How do I change my custom alarm ringtone?

• You can change the alarm sound on your iPhone in the alarm settings of the Clock app.
• You can purchase new alarm sounds from the Tone Store or use a song from your iTunes library.
• You can also change the vibration pattern or create a custom vibration for your alarm.

When you set a new alarm on your iPhone, you can choose the sound that will play when the alarm goes off. The default alarm tone is Radar and the default vibration is Alert.

If you have multiple alarms set on your phone, you can choose a different sound for each one. You can set an alarm to vibrate only, have a sound only, or to vibrate and alert you through sound.

Here's how to change your iPhone's alarm sound and vibration.

How to change your alarm sound on an iPhone

1. Open the Clock app on your iPhone.

2. Tap the Alarm at the bottom of your screen to edit your alarm sound.

3. Tap Edit at the top right of your screen.

4. Tap the alarm you want to edit to open the "Edit Alarm" screen.

5. Tap the Sound option on the "Edit Alarm" screen.

6. Under the "RINGTONES" heading on the next screen, tap the alarm sound you want. A sample will play for each tone. If you don't want any alarm sounds, just tap None. 

7. When you are done, press Back on the top left to go back to the "Edit Alarm" screen. 

8. Tap Save to save your changes.

How to set a custom alarm sound on an iPhone

You don't have to choose between Sencha, Crystals, Night Owl, or any of the other alarm tones that come with your iPhone. When you edit your alarm sound, you can download new tones.

Make a tone your alarm

You can browse the Tone Store to find a new tone and set it as your alarm sound.

1. Open the Clock app on your iPhone.

2. Tap Alarm at the bottom of your screen to edit your alarm sound.

3. Tap Edit at the top right of your screen.

4. Tap the alarm you want to edit to open the "Edit Alarm" screen.

5. Tap the Sound option on the "Edit Alarm" screen.

6. Under the "Songs" heading of the "Sound" screen, tap Tone Store to go to the iTunes section of the iTunes Store app so you can buy ringtones from a wide range of musical options. You can also choose alert tones of a favorite character's voice.

7. If you've previously bought tones that aren't downloaded onto your current phone, tap Download All Purchased Tones. Apple will check your account and download your tones.

Make a song your alarm

You can also set your alarm to play a song from your iTunes library.

1. Open the Clock app on your iPhone.

2. Tap Alarm at the bottom of your screen to edit your alarm sound.

3. Tap Edit at the top right of your screen.

4. Tap the alarm you want to edit to open the "Edit Alarm" screen.

5. Tap the Sound option on the "Edit Alarm" screen.

6. Under the "SONGS" heading, tap Pick a song. This will take you to your iTunes library.

7. Choose the song you want to use as an alarm tone. 

If you have multiple alarms, you can set different songs or tones for each alarm.

How to change your alarm vibration on an iPhone

You can also customize the way your phone vibrates for each alarm.

1. Open the Clock app on your iPhone.

2. Tap Alarm at the bottom of your screen to edit your alarm sound.

3. Tap Edit at the top right of your screen.

4. Tap the alarm you want to edit to open the "Edit Alarm" screen.

5. Tap the Sound option on the "Edit Alarm" screen.

6. Tap Vibration on the top of the "Sound" screen to see a list of possible vibration patterns.

7. Tap the pattern you want. You will get a short sample of each vibration when you tap it.

8. To turn off vibrate, scroll to the bottom of the Vibration screen and choose None.

You can also create a custom vibration. After you tap Vibration on the top of the Sound screen, scroll down, and under the "CUSTOM" heading, tap Create New Vibration.

Tap, hold, and release the screen to create a vibration pattern. Your pattern is visualized in the bar at the bottom of the screen. Taps appear as dots. Longer vibrations, created by holding your finger down, are bars.

Tap Play to play back your custom vibration. Tap Record to delete it and record another. When you tap Save, a window will pop up that allows you to name your custom vibration. Type in the name and tap Save. Your saved custom vibrations will appear under CUSTOM in the Vibration menu.

Laura McCamy is a freelance writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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