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aclayde
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

iPhone and Apple Watch alarms go off simultaneously when set close together

Hello everyone,


I found it’s easiest for me to wake up in the morning when I set alternating alarms on my iPhone and Apple Watch, but recently I’ve noticed that when I set alarms that are close in time, they just go off at the same time. (ex phone set at 9:00, watch set at 9:15, both alarms go at 9:00 with no alarms at 9:15) Is there a way to fix this? This also makes it so turning off one alarms turns off the other as well

Posted on Oct 16, 2026 3:58 AM

1 reply

poonam_kumawat
User level: Level 4 (1,080 points)

Oct 16, 2026 9:50 AM in response to aclayde

This usually happens when your iPhone alarm is being mirrored to your Apple Watch, rather than the two alarms working independently.

Try this:

  1. Open the Watch app on your iPhone.
  2. Go to My Watch ->Clock.
  3. Turn off Push Alerts from iPhone.
  4. Set the 9:00 alarm on your iPhone and the 9:15 alarm directly in the Watch’s Alarms app.


This should help keep regular alarms separate. If you use a Sleep Schedule wake-up alarm, it may behave differently.


More info: Add an alarm on Apple Watch

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256377138