How to Change Alarm Sound on iPhone 6S

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When you create a new alarm on your iPhone 6S it is going to use the default alarm sound unless you switch it. Use these steps to change the alarm sound on an iPhone 6S.

  1. Open the Clock app.
  2. Select the Alarm tab.
  3. Touch Edit at the top-left.
  4. Select the alarm to change.
  5. Choose the Sound option.
  6. Select the desired alarm sound.
  7. Tap Back then Save.

Our article continues below with additional information and pictures for these steps.

The alarms on the iPhone are so useful that many people start using them in place of a traditional alarm clock.

When you create a new alarm on the iPhone it is going to have a couple of settings by default, such as a specific snooze setting and a specific sound.

But you may not like that sound either because it’s tough to wake up to, or because it’s simply not alarming enough to wake you from sleep.

Fortunately you can change the alarm sound on an iPhone 6S to one of many different options. Our guide below will show you how.

How to Change the Alarm Sound on an iPhone

The steps in this guide were performed on an iPhone using the iOS 13.6.1 operating system, but will work on several earlier versions of iOS as well.

Step 1: Open the Clock app.

open the Clock app

Step 2: Choose the Alarm tab at the bottom of the screen.

select the Alarm tab

Step 3: Touch the Edit button at the top-left of the screen.

tap the Edit button

Step 4: Choose the alarm to edit.

select the alarm to change

Step 5: Select the Sound option.

choose the Sound button

Step 6: Tap on the new alarm sound to use. As you select new alarm sounds it will play a brief sample of it.

how to change the alarm sound on iPhone 6S

Step 7: Touch the Back button when you’re done, then tap Save at the top-right.

tap Back then tap Save

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