The Clock app offers several alarm tones to choose from, but if you’re tired of being woken up by default sounds like Radial, Night Owl, or By the Seaside, you’ll be happy to learn that you can use your own music as the alarm sound.
But before you begin, make sure:
- You have an Apple Music subscription, and the song is added to your library.
- If you don’t have Apple Music, add your own song from a Mac or Windows PC to your iPhone.
- You can use a music file that’s less than 30 seconds long directly as your iPhone ringtone, and then this track will also appear as one of the ringtones on the alarm sound screen; you can select it.
Set your favorite song as the alarm tone on iPhone or iPad
1) Open the iOS Clock app, tap Alarms, and select an existing alarm or tap the plus button to create a new one.
2) Tap Sound.
3) You’ll see a Songs heading that lists a few songs from your music library. Choose one from there or tap Pick a song.
4) The Music app interface will open up. Tap Songs, Playlists, or Downloaded, and then tap to select a track.
5) Tap the back button (<). Now, make sure the alarm time and other settings are correct, and finally tap the checkmark icon to save the alarm.
You have successfully set an iPhone alarm with the desired song as its tone. When the alarm rings, it will play that song.
If you’re unable to pick a song, open the Music app and download the track for offline use.
Note: The selected song will only work as the alarm tone on your iPhone and not on your Apple Watch.
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