I like having a landline. And I wake up every morning to an alarm clock — as in, an actual circa-1985 model with a built-in radio and that classic faux-wood veneer. It turns out that I can feel somewhat justified placing my faith in the latter.

Setting an alarm on your phone to wake up in the morning and it doesn’t go off. Some social media users say this is happening to them, and Apple has shared steps to make sure your iPhone's attention-aware settings are right for your needs.

Several people are reporting that the iPhone alarm is not working. Apple is aware and said it is working on fixing the issue.

Did you wake up late for work today because your iPhone alarm didn't go off? You aren't alone, as other iPhone users had the same issue this morning. Apple is aware of a problem facing some users that could cause an iPhone to alert you without making noise, which is not good when you're relying on that sound to awaken you bright and early for work.

It's not you: it's Apple. If you use your iPhone as an alarm clock and you've been oversleeping, it may be because of a bug preventing alarms from sounding.

After years of silence, the good news is Apple has finally acknowledged the problem - and says it’s working quickly to fix it. Specifically, Apple says there’s an issue causing some alarms on iPhones to not play a sound as expected. So far, so cryptic.

Phone users are reporting an issue with the Attention Aware feature which causes the device to silently ring once a user looks at it.

Apple told The Today Show it's aware of an issue leading some iPhones to not play sounds during alarms and that a fix is coming.

If you overslept this morning because your iPhone alarm didn't play a sound — you're not alone. Apple has confirmed that it's aware of a bug in iOS that's causing alarms to play without a sound. The problem has been raised by disgruntled iPhone owners across social media.