Alarms are an important factor for our day to day life as it helps us by waking us up at the right moment every morning.
But it can be a problem when they do not work properly, such as when they have low volume even when the volume in your phone is turned high up.
In this guide we will be showing you the reasons behind such problems and how to solve them.
Why Is My Alarm So Quiet On Android & IPhone?
There can be several reasons why your phone volume is low when it comes to the alarms.
It can be that the gradual increase of the alarm sound is placed in too far apart gaps.
It can also happen that the sound is set to low in the alarm app.
Particularly for your iphone there are two volume settings, one is called Volume and the other is called Ringer.
Volume is for apps and media that are on screen whereas Ringer is for the background apps.
So, your Ringer may have been put into low volume which is causing your alarm to have low volume.
How To Fix Alarm So Quiet On Android & IPhone?
To fix the alarm volume in your Phone please follow the given solutions and you will be able to solve the issue.
Check Your Phone Volume
Oftentimes your phone volume will be turned down which would make you unable to hear the alarm because it will also sound low in volume.
To increase the alarm volume you can turn the phone volume all the way up or you can press the volume button from your phone. Next, click on the three dots that are below the phone volume.
From there you will be able to see the options for volume where you can raise the volume of the alarm option to maximum. Now, your alarm should be working just fine.
Note: For the iphone there are two options “Volume” and “Ringer”.
You should make sure that you are increasing the right option that is Ringer and not the sound of the Volume.
To remain on the safe side you should increase the sound of both the “Ringer” and the “Volume”.
Fix Your Alarm Volume
You should open your alarm app and check whether you have put a ringtone that is loud as your alarm notification.
You can also check the volume of your particular alarms when you are in the app.
You need to make sure that your alarms are at full volume.
Check Your Gradual Increase And Alarm Intervals
Open your alarm app and check whether the intervals in the alarm or the snooze option have far apart gaps , for example 5 minutes or 7 minutes.
If that is the case then you will have to lessen the gap as you might feel while you are asleep that your alarm is not loud enough as you will not be able to hear it consistently.
Having a 2 to 3 minutes gap is the perfect interval for your alarm to wake you up.
Make Sure That Your Phone Is Not Put Into Do Not Disturb
When your phone is kept in the Do Not Disturb mode then it will automatically suppress all the sounds that it should be making.
Alarms are also naturally suppressed so you will not be able to hear the sound of the alarm.
Before you go to sleep every night make sure that your phone is not kept in the Do Not Disturb mode.
This is applicable for both the android and the iOS system.
Check Your Alarm Volume In Apps
You can also make sure that your alarm volume is high from the app settings.
To do this for your android, first you will have to go to Settings >> then go to Alarm >> next go to Ringtone to change the volume setting for the app.
For your iphone you can go to Settings >> next, Sounds and Haptics >> now, drag the slider that is under Ringtone and Alert Volume to adjust the sound to your liking.
Also make sure that your alarm ringtone is not set to none.
To do that, first go to Clock App >> tap on the Alarm tab>> tap Edit >> choose Alarm from the options >> tap on Sound and choose a sound that you want as your alarm ringtone.
Make Sure No Headphones Are Connected
You will also have to make sure that your phone is not connected with headphones.
If it is connected to one then the alarm will be heard through the headphone and not as outside sound.
You will not be able to hear the alarm unless you are wearing headphones.
Why Is My Alarm So Quiet When My Volume Is All The Way Up
To sum everything up, your alarm may have other ringtone issues due to which it might be quiet even though the volume is given at max.
It can also happen that the phone is put to Do Not Disturb or has a headphone connected to it or the notification for the alarm is set to none.
Due to all these reasons your alarm can not be heard by you even when your phone volume is high.
You can go through the above mentioned solutions to solve the issue when such a case occurs.