silent Mode status.

Unable to hear alarm on my iPhone when wearing Apple Watch to bed

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