I recently had this problem. I don’t normally use the built-in alarm on my iPhone, but I decided to turn it on. I hate the sound of alarms, so I chose one of my Apple Music songs to play instead. However, when my alarm went off in the morning, it played the default alarm sound instead of my chosen song. This happened a couple more times, and so I tried another song — same result.
There were a couple of problems I noticed:
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- I could “Pick a song” and see it in the Songs list, then select it for my alarm, but the song wouldn’t play when the alarm went off.
- I have also had the problem of trying to pick a song for my alarm, and after selecting it, it doesn’t show up in the Songs list in the Alarm app. There is just a blank space.
Fortunately, there is a fix for these problems. It is definitely not obvious from what you can see in the Alarm app; after all, you expect things just to work on iPhone. The fix involves going into your Apple Music app. In this article, we’ll tell you how you can fix the problem.
How to get Alarm to play your chosen song
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When your Alarm can’t play your chosen song, it reverts to the default alarm sound. In order to get your Alarm to play your chosen song, you will need to make sure it is both downloaded and in your Library.
If you see the song in your Songs list in Alarm
If something is in your Library but is not downloaded, you see the song title, but it doesn’t play when the alarm goes off. You will need to download the song.
- Find the song in Apple Music.
- Tap on the three dots to the right of the song title.
- Tap on Download. You will see a small down-pointing arrow next to the song when it has been downloaded on your device.
If you don’t see the song title in the Songs list
If the song is not in your Library (even if you find the song under the Library tab), you will need to add it to the Library.
- Find the song in Apple Music.
- Tap on the three dots to the right of the song title.
- Tap on Add to Library.
Another fix to try
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If downloading the song and adding it to your Library doesn’t work, you can try changing your Apple Music settings. The changes will lower the quality of your songs, but you can change them back later. Some users have had success with the following:
Try setting an alarm with the song now. If it works, you should be able to go back and change your Music settings to the way you had them before.
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