Do you use your iPhone as an alarm clock? - Page 3

ReanimationN · Feb 12, 2013, 08:13 AM

Yeah, I do, and you wouldn't believe it, but doing so cost me a tour around the Grand Canyon. I was traveling through the US at the end of 2010/early 2011 and was in Vegas for NYE, which was when the alarm clock glitch hit. We'd been out on NYE, of course, so didn't set an alarm for January 1, but the next day we had a tour booked for the Grand Canyon- we had no idea about the alarm glitch, and it bizarrely affected January the 2nd too. We slept in past the tour bus pickup and missed the tour, which was non-refundable.

I've since learnt to set a second, separate, alarm for important events.

ucfgrad93 · Feb 12, 2013, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by SandboxGeneral

Yes and I use the default Clock.app. I do not use a dock with my iPhone.

Same with me.

auhagen · Feb 12, 2013, 10:35 AM

I do like most people in here.

Clock.app and a song from my playlist. Works okay for my needs. At times I use my iPad instead, but primary I use my phone.

nburwell · Feb 12, 2013, 12:16 PM

As the majority already said, I use my iPhone as an alarm. However, I use the Sleep Cycle app for my alarm since it analyzes my sleep patterns at night.

RichP74 · Feb 12, 2013, 12:17 PM

Clock.app's ability to only go off on weekdays is all I need. Never have to shut it off.

I've been using the Marimba sound ever since I got an iPhone, but I might change it to a song just for the hell of it. Since I wake up and go right to the gym, maybe some Iron Maiden. Wife might not enjoy that, though.

Chimom79 · Feb 12, 2013, 03:01 PM

I use mine as my alarm clock, the problem is that the alarm sound doesn't wake me very well. I tried all the other alarm sound options but they are no good. I wish they had a good, basic alarm clock sound.

Mike J · Feb 12, 2013, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Feed Me

Yes.

I use Clock.app.

I don't use a dock.

same.

(love the name and avy btw, also a fan

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slu · Feb 12, 2013, 03:59 PM

I do. Stock clock app, no dock. But I don't really like it all that much. I never know what time it is when I wake up in the middle of the night. But the harp ringtone makes for a great alarm.

D-Back · Feb 15, 2013, 12:10 AM

I use an app called nite time its free, minimalist, and has no ads.

R.Stoychev · Feb 15, 2013, 01:14 AM

Nope, I have alarm clock for that

The-Real-Deal82 · Feb 15, 2013, 02:13 AM

I use mine every morning as an alarm clock. I haven't downloaded an app for this purpose because the default clock app does the job.

mrsir2009 · Feb 15, 2013, 02:31 AM

Yep - I use SleepCycle

macMD · Feb 16, 2013, 01:00 PM

I did quite often and its something I miss at the moment until I get one again or the iP5S. I use Best Alarm Clock app, it has a nice gradual volume increase instead of the jarring sound my alarm clock makes each morning :|

cynics · Feb 16, 2013, 01:42 PM

I've been using the default alarm for just over a year now. Works for me.

RotaryP7 · Feb 16, 2013, 01:53 PM

I use my default iPhone alarm clock. No dock.

TyPod · Feb 16, 2013, 02:48 PM

Default clock app and speakers around half volume for this guy. Wakes me up just fine!

Moccasin · Feb 16, 2013, 03:23 PM

Use default app with dock while at home; just the phone when away with work.

Most of the time, my phone is switched to silent so doesn't disturb me until the alarm goes off.

danielceleste · Feb 17, 2013, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mrsir2009

Yep - I use SleepCycle

I can't live without that app! I've tried a few other motion tracking apps, but this is the best one. The movement tracking algorithm could be better, but tapping the phone to snooze and the Intelligent Snooze feature are awesome.

i4Collin · Feb 17, 2013, 10:53 PM

I use the Sleep Cycle app and it works wonders. It monitors your sleep and wakes you up when you are in the lightest phase possible. It also graphs the average amount of sleep you get per night, which days you get the most rest, what the quality of the sleep you are getting is, etc.

alice04 · Feb 17, 2013, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hunterheath33

Anyone use their iphone as a clock? What app do you use. What dock do you use? I'm curious.

Yupz! and just the default clock on my iPhone. I dont use any apps etc for it.

xraydoc · Feb 18, 2013, 08:54 PM

I've been using the iPhone as my alarm since the original iPhone. So far just using the stock clock/alarm.

MsRandall · Feb 19, 2013, 10:00 AM

I have used the stock app as my alarm clock since getting the 4s on the release date.

quietstormSD · Feb 19, 2013, 10:32 AM

I use the default alarm clock Monday-Friday as a "back-up" alarm clock to my actual home stand alone alarm clock. And my phone alarm clock rings two separate times.

Yeah, I've been burned a couple of times when not waking up to alarms, which is why I have this set up.

jmann · Feb 19, 2013, 01:47 PM

I use it as my alarm. I don't use a dock (sadly). I wish apple made a dock for the iPhone 5.

virginblue4 · Feb 19, 2013, 04:50 PM

I use the default alarm clock and no dock.

Feb 12, 2013, 08:13 AM	#51
ReanimationN macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Australia	Yeah, I do, and you wouldn't believe it, but doing so cost me a tour around the Grand Canyon. I was traveling through the US at the end of 2010/early 2011 and was in Vegas for NYE, which was when the alarm clock glitch hit. We'd been out on NYE, of course, so didn't set an alarm for January 1, but the next day we had a tour booked for the Grand Canyon- we had no idea about the alarm glitch, and it bizarrely affected January the 2nd too. We slept in past the tour bus pickup and missed the tour, which was non-refundable. I've since learnt to set a second, separate, alarm for important events. __________________ 2011 15" MacBook Pro, 2.2GHz Core i7, 8GB RAM, 750GB HD, Windows 7 x64 Professional. Google Nexus 7 16GB. iPhone 5 32GB.
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Feb 12, 2013, 12:16 PM	#54
nburwell macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PHL	As the majority already said, I use my iPhone as an alarm. However, I use the Sleep Cycle app for my alarm since it analyzes my sleep patterns at night. __________________ 13" MBP 2.3GHz l iPhone 5 l 4G iPod Touch l Apple TV l 5D Mark III l L glass
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Feb 12, 2013, 03:01 PM	#56
Chimom79 macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: North Carolina, USA	I use mine as my alarm clock, the problem is that the alarm sound doesn't wake me very well. I tried all the other alarm sound options but they are no good. I wish they had a good, basic alarm clock sound. __________________ ~Loving my iPad 3rd Gen. & iPhone 4s~
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Feb 15, 2013, 01:14 AM	#60
R.Stoychev macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2012	Nope, I have alarm clock for that __________________ iPhone 5 white iPhone 4 black
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Feb 15, 2013, 02:13 AM	#61
The-Real-Deal82 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: United Kingdom	I use mine every morning as an alarm clock. I haven't downloaded an app for this purpose because the default clock app does the job. __________________ iPhone 5 32GB White iPad 3 32GB Black iPod Touch (2007)
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Feb 12, 2013, 10:35 AM	#53
auhagen macrumors member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Denmark	I do like most people in here. Clock.app and a song from my playlist. Works okay for my needs. At times I use my iPad instead, but primary I use my phone.
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Feb 12, 2013, 12:17 PM	#55
RichP74 macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	Clock.app's ability to only go off on weekdays is all I need. Never have to shut it off. I've been using the Marimba sound ever since I got an iPhone, but I might change it to a song just for the hell of it. Since I wake up and go right to the gym, maybe some Iron Maiden. Wife might not enjoy that, though.
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Feb 12, 2013, 03:59 PM	#58
slu macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Buffalo	I do. Stock clock app, no dock. But I don't really like it all that much. I never know what time it is when I wake up in the middle of the night. But the harp ringtone makes for a great alarm.
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Feb 15, 2013, 12:10 AM	#59
D-Back macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2008	I use an app called nite time its free, minimalist, and has no ads.
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Feb 15, 2013, 02:31 AM	#62
mrsir2009 macrumors 604 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Wellington, New Zealand	Yep - I use SleepCycle __________________ How to Prevent your Mac from Overheating
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Feb 16, 2013, 01:00 PM	#63
macMD macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New York	I did quite often and its something I miss at the moment until I get one again or the iP5S. I use Best Alarm Clock app, it has a nice gradual volume increase instead of the jarring sound my alarm clock makes each morning :\|
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Feb 16, 2013, 01:42 PM	#64
cynics macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2012	I've been using the default alarm for just over a year now. Works for me.
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Feb 16, 2013, 01:53 PM	#65
RotaryP7 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Miami, FL	I use my default iPhone alarm clock. No dock. __________________ MacBook Pro, 2.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 250 GB HD ; iPhone 5 16 GB
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Feb 16, 2013, 02:48 PM	#66
TyPod macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2006	Default clock app and speakers around half volume for this guy. Wakes me up just fine!
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Feb 16, 2013, 03:23 PM	#67
Moccasin macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Newcastle, UK	Use default app with dock while at home; just the phone when away with work. Most of the time, my phone is switched to silent so doesn't disturb me until the alarm goes off.
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Feb 17, 2013, 10:53 PM	#69
i4Collin macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Maryland	I use the Sleep Cycle app and it works wonders. It monitors your sleep and wakes you up when you are in the lightest phase possible. It also graphs the average amount of sleep you get per night, which days you get the most rest, what the quality of the sleep you are getting is, etc. __________________ Currently In Use: 2010 21.5" iMac Core i3\| 2011 White 32GB iPhone 4S AT&T\| 2012 15" RMBP 2.3GHz\| 2012 Slate iPhone 5 64GB AT&T
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Feb 18, 2013, 08:54 PM	#71
xraydoc macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The first state	I've been using the iPhone as my alarm since the original iPhone. So far just using the stock clock/alarm. __________________ 2.93GHz i7 27" iMac • 1.8GHz i7 11" MacBook Air • 2.5GHz i5 Mac mini + 27" Thunderbolt display 2.66GHz quad-core Mac Pro + OS X 10.7 Server + 6TB RAID 5 • AirPort Extreme • iPad 3 & mini • iPhone 5
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Feb 19, 2013, 10:00 AM	#72
MsRandall macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2011	I have used the stock app as my alarm clock since getting the 4s on the release date.
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Feb 19, 2013, 10:32 AM	#73
quietstormSD macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Diego, CA	I use the default alarm clock Monday-Friday as a "back-up" alarm clock to my actual home stand alone alarm clock. And my phone alarm clock rings two separate times. Yeah, I've been burned a couple of times when not waking up to alarms, which is why I have this set up. __________________ Early 2011 13" MBP 2.3GHz Intel Core i5; iPhone 4S 32GB white on at&t; iPod Shuffle 4th gen Twitter: @KarchInSD
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Feb 19, 2013, 01:47 PM	#74
jmann macrumors 604 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: On a bump on a log in a hole in the bottom of the sea	I use it as my alarm. I don't use a dock (sadly). I wish apple made a dock for the iPhone 5. __________________ Come to my Twitter, it's warm and has chairs.
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Feb 19, 2013, 04:50 PM	#75
virginblue4 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: United Kingdom	I use the default alarm clock and no dock. __________________ Late 2012 27" iMac - 3.4GHz i7, 1TB Fusion Drive, 24GB RAM, GTX 680MX 2GB (Assembled in Ireland) iPhone 5, white and silver, running iOS 7 iPad mini, white and silver
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