Set an Alarm on an iPhone Clock

This article teaches you how to set a wake-up time in the iPhone's alarm clock app.

10 Second Summary

1. Open Clock.
2. Tap +.
3. Set a time at which you wish to wake up.
4. Tap Save.

Steps

Setting an Alarm

  1. Open your iPhone's Clock. This app resembles a white clock on a black background. You'll likely find it on the Home Screen.
  2. Tap Alarm. This tab is at the bottom of the screen and one tab over from the bottom-left corner.
  3. Tap +. It's in the top-right corner of the screen. Doing so will create a new alarm.
    • If you have existing alarms you'd like to edit, you can tap Edit in the top-left corner of the screen and then tap an alarm instead.
  4. Swipe up or down on the left-most column of numbers. This will set the hour at which your alarm goes off.
  5. Swipe up or down on the right-most column of numbers. These numbers pertain to the minute at which your alarm will go off.
  6. Swipe up or down on the time of day column. Doing so will select "AM" or "PM".
    • If your iPhone uses 24-hour time, you won't have this option.
  7. Customize your alarm's other settings. Below the time section, you can customize your alarm by tapping the following options:
    • Repeat - Tap each day on which you want your alarm to go off. If you don't want your alarm going off unless you purposefully set it beforehand, skip this step.
    • Label - Assign a name to your alarm. This name will display on your iPhone's lock screen when the alarm goes off.
    • Sound - Select a sound from the list of stock ringtones or Set Songs as Alarm Clock Sounds on iOS Devices to play when the alarm goes off.
    • Snooze - Slide this option right to enable snooze (it will turn green) or left to disable snooze (it will turn white). You can snooze by tapping the "Snooze" button on the lock screen when your alarm goes off.
  8. Tap Save. It's in the top-right corner of the screen. Doing so will save your alarm and turn it on by default.
    • You can turn an alarm on or off by sliding the switch on the right side of its tab right or left respectively.

Setting Your Bedtime

  1. Tap Bedtime. It's a tab at the bottom-middle of the Clock app page. Introduced in iOS 10, the "Bedtime" feature allows you to set a consistent alarm in an effort to maintain a consistent sleep schedule.
  2. Tap Get Started. This option is at the bottom of the "Bedtime" page.
  3. Set a time to wake up. You'll do so by swiping up or down on the hour and minute values to set a specific time.
  4. Tap Next. It's in the top-right corner of the screen.
  5. Set days for which you don't want the alarm going off. Do so by tapping the initial of each day you wish to de-select.
    • By default, all days of the week are selected.
  6. Set a sleep duration target. To do so, swipe up or down on the "[number] hours" wheel.
  7. Tap Next.
  8. Tap a bedtime reminder time. You can select one of the following options to get a notification:
    • At bedtime
    • 15 minutes before
    • 30 minutes before
    • 45 minutes before
    • 1 hour before
  9. Tap Next.
  10. Tap a song to which you'd like to wake up. Doing so will play a sample of the song.
  11. Tap Next.
  12. Tap Save. It's in the top-right corner of the screen. Your Bedtime preferences are now set up; you'll receive a notification before or at the time at which you intend to go to sleep, and your custom alarm will go off on any days you didn't de-select.
    • Tapping Options in the top-left corner of the "Bedtime" page will let you change your settings.
    • Disable "Bedtime" by sliding the Bedtime switch at the top of the page left to the "Off" position. You can turn it back on again by sliding the switch right.

Tips

  • When an alarm is set at all, you'll see a small clock icon to the left of your iPhone's battery icon in the top-right corner of the screen.
  • You can delete alarms by tapping Edit in the top-left corner of the screen, tapping the red circle to the left of an alarm, and then tapping Delete to the right of an alarm.

Warnings

  • Double-check your alarms to make sure they a) apply to the time at which you want them to go off, and b) are on.
  • Unfortunately, there is no way to lengthen the iPhone Clock's snooze duration; similarly, you cannot set an alarm for a specific date--only a specific day.

Related Articles

  • Set Songs as Alarm Clock Sounds on iOS Devices
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