iPhone 15 Pro Max Why do I get an alarm at 6am, but no alarms in clock app?

[blackxacto]

iphone 15 pro max, ios18.2: there are no alarms in clock app, so why do i get a wake up alarm at 6am. Repeat there are zero alarms in clock app. I deleted them all. Where or how did i turn this every morning buzzing at 6am. The alarm lasts 5 minutes, exactly at 6am. What is this?

 

[aihpcfl]

The 5 minutes piece of information suggests an alarm from the clock app. Is bedtime mode set?

Could it be an app? I don't have any particular app in mind, just a thought.

 

[blackxacto]

What is bedtime mode? What app for instance?

 

[CharlesShaw]

I wasn't aware this could happen, so was wondering what I'd do if it did, searched and found lots of discussions about phantom iPhones alarms. This Apple community support advice seems to be good:

iPhone 12 phantom alarm - Apple Community

discussions.apple.com

 

[CharlesShaw]

What is bedtime mode? What app for instance?

It's not called Bedtime anymore (there was a Bedtime icon in the clock app) but the same functionality is in the Health app on the iPhone. I use it for my weekday alarm but the alarm set there also shows up in the Clock app.

Add or change sleep schedules in Health on iPhone

In Health on iPhone, create or change sleep schedules to help you meet your sleep goals.

support.apple.com

 

[blackxacto]

Siri says i dont have an alarm. I dont have a Health app? The clock app is empty, zero alarms.

 

[Adora]

Siri says i dont have an alarm. I dont have a Health app? The clock app is empty, zero alarms.

And this was really a wake alarm by the clock app?

If not I would look through your Notification list in Settings, to see what apps all are allowed to play a notification sound. Maybe it's some other alarm from a weather app, a calendar/reminder notification set long ago or whatever.

 

[aihpcfl]

@blackxacto My error. I was referring to the Sleep schedule feature in the Health app, as @CharlesShaw posted. But you would see it in the Alarm settings in the Clock app, and you say that as empty.

As far as other apps, as I say, I don't have any particular apps in mind. It's a thought. Something to consider, and review your installed third-party apps.

Another thought: When the alarm is sounding, do you not see something on the phone display indicating what is giving the alarm, any kind of notification or alert? On my current device (16 Pro, iOS 18.2), for instance, the Clock alarm displays a vibrating clock icon, the name of the alarm, and the time of the alarm at the top of the display. If you see something similar, it should point you to what is doing the alarm. If you don't see anything, that is indeed a mystery.

 

[blackxacto]

I see nothing as the phantom goes off at 6 am. There is nothing in ios18.2 to identify processes like there is in mac OS. Please dont tell me i have to wipe and install my iphone new.

 

[CharlesShaw]

Please dont tell me i have to wipe and install my iphone new.

While I hope you get it resolved without too much hassle, your issue has certainly been an opportunity to consider what steps I'd have to perform if I encountered some unexpected scenario that required me to set up my iPhone as new without using a backup.

 

[casperes1996]

Can you try going to the sleep schedule in Health to see it is disabled? Maybe screenshot the Clock app.

I assume you’ve restarted

 

[Jumpthesnark]

Definitely go to Settings > Notifications and check all the per-app settings there, plus Scheduled Summary, though that should not be an alarm per se.

Also check Settings > Calendar and see if you have a continuing alert set up. In Calendar settings also check "Default Alert Times" to see if that might be 6 a.m.

You said you don't have a Health app, but it's part of the OS and you should have it. So look for it - the icon is white with a small red heart in it. You may have a reminder set up there, such as for a medication. Good luck!

 

[jonblatho]

You said you don't have a Health app, but it's part of the OS and you should have it. So look for it - the icon is white with a small red heart in it. You may have a reminder set up there, such as for a medication. Good luck!

You can delete the Health app as long as you don't have an Apple Watch paired to the iPhone.

To OP: If you have deleted the Health app and you'd like to check the sleep schedule settings as others have mentioned here, you can redownload it from the App Store.

 

[Algr]

You might have alarms set in Calendar or Reminders as well.

 

[tiger2]

You might have alarms set in Calendar or Reminders as well.

This was my thought as well.

Or could it be a timer? Set for 24 hrs?