How to Set Apple Music Song as Alarm on iPhone/Android

Imagine how fascinating it would be to wake up freshly in the morning with your favorite Apple Music songs. If you also get tired of the default alarm sounds (or maybe scared of the "Radial" on iPhone😂), this post is what you need!

In the following sections, detailed manipulation guidance will be provided to walk you through how to set Apple Music as alarms on your iPhone/Android devices. If you also wish to get a special alarm to wake you up from bed, please keep reading.

Part 1. Set Apple Music as Alarm on iPhone (Easier)

On the iPhone running iOS 6 and above, setting Apple Music songs as alarms is a simple task. As long as you subscribe to Apple Music and add a song to the library, you can set it as alarm on your iPhone. However, it is unavailable to customize the songs, only allowing you to set a complete Apple Music track as the alarm sound. To set a customizable Apple Music alarm, jump to Part 2.

1. Open the Music app on your iPhone and log in with a subscribed account.

2. Search for the Apple Music song you wish to set as alarm on iPhone.

3. Tap the +Add button to add it to your Apple Music library.

4. Open the Clock app on your iPhone and switch to the Alarm tab.

5. Choose the alarm clock you wish to alter the sound.

6. On the alarm editing page, turn to Sound > Pick a song, and select a song from your library Apple Music.

Part 2. Set Apple Music as Alarm on iPhone/Android (Customizable)

As previously mentioned, you can only set an entire Apple Music track as an alarm on your iPhone, not just a specific part. However, you can achieve this using third-party tools. By removing the DRM from an Apple Music song and downloading it in a common format like M4A or MP3, you can trim the track to your desired part and set it as your alarm on both iPhone and Android devices.

Here TuneFab Apple Music Converter is recommended. It provides excellent performance to convert Apple Music songs from the web library to encoders of great compatibility, including MP3, M4A, WAV, and FLAC. TuneFab is equipped with customization settings to retain Apple Music's lossless quality. It also allows personalizing the sound quality at the best 48kHZ SampleRate as well as 320Kbps bitrate. Therefore, while you utilize Apple Music songs as alarms on mobile devices, you won't need to worry about lossy compression leading to bad alarm quality.

After the downloaded Apple Music songs are saved to DRM-free music files, you can also utilize some third-party editing programs to trim out the best parts, and then transfer them to your iPhone or Android for settings as alarms.

Now, let's start by downloading Apple Music songs to M4A or MP3 with TuneFab:

Step 1. Download, install, and launch TuneFab Apple Music Converter on your computer. Log in to the web player with your Apple Music account.

Step 2. Search for the song you'd like to set as an alarm. Click the "Add to Conversion List" button to add it to the conversion queue.

Step 3. On the conversion list page, set M4A (for iPhone alarm) / MP3 (for Android alarm) as the output format.

Step 4. Click "Convert All" to download the DRM-free Apple Music song to your computer. After downloading, click the Folder icon to locate the song file on your computer.

Now that you have a DRM-free Apple Music song, you can trim it to your liking and set it as an alarm on your phone. The steps vary slightly between iPhone and Android devices. Below, we will outline the process for each platform. Please read the section that applies to your device.

How to Set Apple Music as Alarm on iPhone

1. Open iTunes on your computer (or the Music app on Mac). Drag the converted song into it.

2. Play the song, and notice the start time and stop time of your wanted part.

3. Right-click on the song, choose Song Info > Options, and reset the start and stop time.

4. Click File > Convert > Create AAC Version. You will get a new version of the song in the library.

5. Show the file in Windows File Explorer (or Finder on Mac). Change the file extension from .m4a to .m4r.

6. Connect your iPhone to the computer. View it in iTunes, and drag the M4R file to the Tones section.

7. On your iPhone, navigate to Clock > Alarm. Choose an alarm, then tap Sound, and select your trimmed ringtone as the alarm sound.

How to Set Apple Music as Alarm on Android

Compared to iPhone, you can set Apple Music as Alarm on Android much more easily:

1. Connect your Android phone to the computer, and transfer the MP3 you downloaded with TuneFab to the phone.

2. Run the Settings app on your Android and select the alarm you wish to alter its sound.

3. Go to Sound & vibration > Add Alarm.

4. Choose the imported MP3 Apple Music ringtone file. Edit the ringtone if needed and set it as the alarm.

Part 3. FAQs About Setting Apple Music as Alarm

Do I need an Apple Music subscription to set a song as my alarm?

Yes, you need an active Apple Music subscription to set Apple Music as alarm. The songs must be downloaded and saved in your music library. However, there is an exception: you can use songs purchased from iTunes as alarms without an Apple Music subscription.

How to set any tune as iPhone alarm without computer?

You can set any tune as your iPhone alarm without computer by creating a custom ringtone using Apple's GarageBand app. It allows you to set a song as alarm on iPhone without Apple Music. Here are the streamlined steps:

1. Download and install GarageBand from the App Store.

2. Open GarageBand, create a new project, and select "Audio Recorder."

3. Tap the "Tracks" view icon, then the "Loop" icon, and choose "Music."

4. Find and import your desired song by tapping and holding it.

5. Trim the song to the desired length (30 seconds or less).

6. Name the ringtone and tap "Export." Long press the song file, then share the project as a "Ringtone."

7. Open the Clock app, go to the "Alarm" tab, create or edit an alarm, and select your custom ringtone from "Sound."

Final Words

Now you've learned 2 ways to set Apple Music as alarm on iPhone and Android. While the iPhone clock app only allows you to set an entire Apple Music song as alarm, you can use TuneFab Apple Music Converter to download any Apple Music song to DRM-free files, then trim it as you want, and set a customized alarm. Just hit the download button below to get the powerful tool and start to make your own customized Apple Music alarm sound!