Alarm reliability check
An alarm app can only ring if the phone lets it. Beyond Alarm's reliability screen checks every setting that stops alarms going off on your phone, scores them, and takes you straight to each fix.
Most "my alarm didn't go off" stories on Android aren't about the alarm app. They're about the phone deciding to save battery by stopping it overnight. Beyond Alarm's reliability check finds every setting on your phone that can do that, gives you a score, and opens the exact screen where each one is fixed.
What it does
The reliability screen ("Make sure your alarms always ring") runs a set of checks, sorts them by how much they matter, and puts a score at the top:
- AT RISK when something that can make an alarm miss is off.
- GOOD when everything critical is on.
- EXCELLENT when everything is on.
Below the score, checks are grouped as Fix these first, Recommended and Active protections. Each problem has a Fix button that opens the right system screen. The button at the bottom ("Fix 2 critical issues", for example) always opens the next one that needs fixing, critical ones first.
The checks on Android
| Check | What it's for | Matters most |
|---|---|---|
| Exact alarm | Ring at the precise time you set | Yes |
| Notifications | Show the full-screen alarm | Yes |
| Full-screen intent | Let the alarm take over the screen | Yes |
| Battery optimization | Stop the system killing the alarm overnight | Yes |
| Don't pause if unused | Stop the system pausing the app when it's unused | Yes, on the brands below |
| Auto-start | Let Beyond Alarm start itself after a reboot | Recommended, on the brands below |
| Boot recovery | Re-arm alarms after a restart | Built in |
| Alarm volume | The alarm volume must be audible | Recommended |
| Display over other apps | Show the ring while you're using the phone | Recommended |
| Power-off guard | Stop the power menu being used to escape the alarm | Recommended |
Brand-specific checks. On Xiaomi, Redmi, POCO, vivo, OPPO, realme, OnePlus, Huawei and Honor, Beyond Alarm adds Auto-start and Don't pause if unused. Those makers' battery managers are the most likely to stop a background app. Android can't report whether auto-start is allowed, so its button opens the maker's own auto-start screen (MIUI's security centre, vivo's background-start manager, ColorOS's startup list and so on) and you tap Mark done once it's on.
The checks on iPhone
iOS takes care of most of this itself. On iPhone the screen checks three things: Alarms (AlarmKit's permission, which lets Beyond Alarm ring at the time you set, even on silent), Notifications, and Screen Time access for Morning Lockout and Phone Block. It also tells you what iOS handles without any setting: alarms ring through silent mode and Focus, Low Power Mode doesn't delay them, and the app re-registers itself after a restart or an update.
Beyond Alarm
Beyond Alarm does this part for you: the alarm will not switch off until you have actually moved, and the apps you pick stay locked afterwards.
How it works
- Beyond Alarm reads each setting live, the moment you open the screen.
- It weighs them. Critical checks count double in the score, because any one of them can make an alarm miss.
- You tap Fix, and the app opens that exact setting: the battery exemption, the exact-alarm switch, the maker's auto-start page.
- You come back and the score updates.
When to use it
- Right after installing, before you trust your first alarm.
- After an Android update, which can quietly reset battery settings.
- On a new phone, especially a Xiaomi, vivo, OPPO, realme or OnePlus.
- The morning an alarm didn't ring. Open it first; the cause is usually listed in red.
Set it up
- Open Settings in Beyond Alarm.
- Under Account, tap Alarm reliability. The percentage beside it is your score.
- Tap Fix on each item under Fix these first, then the Recommended ones.
- For Auto-start, switch Beyond Alarm on in the screen that opens, come back and tap Mark done.
- Set a test alarm a couple of minutes out and lock the phone.
Related
Common questions
Why didn't my alarm go off?
On Android the usual cause is the phone itself. Battery optimisation, a missing auto-start permission on brands like Xiaomi, vivo and OPPO, or a denied exact-alarm or full-screen permission can all stop an alarm app ringing. Beyond Alarm's reliability screen checks each of these.
Where do I find the reliability check?
In Settings, under Account, tap Alarm reliability. The row shows your current score, so you can see at a glance whether anything needs fixing.
Which phones get the auto-start check?
Phones from makers known for aggressive battery management. That's Xiaomi, Redmi, POCO, vivo, OPPO, realme, OnePlus, Huawei and Honor. Those phones also get a check that the app isn't paused when unused.
Does the reliability check work on iPhone?
It's shorter there, because iOS handles most of this itself. On iPhone it checks the Alarms permission, notifications and Screen Time access. Battery optimisation and auto-start don't exist on iOS.
Will my alarm ring after the phone restarts?
Yes. Beyond Alarm re-arms its alarms after a restart. On phones with aggressive battery management, allow auto-start so the app can do that.
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