Basic Fixes

• Restart Apple Watch: Your watch may be experiencing a software issue, which might trigger the alarm, but there may not be any sound. Hence, a simple restart may fix the issue at times. To do so, press and hold the side button on your watch to see the option.
• Check Speaker Volume: While the Apple Watch generally wakes you up with the haptic engine, you might rely on the sound, which would be absent if your Apple Watch is in Silent mode.

Fix 1: Enable Push Alerts From iPhone

The Apple Watch has a neat little feature that mirrors your iPhone’s notifications directly on your Apple Watch. This includes alarms. But, for the feature to work flawlessly, you must enable the ‘Push alerts from iPhone’ toggle within the Watch app. Let’s see the steps.

Step 1: Open the Watch app on your iPhone. Navigate to the Notifications tab, scroll down, and select Clock.

Step 2: Next, enable the toggle next to ‘Push Alerts from iPhone.

Also See: How to See Steps on Apple Watch

Fix 2: Disable Focus Modes

Focus Modes sync across Apple devices. Enabling one on your iPhone or Mac means your Apple Watch also automatically switches to it. So, if you don’t want to miss an alarm, disable the Focus Mode on your Apple Watch by following the steps below.

Step 1: Press the Side button on your Apple Watch to bring up the Control Center. If your Apple Watch runs watchOS 9 or lower, swipe up from the bottom of the watch face to bring up the Control Center.

Step 2: If you see a DND icon at the top, it means a Focus Mode is enabled. Now, scroll down and tap on the Focus Mode to turn it off.

Fix 3: Delete the Alarm and Re-Add It

If you followed the steps above to set an alarm directly on your Apple Watch, it should ideally ring every time. But, if it rang for a few days and suddenly stopped ringing, it’s a good idea to delete and re-add it. Here’s how.

Step 1: Press the digital crown on your Apple Watch to bring up the app library. Tap on the Clock app and choose the alarm of your choice.

Step 2: Scroll down and hit the Delete button. Now, tap on the sign and follow the steps in the previous solution to set an alarm.