How To Change The Volume For Your Android Alarm

Situations like this happen to the best of us. You set the alarm clock on your Android phone to the early morning hours. Half an hour after the specified time, you find yourself just waking up. The alarm didn’t fail to buzz, it just wasn’t loud enough to wake you up.

Adjusting the alarm volume on your Android phone is something you can learn how to do. First-time Android users may struggle with basics like these, but we’re here to help.

Here are the basics of navigating your Android phone’s alarm clock volume settings.

Android Volume Settings

The sound on your Android phone has a few different volume levels: multimedia, ringer, notifications, calls, and alarm. Their number varies by phone model. You can access the settings for each sound type in your phone’s Settings menu and adjust them accordingly. You can adapt your Android phone’s volume by pulling the slider to the wanted intensity.

Volume Button

The quickest way to adjust your Android alarm volume is to press the volume button on the right side of your phone. The pop-up menu will show you sliders for all sound types on the phone, and then you can choose to set the alarm volume.

Here is how to do this step by step.

1. Press the upper or lower volume button on the right side of your phone.
   
2. The general phone volume bar will appear on the left. Click on the two dots that show under the slider.
   
3. The pop-up menu with the volume settings will open. Find the “Alarm” option. On some Android models, an icon of an alarm clock will show instead of text.
   
4. Adjust the volume bar on the slider according to your preference.
   

You can directly access the Sound and vibration settings via this pop-up. Press the gear icon in the top-left of the window and it will open the Settings tab. You can adjust the alarm clock volume directly from there.

If for some reason you’re unable to open this pop-up menu, there are alternative ways to access sound settings. The alarm volume slider can be found in the Clock settings and General settings menu.

Sound and Vibration Settings

You can access alarm clock volume via the Sound and vibration tab in the General settings menu. This tab allows you to customize sound options on the phone, including adjusting the alarm volume.

Here is how to access alarm volume settings on your Android phone.

1. Go to “Settings.”
   
2. Scroll down and find “Sound and vibration” in the menu.
   
3. Find the “Alarm” slider and adjust it to your preference.
   

Alarm Clock Settings

The alarm clock on your Android phone has its own settings. You can find them in the Clock app under Alarm. This tab will allow you to set alarms and customize them.

Note that you can only access the alarm volume slider from the Alarm clock settings on the older Android versions. Most of the newer versions don’t have this feature anymore.

Here is how to change the volume on the alarm clock.

1. Open the Clock app.
   
2. Go to the “Alarm” tab.
   
3. Tap on a custom Alarm to open its preferences.
   
4. Find the slider under “Alarm sound” and set the volume.
   

Another way you can change the alarm clock volume via Alarm clock settings on newer Android phones is by doing the following.

1. Open the Clock app.
   
2. Tap on a custom Alarm to open its preferences.
   
3. Press the volume button on the right side of your phone while in this menu, and set the alarm volume.
   

Increase Volume Gradually

Android phones allow you to set your alarm to increase the volume gradually. Your alarm will start at low volume and then increase little by little. With this feature, your Android phone lets you silence the alarm clock before it reaches its full volume.

To enable this option, follow these steps.

1. Open the Clock app.
   
2. Open the “Alarm” tab.
   
3. Find the three-dot menu in the top-right corner, then open “Settings.”
   
4. In this menu, find the option “Gradually increase volume.”
   
5. Set the interval for this option as you like.
   

The option for gradually increasing alarm volume allows you to customize your alarm to raise the volume at intervals. You can choose from every five seconds up to a full minute.

Know the Basics

Setting up the volume on your Android phone is basic knowledge of using an Android device. There are a few ways you can access these settings based on the system version on your phone. The steps presented in this article are the most common ways to customize the Alarm volume options.

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