Alarm settings when DST changes

[Nonny Moose]

This is an iPhone 6 with the iOS 8 update installed.

In a few weeks the time in my time zone will change to one hour earlier
("Fall back").

I know there were known issues with iOS 7 wrt DST, but the iOS 8 was
loaded into my phone (and iPad Air) after DST so I'm not sure if there
will be issues.

Any talk about this that anybody here has been aware of?

Thanks.

- Nonny M.

 

[C DM]

No one really knows ahead of time really. Given the history it seems that it would be prudent to have some backup just in case.

 

[lelisa13p]

There's a very good reason that DST reverts (and begins) in the wee hours of a Sunday morning. Stuff happens and a weekend day is more forgiving than a workday.

 

[Nonny Moose]

Yeah, thanks to both of you. I did suspect that I'd not be able to rely
on the phone's alarm, the first time anyway.

What complicates it is that I have to keep the 4am thing as a "real
time" alarm setting for 3am. In other words, 4am becomes 3am in
the world of medication dosing, so my alarm has to be reset to 3am
in order to keep the beat going.

Making that setting ahead of the DST change ... oh, never mind.

Thanks again,

- N.M.

 

[lelisa13p]

I can see how that would be problematic in a very real way. I guess use a backup for this time, just in case there's a glitch.