Apple has confirmed that users have been hit by an annoying bug that’s stopping alarms from sounding.
If you weren’t woken this morning by the usual sound of your iPhone’s alarm blaring, you are not alone. It appears a number of smartphone owners have been hit by an annoying glitch that’s stopping these vital alerts from sounding.
Apple has now confirmed it is working to fix the issue after users who overslept raised the problem on social media. The hugely popular alarm, built into the Clock app of the device, is the wake-up tool of choice for many iPhone users and it’s not something you want to go wrong.
In recent days, a number of iPhone users have reported that their alarms have not gone off, causing them to be late for work and school.
Apple says it’s fully aware of the issue, and said it is working to quickly fix it. “We are aware of an issue causing some alarms on iPhone to not play a sound as expected, and we are working to quickly fix this,” the US tech giant said in a statement.
It remains unclear how many people have been affected, what may be causing the issue, or what, if anything, users can do to remedy it. It has also not been confirmed if the bug is restricted to particular iPhone models or a specific version of its iOS software.
Some social media users have suggested that turning off the iPhone’s “attention aware features” has helped them solve the issue – when active this tool checks whether a person is paying attention to their device and if so automatically tweaks some settings, including lowering the volume of alerts or alarms.
Users are also being encouraged to double-check their alarms before going to bed – ensuring their settings are correct and the volume is turned up.
Until Apple issues a patch, it might be a good idea to find another way of waking up in the morning to avoid the nightmare of an angry boss.
Mirror Online will update this story as soon as Apple pushes out an upodate.
