Apple Watch 9 sleep schedule alarm time stuck on modular watch face despite skipping

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Apple Watch 9 sleep schedule alarm time stuck on modular watch face despite skipping

I have recently encountered issue with alarm on my Modular watch face. With active sleep schedule and alarm skipped for tomorrow I can still see the original alarm time on watch face as if I did not skip it. It seems like it is not affecting the real function of the alarm (if it is skipped, the alarm will not go on) but just the watch complication. The synchronization with iPhone works with no issues and changing alarm time in sleep schedule is properly reflected on watch face. I have Apple watch series 9, the latest watchOS 11.3.1 has been installed. Does anyone have the same problem?

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Apple Watch Series 9, watchOS 11

Posted on Feb 11, 2025 11:39 PM

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Ingo2711

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Feb 12, 2025 12:17 PM in response to Luckie01

Did you try to force restart the watch by pressing and holding the Digital Crown and the Side button together for about 10sec, until the Apple logo comes back again?

If this does not work, unpairing the watch would be the next step:

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

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Luckie01 Author

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Mar 17, 2025 2:09 AM in response to Ingo2711

Hello Ingo, I did the unpairing and set them as a new device (no backup used). The issue is still the same. I will report it to Apple via Product feedback. Ingo2711, thank you for all your effort and support, I really appreciate it!

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Ingo2711

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Feb 13, 2025 1:43 AM in response to Luckie01

If unpairing does not help, this is software related and you should tell Apple about it by using the Feedback link:

Feedback - Apple Watch - Apple

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Ingo2711

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Feb 12, 2025 10:27 AM in response to Luckie01

What happens if you swipe the display to choose another watch face and swipe back again to the Modular watch face? Did the watch face update the alarm?

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Luckie01 Author

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Feb 12, 2025 10:54 AM in response to Ingo2711

Just tried to change it and then reverted back to my standard modular face. Unfortunately no change - the alarm complication still shows the sleep cycle alarm time even though it has been skipped.

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Ingo2711

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Feb 12, 2025 11:07 AM in response to Luckie01

Does the alarm complication work when used with other watch faces?

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Luckie01 Author

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Feb 12, 2025 11:22 AM in response to Ingo2711

No, I have the same issue even when using different face. Seems like the complication (alarm) itself is somehow corrupted.

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Ingo2711

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Feb 12, 2025 11:37 AM in response to Luckie01

Did you have this issue already before watchOS 11.3.1?

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Luckie01 Author

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Feb 12, 2025 11:56 AM in response to Ingo2711

Yes, the issue appeared for the first time about one week ago and the watchOS update to the newest version (yesterday) unfortunately didn’t help.

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Feb 13, 2025 1:07 AM in response to Luckie01

I have the same issue with Apple Watch 8. Somehow if I restart the watch once or twice the watch will be updated and show another active alarm when sleep cycle alarm is skipped.

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Luckie01 Author

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Feb 13, 2025 1:15 AM in response to Ingo2711

I tried the restart this morning but nothing has changed. I am afraid I will need to unpair and erase the watch…

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Luckie01 Author

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Mar 16, 2025 12:10 PM in response to Luckie01

Finally I did the unpairing and then restored my watch profile by using backup saved during the process. Unfortunately the issue persists. :-( Not sure what else I can do now…