Trying to use Shortcuts App for Syncing Alarms on both my iPhone & Apple Watch

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Trying to use Shortcuts App for Syncing Alarms on both my iPhone & Apple Watch

My Phone is usually not on my bedside table and I wear my Watch to track sleep but recently I'm trying to wake up at Sunrise and I created a shortcut on my iPhone and I ran the shortcut and it did set the Alarm on my iPhone but not on my Apple Watch; the goal is to Automate the Shortcut I created run automatically 30 minutes before Sunrise but it's not setting the Alarm on my Apple Watch; the work-around is to add the Shortcut complication on my watch face and run it from there but I have to manually run the Shortcut on my Watch, is there a way to Automate the Apple Watch shortcut as well?

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Apple Watch Series 9, watchOS 26

Posted on Oct 12, 2025 8:41 AM

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Answer 1

6x6

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Oct 12, 2025 10:29 AM in response to FindingPasta

You could toggle the “Push Alerts from iPhone” in the Clock settings of the Watch app on your iPhone. Unfortunately, the alert sound on your watch will be the default “timer” sound and not the sound you selected on your iPhone’s alarm sound.

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Oct 12, 2025 11:09 AM in response to 6x6

I'll try that after restarting my Apple Watch, maybe there's a bug, WatchOS isn't as good.

Even Apple Maps Navigation doesn't sync with the Apple Watch, like what's the point if I have to take out my phone to know whether I should take the 2nd or the 3rd Exit 🤷‍♂️

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Oct 12, 2025 10:58 AM in response to 6x6

So, I tested as well, turns out it won't work as good as the Apple Watch Alarm, it (the alert pushing through the iPhone) is not that loud on the Apple Watch. And yes, I did make sure to check if my volume setting was NOT set to "Automatically Adjust Volume"; mind you my iPhone Speakers have sustained major water damage yet sound louder than that on Apple Watch 🥲

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Oct 12, 2025 11:06 AM in response to FindingPasta

I understand how painful it is for the Developers at Apple to see how people are not utilising the full potential of the Shortcuts App, the App is yet to be perfected for seamless navigation but hey! Gotta give them points for efforts, Apple really should make more videos on their YouTube Channel on how to absolutely master the iOS and especially the Shortcuts App! I don't know to bring this issue to the Devs except for posting here on the Community, I can maybe write an email but what are the chances that they'd even listen?

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