[Alarmy] Won’t play alarm through Bluetooth speaker regardless of setting on or off.

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Won’t play alarm through Bluetooth speaker regardless of setting on or off.

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4 months ago

Hi! I see you’re having trouble getting the Alarmy app’s alarm sound to play through your Bluetooth speaker on your iPhone running iOS 16.7.12. Thanks for letting me know!

Just to clarify before we go into fixes—when you say the alarm doesn’t play through your Bluetooth speaker, does the alarm sound come through your phone’s internal speaker at all? And have you already tried toggling the Alarmy app setting related to using the built-in speaker on or off?

Meanwhile, here are a few steps we can try to get your alarm playing through the Bluetooth speaker:

1. Check Alarmy’s Built-in Speaker Setting
- Open Alarmy > go to Settings > Sound or Alarm Settings
- Find the toggle option “Use the built-in speaker”
- Try turning this off (so it uses your Bluetooth output) or switching it on, then test an alarm sound again. This option controls whether the app forces sound through the phone speaker or allows Bluetooth output.

2. Verify Bluetooth Connection and Default Audio Output
- Ensure your Bluetooth speaker is connected properly and selected as the audio output device.
- During normal audio playback (like music or videos), confirm the Bluetooth speaker is working and receiving sound from your iPhone.

3. Restart Your iPhone and Bluetooth Speaker
- Sometimes a simple restart of both devices helps refresh connections and audio routing.

4. Check iOS Alarm Sound Behavior
- Note that on iPhones, system alarms often default to the internal speaker for reliability. Unfortunately, Alarmy or iOS itself might restrict alarm sounds from going through Bluetooth speakers to avoid missed alarms. But disabling the built-in speaker option in Alarmy sometimes allows Bluetooth output.

5. Update Alarmy and iOS
- Make sure both the Alarmy app and your iOS are updated to their latest versions, as updates can improve Bluetooth audio behavior.

If after trying these you still don’t get alarm sound from the Bluetooth speaker, it might be due to iOS system limitations regarding alarms and Bluetooth devices.

Would you like me to guide you step-by-step through these checks? Or if you have already tried some, please let me know which ones so that I can tailor the advice better for you!

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