Apple Says 'Do Not Disturb' Bug to Resolve Itself on Monday, January 7th

MacRumors · Jan 2, 2013, 01:03 PM

Some users discovered that the scheduling portion of the "Do Not Disturb" feature in iOS 6 failed to work after New Year's Eve. The scheduling would turn itself on as scheduled, but would fail to turn itself off again.

Apple reports in a support article that Do Not Disturb scheduling will begin working properly again after January 7, 2013.

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Symptoms

After January 1st, 2013, Do Not Disturb mode stays on past its scheduled end time.

Resolution

Do Not Disturb scheduling feature will resume normal functionality after January 7, 2013. Before this date, you should manually turn the Do Not Disturb feature on or off.

To turn off the scheduling feature, tap Settings > Notifications > Do Not Disturb and switch Scheduled to Off.

Article Link: Apple Says 'Do Not Disturb' Bug to Resolve Itself on Monday, January 7th

bedifferent · Jan 2, 2013, 01:05 PM

None of my iOS 6.1 beta devices suffered from this issue, while my 6.0.x devices did. I wonder if this is an indication that Apple plans on the 6.1 release to be around the 7th.

Andy-V · Jan 2, 2013, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by bedifferent

None of my iOS 6.1 beta devices suffered from this issue, while my 6.0.x devices did. I wonder if this is an indication that Apple plans on the 6.1 release to be around the 7th.

Nah. It just means for some reason the bug effects the first week of the year.

old-school · Jan 2, 2013, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by bedifferent

None of my iOS 6.1 beta devices suffered from this issue, while my 6.0.x devices did. I wonder if this is an indication that Apple plans on the 6.1 release to be around the 7th.

No, the bug corrects itself on the first Sunday of each year. This bug will be squashed in the next update though, so I wouldn't expect to see this again next year.

bedifferent · Jan 2, 2013, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by old-school

No, the bug corrects itself on the first Sunday of each year. This bug will be squashed in the next update though, so I wouldn't expect to see this again next year.

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Originally Posted by Andy-V

Nah. It just means for some reason the bug effects the first week of the year.

Ah, makes sense. Thanks

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Originally Posted by sesnir

As a programmer, I'd be interested to learn why it will resolve itself on January 7th. Is it because it's the first Monday of the year? That would line up with last year's bug fixing itself on January 2nd.

Seems to be, which surprised me, but, ah well

iMikeT · Jan 2, 2013, 01:13 PM

So this means that people can disturb me all they want until Monday, well I guess that's just fine and dandy!

charlituna · Jan 2, 2013, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by iMikeT

So this means that people can disturb me all they want until Monday, well I guess that's just fine and dandy!

Not at all. You can still turn it on and off yourself. Only the auto schedule is messed up for some folks

chazwatson · Jan 2, 2013, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by iMikeT

So this means that people can disturb me all they want until Monday, well I guess that's just fine and dandy!

Are you really too lazy to turn it on and off?

DonutHands · Jan 2, 2013, 01:18 PM

moaning about a software bug that is taking a whole 7 days to fix? not bad if you ask me especially for a non critical bug.

dazed · Jan 2, 2013, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DonutHands

moaning about a software bug that is taking a whole 7 days to fix? not bad if you ask me especially for a non critical bug.

I think people are concerned that the fix will not take 7 days but that the official response is that it will sort itself out eventually.

Kinda like those lame tech support people who just say reboot your device when they can't figure out what's wrong with it.

NedBookPro · Jan 2, 2013, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DonutHands

moaning about a software bug that is taking a whole 7 days to fix? not bad if you ask me especially for a non critical bug.

Actually, it's (they are) not going "to fix" it.
Apple want you to ride it out until the 7th.

It just means the time frame in which this bug had effect will pass. If you don't update iOS (an indeed if they don't address it in future updates), it would mean you'd most likely have the same problem again next year.

People keep saying this is a "minor problem", but it is indicative of sloppy programming. Any programmer would agree.

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Hls811 · Jan 2, 2013, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by bedifferent

None of my iOS 6.1 beta devices suffered from this issue, while my 6.0.x devices did. I wonder if this is an indication that Apple plans on the 6.1 release to be around the 7th.

My iPhone 5 which is running the beta of 6.1 is experiencing the issue. My iPad Mini which is running 6.0.2 seems uneffected.

Dont think its 6.0.x specific.

ghostface147 · Jan 2, 2013, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by bedifferent

None of my iOS 6.1 beta devices suffered from this issue, while my 6.0.x devices did. I wonder if this is an indication that Apple plans on the 6.1 release to be around the 7th.

6.1 beta 4 had the issue for me on the first, but nothing since...even though it's only one day later.

vastoholic · 10:58 PM

To quote Lois CK when the newly intodroduced wifi stopped working on the plane.....

" 'This is bull ****.' How quickly the world owed him something he didn't even know existed 10 minutes ago."

Seriously people. This function was only introduced a few months ago. It's not like you've been living you're entire lives with this feature and it's all of the sudden been taken away from you. It's still there. You just have to flip the switch manually for 5 more days. Apple is not doomed, your life will not end. It will fix itself faster than a patch will be put out. Relax. Go about your day the same way you did before DND was even introduced.

Nale72 · Jan 3, 2013, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by vastoholic

Seriously people. This function was only introduced a few months ago. It's not like you've been living you're entire lives with this feature and it's all of the sudden been taken away from you. It's still there. You just have to flip the switch manually for 5 more days. Apple is not doomed, your life will not end. It will fix itself faster than a patch will be put out. Relax. Go about your day the same way you did before DND was even introduced.

Well, I have at least used the functions for the past years (previously Android owner, iP5 is my first iPhone) and have gotten used to it.

And no, it's not still there. Switching it on and off manually kind of takes away the big point of the function, that you can have it turn off and on according to a schedule.

Now that I know that it doesn't work I can adjust to that until the 7th. But since I didn't know it yesterday morning and I have used the equivalent functions for years with no problem it was pretty annoying/embarrassing that I missed two calls from my boss needing fast help from me and one customer before I noticed that the phone was still on DND (when trying to find out why I had missed the calls from my now angry boss, who had rushed down to my room because I wouldn't answer his calls).

syavno · Jan 2, 2013, 01:05 PM

"You're holding it wrong."

dustinsc · Jan 2, 2013, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by syavno

"You're holding it wrong."

Nice try, but not applicable in this case. There's not even a hint that Apple is blaming this on user activity.

unplugme71 · Jan 2, 2013, 01:05 PM

So what happens next year?

And what about other issues? Should we turn our phone off for several days?

Unacceptable Apple!

shurcooL · Jan 2, 2013, 01:06 PM

So just ignore the problem and it will go away eventually.

blizaine · Jan 2, 2013, 01:07 PM

I view this more as a feature than a bug.

Moorepheus · Jan 2, 2013, 01:08 PM

Bad Programmers = Bad Programs. WOW, what a solution.

darkplanets · Jan 2, 2013, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Moorepheus

Bad Programmers = Bad Programs. WOW, what a solution.

Given that they're coming off a holiday, and that they won't be efficient in patch release (as always), it's unlikely they'd deploy anything before then anyways.

Someone made an oopsie in the code but fortunately it only hits this week; next years solution will be baked into 6.1.

coolfactor · Jan 2, 2013, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Moorepheus

Bad Programmers = Bad Programs. WOW, what a solution.

So the existence of bugs means that the programmers are poor at their jobs? WOW, talk about a twisted view on the world. Scary.

Pegamush · Jan 2, 2013, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by shurcooL

So just ignore the problem and it will go away eventually.

just ignore the problem and you'll get used to it eventually*

kas23 · Jan 2, 2013, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by shurcooL

So just ignore the problem and it will go away eventually.

This seems to be Apple's mantra over the last couple years. Apple has trained you well.

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bedifferent macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NY	None of my iOS 6.1 beta devices suffered from this issue, while my 6.0.x devices did. I wonder if this is an indication that Apple plans on the 6.1 release to be around the 7th.
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iMikeT macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: California	So this means that people can disturb me all they want until Monday, well I guess that's just fine and dandy!
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Jan 2, 2013, 01:18 PM	#9
DonutHands macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2011	moaning about a software bug that is taking a whole 7 days to fix? not bad if you ask me especially for a non critical bug.
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Jan 2, 2013, 01:05 PM	#18
unplugme71 macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2011	So what happens next year? And what about other issues? Should we turn our phone off for several days? Unacceptable Apple!
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Moorepheus macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2012	Bad Programmers = Bad Programs. WOW, what a solution.
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