Do you ever get jolted awake by your iPhone alarm in the morning because it’s way too loud? Or do you turn your phone volume down at night and then sleep straight through it? Well, believe it or not, up until now the alarm volume on your iPhone has always been tied to the ringer volume as well, the ringtones. But in iOS 27, your iPhone’s finally got a fix for this problem. And stick around, because there’s one more alarm setting that a lot of people miss.

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Okay, so in the Settings app on the phone, I’m going to tap on Sound & Haptics to begin. From here, we’re going to go into Alarms and Timers, and I’m going to turn off the switch here that says Match Ringtone Volume. And look – a brand-new slider just for your alarms. I’m going to set mine nice and gentle, and then, just like that, your alarm has its own volume. You can turn your ringer up and down as much as you like, and the alarm stays exactly where you set it.

And now for that bonus. If you open up the Clock app and go into any of the alarms that you’ve set, tap on Sound. From here, you can choose a much softer or a much louder tone, so you haven’t got to have the same piece of music or the same harsh ringtone waking you up every single day.

So give it a try tonight, but before you do that, check out this video too.