Alarm doesn't sound

On occasion, the alarm that's set will visually be working, but no sound to actually wake you up will happen. Snooze, etc comes up on the screen, but there's no alarm sound. Resetting the phone does not resolve the issue. I have determined the problem to be that when an e-mail arrives a moment before the alarm is to activate, the sound from the e-mail arriving will over-ride the alarm wake up sound.
This is an issue that hasn't been fixed. I've run into this issue before on my previous generations iPhones (4S, 5 and now 6).

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Hi there,
I am having issues with alarm on the iPhone 4, I have set an alarm with the following settings :-
Repeat               Weekdays
Sound                Alarm
Snooze               On
Label                 Alarm
Time                 7:00
I set my volume to full
On some occasion, the alarm doesn't sound although it does vibrate - what is causing this issue?
Any ideas?

You'll need to report that directly to Apple as they don't monitor these forums. http://www.apple.com/feedback

The alarm doesn't sound a second time though the snooze IS enabled

Whether I pick up my phone 10 min later or an hour later it shows the alarm screen where it says tap to hit snooze or slide to shut off (or whatever it is). Like it's still set and the alarm is going off and it's waiting for me to shut it off (though there's no alarm sounding). It goes off the first time and that's it. The snooze is enabled, the volume is up. I have fallen back to sleep multiple times as I rely on my phone alarm. I have gone through the settings of the alarm and everything is set perfectly.

Submit a "bug report" on the Apple Feedback page. Sounds like something they should fix.
Beavis2084

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My alarm has worked fine for the past 1.5 years. Starting today, 1/1/12 (not sure if that has anything to do with it), the alarm does not go off. I've tried several things on the settings and the only thing I can get to work is to set it to Repeat -- then it sounds. Problem is, I'd like it to work even for 1-time alarms.

It's not a fix as such and it's only temporary untill I can find a permanent fix but changing the date to any date in 2011 in Settings means the alarm works. Like I say, it's not ideal but it means I can wake up for work on time!

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Hey Amiee_19,
Thanks for the question. It sounds like your Ring/Silent switch may be toggled:
Ring/Silent switch - iPhone
http://help.apple.com/iphone/7/#/iph3bd01398
Ring/Silent switch
Flip the Ring/Silent switch to put iPhone in ring mode or silent mode .
In ring mode, iPhone plays all sounds. In silent mode, iPhone doesn’t ring or play alerts and other sound effects.
Important: Clock alarms, audio apps such as Music, and many games play sounds through the built-in speaker, even when iPhone is in silent mode. In some areas, the sound effects for Camera and Voice Memos are played, even if the Ring/Silent switch is set to silent.
For information about changing sound and vibration settings, see Sounds and silence.
Use Do Not Disturb. You can also silence calls, alerts, and notifications using Do Not Disturb. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center, then tap the Do Not Disturb button . See Do Not Disturb.
If the above does not resolve your issue, see this article:
iPhone: No sound or distorted sound from speaker
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5180
Thanks,
Matt M.

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I've used the alarm successfully on my old iPod Classic 60GB, now on the new iPod Classic 160GB it doesn't work anymore (I tried every option I could think of (with & without headphones, while keeping it on/off, etc., even enabling the clicker sound which seems to be the solution on iPhones, even after a full restore etc., etc., etc.)… but there seems to be a solution because I found this message:
a certain user "jaz271", had a similar problem, then added "Sorted" but doesN'T TELL HOW… what the use of putting such messages if there is not even a single way to contact the author?
Please help me out on [email protected]
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I have similar problem, but mine doesn't sound like a loose screw, more like the battery or vibration component is loose. When I shake the phone left to right abit I can feel that it's around the top area. Very annoying, besides that it works fine. Gonna

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