{"id":236918,"date":"2026-04-29T02:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T06:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/apple-watch-alarms-just-got-a-huge-upgrade-how-to-enable-the-always-play-on-iphone-feature\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T04:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:20:09","slug":"apple-watch-alarms-just-got-a-huge-upgrade-how-to-enable-the-always-play-on-iphone-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/apple-watch-alarms-just-got-a-huge-upgrade-how-to-enable-the-always-play-on-iphone-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Watch alarms just got a huge upgrade: How to enable the \u2018Always Play on iPhone\u2019 feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/latest\/1400748-apple-watch-alarms-just-got-a-huge-upgrade-how-to-enable-the-always-play-on-iphone-feature\">Apple Watch alarms just got a huge upgrade: How to enable the \u2018Always Play on iPhone\u2019 feature<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/latest\/1400748-apple-watch-alarms-just-got-a-huge-upgrade-how-to-enable-the-always-play-on-iphone-feature\">https:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/latest\/1400748-apple-watch-alarms-just-got-a-huge-upgrade-how-to-enable-the-always-play-on-iphone-feature<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-04-29 02:46:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.thenews.com.pk\">www.thenews.com.pk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                        Apple Watch alarms just got a huge upgrade: How to enable the \u2018Always Play on iPhone\u2019 feature<\/p>\n<p>Apple has once again impressed with iOS 26.4, introducing a small but valuable feature that resolves a common annoyance for iPhone users-specifically those who wear an  Apple Watch to sleep.<\/p>\n<p>The latest update allows users to play games  on both their iPhone and Apple Watch simultaneously, even while wearing the watch to bed, as reported by Reuters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Previously, if an Apple Watch was worn during sleep, an alarm set on the iPhone would only produce haptic vibrations on the wrist rather than an audible sound.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Many users found it difficult to rely solely on silent haptics, while useful in some situations- did not always prove effective for waking up.<\/p>\n<p>The new \u201cAlways Play on iPhone\u201d feature changes this behavior; when enabled, alarms will sound on both the iPhone and the Apple Watch, providing a more robust and dependable wake-up call.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Currently, these settings are available for users with a sleep schedule and can be found in both the Clock app and Health app on the iPhone.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As the feature is off by default, users must manually enable it. While it may seem like a minor adjustment, it addresses a long-standing limitation and underscores Apple\u2019s focus on the small details that improve daily routines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition, time will tell how users respond to this update and how it shapes their overall experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/latest\/1400748-apple-watch-alarms-just-got-a-huge-upgrade-how-to-enable-the-always-play-on-iphone-feature\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple Watch alarms just got a huge upgrade: How to enable the \u2018Always Play on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":236919,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/assets\/uploads\/2026-04-29\/1400748_114659_updates.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[69,77],"class_list":["post-236918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iphone","tag-ios","tag-ios-26"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236918"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236918"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":236920,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236918\/revisions\/236920"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}