I have attempted to get my mac to replace my iPad as my alarm clock but the Mac alarm clock app does not work. This morning I had it set but no noise came from my Mac and my speakers are working. I saw the alarm clock notification and turned it off but no noise at all. Perhaps it does not work when the Mac is asleep unlike my iPad. I'll bet this is a bug that apple needs to fix. Until then I will use my iPad Mini as my alarm.
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Alarm Clock app does not work
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Just running into the same problem; one of the first things I tried to do after installing Ventura today. An alarm will wake the computer (2020 Intel Air) from sleep to simply show the clock/alarm notification on a black screen, but no sound (tried multiple sounds as well). My Apple Watch is set to auto unlock, doesn't matter whether it is on my wrist or not; same outcome. Alarm works fine while computer is in use. I even tried a reboot while typing this, still no change. The Apple Clock user guide doesn't explicitly say it will wake the computer from sleep to play to selected sound, but it seems like it should be an obvious expected outcome.
Edit: I found older reddit post with a user noting similar problems about 4 months ago using Beta 1.
Edit: I found older reddit post with a user noting similar problems about 4 months ago using Beta 1.
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It’s not the only bug in Ventura. Ventura likes closing the reminders app and other apps that I have open after sleep mode.
Yesterday I wanted to wake me up from my Mac in the morning and the alarm app did not work. 
I was astonished about that and can not quite understand Apple`s Q&A process behind this.
Reproducing it led me to the following conclusion:
Anyone else noticed that?
I was astonished about that and can not quite understand Apple`s Q&A process behind this.
Reproducing it led me to the following conclusion:
- It works when the Mac is locked and not in deep sleep.
- But it doesn't work when my Mac is locked and it is in deep sleep.
Anyone else noticed that?
Me. I wish apple would fix this bug.Yesterday I wanted to wake me up from my Mac in the morning and the alarm app did not work.
I was astonished about that and can not quite understand Apple`s Q&A process behind this.
Reproducing it led me to the following conclusion:
* deep sleep = not using you mac for several hours
- It works when the Mac is locked and not in deep sleep.
- But it doesn't work when my Mac is locked and it is in deep sleep.
Anyone else noticed that?
Thus issue has existed since macOS 13 Beta 1. Apple is indeed aware of the issue and doesn’t know what is causing it.
This should be first priority for Apple right now. Causes people to be late for work, school, etc… I remember I tried relying on it last summer, and it only works sometimes.
This should be first priority for Apple right now. Causes people to be late for work, school, etc… I remember I tried relying on it last summer, and it only works sometimes.
But the thing is that it sometimes plays in sleep mode but most of the time it doesn’t. Apple did confirm that this is an issue as well.
If you need to depend on an alarm clock to wake you up each morning, just buy a real one -- the specific devices which are designed and meant for this purpose. They aren't that expensive and they are reliable.
That's fine and dandy....but what makes the iPad mini 6 any more reliable of an alarm device than the MBP? One can pick up an inexpensive alarm clock in many places and the thing serves a specific purpose and does it simply and quite well, without using up battery power or other resources on a more sophisticated device such as the Mini or the MBP....
Because the Mini 6 works when it’s asleep unlike the MBP. Also I owned a alarm Clark for many many years.
I would agree about specific devices. It’s why I own a Canon Powershot for stills, a Canon Vixia for video, and a Garmin for navigation.