Issues with iPad Pro M5 when restoring a previous iPhone 17 Pro backup to iPad Pro M5

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Issues with iPad Pro M5 when restoring a previous iPhone 17 Pro backup to iPad Pro M5

I restored my iPhone 17 Pro backup (backed up on a Windows 11 PC) onto a new iPad Pro M5. I’ve noticed a few small issues, however the biggest inconvenience is that it seems to have applied my sleep schedule to the iPad. Despite the iPad not having sleep schedules, it has an alarm clock icon on the top right (section to pull down for control center). The alarm goes off at the exact time that my iPhone sleep schedule alarm is set to, even tho my iPad’s Clock : Alarms section is blank. Usually on the iPhone there is a separate section at the top where the Sleep | Wake Up section indicates when the sleep schedule alarm is set to, however the iPad does not have that (so I cannot turn off this phantom alarm). Any help would be appreciated!

Here’s a screenshot of the iPad Alarms and the control centre section that indicates that an alarm is set.

Posted on Oct 29, 2025 3:53 PM

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Oct 29, 2025 5:01 PM in response to mike_iphone

Open the Health app, select Sleep in the sidebar, tap Sleep (to show the sleep data, even if there is none), scroll all the way down and tap Show All Sleep Schedules. You should find the sleep schedule transferred from your iPhone there and delete it.

Note that I don't know if the sleep schedules are synched through iCloud. Double-check that your iPhone sleep schedule is intact after deleting the one on the iPad.

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Oct 29, 2025 6:26 PM in response to 6x6

Oh that’s the thing, I can’t delete the sleep schedule on my iPad. There is no Sleep Schedule option in the iPad health app. I almost have to delete the sleep schedule from my iPhone, back it up, and do another restore onto my iPad just to not have it alarm in the morning….

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Oct 29, 2025 5:24 PM in response to 6x6

I would like to keep my sleep schedule on my iPhone (I use it every day). I just don’t want the (phantom) alarm ringing on my iPad. It’s possible that it’s synced via iCloud, but then would it just resync if I re-add the sleep schedule on my iPhone (if I were to delete it temporarily)?

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Oct 29, 2025 5:54 PM in response to mike_iphone

That won't be an issue. I just checked on my iPhone and iPad that the Sleep Schedules are per device and are not synched with iCloud.

I added a full sleep schedule on my iPhone and waited 5 minutes ; it never showed on my iPad. I made sure that both devices had Health turned on in Settings > [my name] > iCloud.

So you can delete the sleep schedule on your iPad without worrying about those on your iPhone.

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