Their shortcut was not configured for the U.S., had a song pre-picked, had no way to stop the alarm, and so on, so we made it for U.S. The ' Smooth Alarm' shortcut by RoutineHub user Chayanne served as inspiration for our ' Ascending Song Alarm' shortcut.

Step 1: Add 'Ascending Song Alarm' Shortcut We have not had any issues on iOS 14.2.1 and earlier or iOS 14.4 and later. Also, there seems to be a bug in iOS 14.3 that could prevent the shortcut from not working correctly. We briefly tried it on iOS 13 with no luck, and iOS 12 doesn't have the correct actions needed.

iOS 14: The shortcut is optimized for iOS 14.

Allow untrusted shortcuts: Toggle on 'Add Untrusted Shortcuts' in Settings –> Shortcuts to install user-created shortcuts.

If you've deleted it, you can reinstall Shortcuts from the App Store.

Shortcuts: To run shortcuts, you need the eponymous app.

You can also use downloaded music in your own music library, whether it's from Apple Music or synced from macOS. We've had success using ones added to our library and not.

Music you want to play: If you subscribe to Apple Music, you can use songs from there.

But we're not going to use either of those methods today to set songs that increase in volume when you wake up. You can set songs in your digital music library as alarm sounds, and you can even set Apple Music tracks if you subscribe to the service.

Don't Miss: Check This Setting the Next Time You Set an iPhone Alarm.While there are countless third-party apps like Pillow that have gradually increasing alarm sounds, you may prefer the simplicity of the apps already on your device. The 'Wake Up' feature for Health's 'Sleep Schedule' has a few alarms that gradually increase in volume, but it happens too quickly. The default alarm sounds on the iPhone start at the same volume level they end in, leading to an anxiety-ridden morning routine. But you could also use a more intense track you know will wake you up, only set to ascend in volume to ease you out of slumber. One of your best options is to use carefully selected songs that start out calm and soothing and gradually increase in intensity and volume. If you'd rather be gently relaxed out of bed instead of stressed out at loud alarm sounds, there are a few things you can do on your iPhone.

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