iOS 6's 'Do Not Disturb' Not Shutting Off Automatically on New Year's Day

[MacRumors]

Some iOS 6 users who use Apple's scheduled "Do Not Disturb" feature may find that their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch hasn't automatically disabled the feature on New Year's morning.

The issue was reported on Whirlpool forums as well as our own MacRumors forums. The "Do Not Disturb" feature silences calls, alerts and notifications when it is enabled. Users may optionally schedule "Do Not Disturb" to activate between specific hours. This allows you to automatically disable calls and notifications while you sleep.

It's this scheduling feature that appears to be misbehaving on New Year's Day. MacRumors reader Spacesamurai posted about his experience:

I am in Japan so it is 2013, and I am finding that my iOS devices (iPhone 4 and iPad 2) are showing "Do Not Disturb" even though it is outside of the time I set for them. Not sure if this is related to the new year. Reloading the devices does not help and the software is up-to-date.

Spacesamurai's experience has been echoed by others, but not everyone.

Apple has had other bugs in the past related to New Year's day. In years past, Apple has had issues with alarms not going off into the new year. Fortunately, the "Do Not Disturb" feature does not disable alarms set with Apple's built-in Clock app.

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[djinn]

Add that to the list....

[codedbydesign]

Every... ****ing... Year...

[KPOM]

Originally Posted by codedbydesign

Every... ****ing... Year...

Maybe now we know why Scott Forstall left. Add one more thing to your list to fix, Eddy.

[SkippyThorson]

Originally Posted by codedbydesign

Every... ****ing... Year...

My thought EXACTLY. How do they have an issue with something every single year??? Has no one at Apple ever dealt with a January 1st date on their equpiment.

This actually doesn't surprise me. I've started looking forward to a new mishap every year. Calendars, iCal, Clocks, scheduled events, etc. it has to be something.

If something doesn't happen to an Apple device on January 1st, my day isn't quite right. I've come to accept it. As absurd as it is, it's just become the new normal.

I turned it off (and back on) in my Notifications section, but turning it off the Do Not Disturb switch in Settings didn't do anything. Looks ok now, I guess. No need to reboot; just toggle.

[campingsk8er]

Ahh, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

[gmanist1000]

How have they not figured it out by now...

[Puevlo]

What a joke. It's all down hill from here.

[puckhead193]

it's apple's way of letting us stay up late and partying

[vthree]

whirlpool forums?

LOL


happy new years guys. hope everyone has an awesome and safe night.

[duneriderltr450]

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. Time to drink my life away.

[autrefois]

Originally Posted by gmanist1000

How have they not figured it out by now...

Yes, it's getting pretty ridiculous that they have glitches like this over and over. You could almost say that Apple devices messing up on times is, ironically, getting to be like clockwork....

[adcx64]

Y2K13

but seriously, happy new year guys

[stefman]

I'm in Singapore and I had no problems this morning. So I wouldn't say it's everyone.

[Lil Chillbil]

happy new year its uncle drunk uncle pete calling me at 3 am

[haruhiko]

Crap my DND is still on! It's 2:13pm already in HK.

[charlituna]

Originally Posted by haruhiko

Crap my DND is still on! It's 2:13pm already in HK.

Many of my friends in several countries use DND and no one has reported issues so far. And neither me nor my flat mates have had issues.

[Yumbo]

Originally Posted by stefman

I'm in Singapore and I had no problems this morning. So I wouldn't say it's everyone.

2nd January in Sydney and it did not turn off after scheduled. Perhaps it's to do with daylight savings.

[Bathplug]

The beginning of the end of the world as we know it. Hide yo wife, wide yo children!

[Diseal3]

Before someone says newyearsgate don't think about it.

[Lil Chillbil]

Originally Posted by Diseal3

Before someone says newyearsgate don't think about it.

newyearsgate

[TMar]

Year after year and Apple can't seem to figure out how to calendars and clocks to work together.

[viperGTS]

Why should DND automatically shut off on New Years anyway?

[mrgraff]

Originally Posted by viperGTS

Why should DND automatically shut off on New Years anyway?

Perhaps part of the code that determines when to deactivate DND checks the year along with the time? Maybe the DND isn't turning off because it isn't finding 2012 in the date - and therefore would explain why it would work if you turn it off manually and then back on - since the 2013's match?

That said, even with any other iOS issues, I refuse to believe that Apple is that sloppy... I hope.

[charlituna]

Originally Posted by TMar

Year after year and Apple can't seem to figure out how to calendars and clocks to work together.

I'm not 100% convinced its an Apple issue. If you have set time automatically turned on it appears that information comes from your carrier. Could be bad information from their systems in many cases. Not iOS. Had this thought when two of my flat mates who are on Verizon had issues with a Verizon bug that kept making the time something like midnight jan 1, 1969