Create an iPhone Alarm That Will Vibrate Without Ringing
This article teaches you how to set an alarm on your iPhone that will vibrate but will not play a sound.
Steps
- Open the Clock app. It's an app that contains a clock and is typically located on your home screen.
- Tap Alarm. It's an alarm clock icon in the menu bar at the bottom of the screen.
- Tap ➕. It's in the upper-right corner of the screen.
- Set the alarm time. Do so by scrolling up or down with the hour and minute dials, then selecting either "AM" or "PM."
- Set a repeat frequency. If you'd like the alarm to go off more than once or at a regular time, tap Repeat and select the days you'd like it to go off, then tap Back.
- Name your alarm. If you'd like to give this alarm a custom name, tap Label and type a name in the text field, then tap Save.
- Tap Sound. It's near the bottom of the menu.
- Tap Vibration. It's near the top of the menu.
- Select a vibration style. Choose one of the preset vibration styles from the section labeled "STANDARD" or tap Create New Vibration under "CUSTOM" to create your own.
- Tap Sound. It's in the upper-left corner of the screen.
- Scroll down and tap None. It's at the very bottom of the menu.
- Tap Back. It's in the upper-left corner of the screen.
- Tap Save. It's in the upper-right corner of the screen. The alarm will now go off at the time and on the day(s) you set with a vibrating alert but no sound.
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