- Motorola Moto G series, launched June 2020, is a popular mid-range smartphone line.
- Many users report an alarm icon appears in the notification bar even when no alarm is set.
- Troubleshooting such as safe mode, restarting Clock, resetting app restrictions, and clearing data or cache did not permanently fix the icon.
- No official acknowledgment or fix yet. Temporary workaround suggested: clear cache or remove the Voicemail app.
The Motorola G series, developed and released initially in June 2020, is one of the most popular mid-range smartphones developed by Motorola Mobility. These devices came with some excellent features for their price segment; a good example is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 Processor. The latest reports across various social networking sites reveal that many Motorola Moto G series users are experiencing an issue on their devices, in which an alarm icon is showing up in the notification bar. This issue surfaces even when there’s no alarm set up.
No alarm set but Motorola Moto G Devices showing icon
Multiple reports reveal that Motorola Moto G users are now reporting an issue, in which an annoying alarm icon keeps showing on their devices. Explaining the issue, the affected users mentioned the alarm icon surfaces on their phone’s notification bar even when there’s no setup for any alarm.
For now, the affected users are still yet to understand the exact cause of the issue. Many of them mentioned they tried using a couple of troubleshooting steps to resolve the issue temporarily. These steps include rebooting their devices into safe mode, restarting the “Clock”, resetting app restrictions, and clearing data and cache. However, none of these generic solutions was effective in helping the users address the issue on the ground. You can check down and here (1,2,3,4,5) to see what the Motorola Moto G users are saying about the issue, in which an alarm icon keeps showing on their devices.
No acknowledgment yet, but there’s a workaround
Unfortunately, the Motorola team is yet to release any statement to acknowledge the alarm icon issue on the ground. Since that’s the case, there’s currently no official fix available to resolve this problem. We’ll continue to monitor the team for any updates. If anything comes up, we’ll certainly let you know about it here.
While you wait for the official fix, you might try the workaround below to resolve the alarm issue temporarily. As suggested by this user; one way to resolve this issue is to clear cache data to remove the “Voicemail app.”
