With the Pixel 9 series and new Android upgrades, the notoriously bug-ridden Google Pixel devices have begun to improve. Nevertheless, people continue to report new flaws in Pixel phones, and this time it appears to be related to the alarm clock, which is one of the most crucial features of the device. Angry Pixel users …
With the Pixel 9 series and new Android upgrades, the notoriously bug-ridden Google Pixel devices have begun to improve. Nevertheless, people continue to report new flaws in Pixel phones, and this time it appears to be related to the alarm clock, which is one of the most crucial features of the device.
Angry Pixel users have taken to Reddit to complain that their devices’ alarms are not sounding as planned. After the time their alarm was intended to sound, users are complaining that their Pixel displays a “Missed alarm” warning, stating that the “Alarm didn’t fire owing to an unexplained reason.”
Although the problem doesn’t appear to be widespread yet, other users in the Reddit post reported that it happened to them, with some saying it happened “a few times,” indicating that it’s not an isolated incident.
A Redditor claims that Google has not been able to reproduce the problem and “is not looking for a remedy” at this time, despite some customers contacting Google support. Perhaps because it’s not common, but Google might investigate if enough reports surface. The majority of people who encountered this problem were using the stable version of Android rather than the Android Beta program.
However, alarm-related complaints from Google Pixel owners are not new. In March 2025, a similar issue with alarms turning off on their own was reported by Pixel 9 customers. But this time, it appears that a system malfunction is keeping the alert from going off at all.
Although I haven’t yet encountered the alarm bug on my Pixel 9 (which is on the most recent Android 16 QPR1 beta), there are enough reports to indicate that many users are likely affected. There isn’t a solution as of now, but as a precaution, you could want to set backup alarms on other gadgets, such as smartwatches or smart home hubs.
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Robert Haba is the founder and editor-in-chief of Droid Tools. A lifelong gadget enthusiast with over a decade following the Android ecosystem, he built this publication to cut through the noise and give readers honest, real-world coverage of the tech they actually use.
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