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Johnnyrocket1111
Enthusiast II
June 20, 2026
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Sonos Alarms not responding to changes.

  • June 20, 2026
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I have several alarms setup to wake up, they can be activated and deactivated with a toggle. They worked great forever, suddenly now it’s a huge effort to get them to deactivate or activate them. It’s either reboot the whole system, or phone, refresh the connection that seems to get it to respond. Or just doing it, several times. Why is it so hard to make it work?  This seems to have changed in the last 6 months, so whatever update was performed has made it extremely difficult to accomplish a simple task. 

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Best answer by Airgetlam

Sounds like you have a challenge. Have you called Sonos Support to discuss it? I’m not certain there is much this community can suggest to you other than a simple reboot of the speakers. I would not factory reset them. 

When you speak directly to the Support staff, they have tools at their disposal that will allow them to give you advice specific to your network and Sonos system.

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AjTrek1
AjTrek1
June 20, 2026

I don’t know how many alarms you have set but 32 is the maximum number. However, a fix that has worked in the past as I can attest via personal experience is to adjust the time 5 minutes (plus or minus) for a few cycles then later reset to your preferred time.

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Airgetlam
AirgetlamAnswer
June 20, 2026

Sounds like you have a challenge. Have you called Sonos Support to discuss it? I’m not certain there is much this community can suggest to you other than a simple reboot of the speakers. I would not factory reset them. 

When you speak directly to the Support staff, they have tools at their disposal that will allow them to give you advice specific to your network and Sonos system.

Bruce
Johnnyrocket1111Author
Enthusiast II
June 20, 2026

First off, it’s two alarms that I have set up, two different times. And yes, I would call the help desk, but it’s a weekend and hoilday too, so it can wait. It works, but it’s just hit and miss with it working. Sometimes it works right away, and other times. It’s a couple of minutes. After doing a re-set of the controller or refresh the phone wifi, or reboot phone. I have deleted the app and reinstalled, no change either. IOS 26 isn’t the best IOS, as I have had so many apps not functioning only to reboot the phone and it works again. So, IOS 26 has issues. 
 

ps, also, it works fine on my iPad, so there is that. You can change it instantly. No issues. 

AjTrek1
AjTrek1
June 20, 2026

All I can say is that my solution works. However continue on with what you have been doing. BTW…I’m using iOS 26.5.1 with no issues.

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    Johnnyrocket1111Author
    Enthusiast II
    June 20, 2026

    I’m up to date on my phone. IOS 26.5. 

    Johnnyrocket1111Author
    Enthusiast II
    June 20, 2026

    However, a fix that has worked in the past as I can attest via personal experience is to adjust the time 5 minutes (plus or minus) for a few cycles then later reset to your preferred time.

     

    That’s really not a solution, but a bandaid that says the alarm function has issues. It shouldn’t be that difficult to disable or enable one. Just saying. 

    Airgetlam
    Airgetlam
    June 20, 2026

    It’s unfortunate that we have no real indication that Project Managers or programmers read this forum, all we think we know is that data is passed on to them from the moderators. As suggested above, your best bet would be to contact support directly. 

    Bruce
    AjTrek1
    AjTrek1
    June 20, 2026

    However, a fix that has worked in the past as I can attest via personal experience is to adjust the time 5 minutes (plus or minus) for a few cycles then later reset to your preferred time.

     

    That’s really not a solution, but a bandaid that says the alarm function has issues. It shouldn’t be that difficult to disable or enable one. Just saying. 

    You can call it a bandaid if you like. You’re dealing with electronics. Sometimes a simple reset fixes an issue. FWIW…I’ve only had the issue once. However, run a diagnostic and call Sonos Tech Support next week.

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    Johnnyrocket1111Author
    Enthusiast II
    June 20, 2026

    Yes, that’s the plan. 

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