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Do You Trust/Use the Alarm in the Clock App?
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I use mine every day to get up for school, never had a problem with the app in all 4 iPhones
So yes, I trust it and you should too, don't listen to the media
So yes, I trust it and you should too, don't listen to the media
Yes and yes. I use it daily. So far, fortunately, it hasn't failed.
I think I'm less prone to screw it up as compared with my regular old beside alarm clock.
I think I'm less prone to screw it up as compared with my regular old beside alarm clock.
When did I ever say anything about me listening to the media about this? All I said was that it has failed, at least I think so, a few times recently.
Ovaltine is so delicious I'm surprised you need a reminder to drink the stuff lol
I don't know, I just thought your distrust in the clock app might've been a result of this:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/03/technology/03iphone.html
http://www.9to5mac.com/45310/new-years-2011-breaks-non-recurring-iphon e-alarm-clocks
http://articles.cnn.com/2011-01-03/tech/iphone.alarm_1_alarms-iphone-twitter-user?_s=PM:TECH
I set my normal alarm clock and my iPhone every night for the same time and my iPhone has been 100% reliable while there has been days my normal alarm clock has not gone off for whatever reason.
The alarm on iPhones are very reliable, at least they have been in my experience.
The alarm on iPhones are very reliable, at least they have been in my experience.
One would think that if it wasn't working out for you , you would invest in another solution. But simce it's you, I'm sure you'll just keep trying the same thing.
Well, I read about it ahead of time and did whatever was recommended. PLUS, it was a holiday and I weekend I believe, so I would not need to get up early using a recurring alarm anyway.
I use a recurring alarm at 4:15AM M-F with the only issues being user-error (i.e. turning the alarm off within the clock app when I adjust my wake-up times or have a day off and forgetting to set it back to the usual time). I have used it as my only alarm for 2-3 years now.
As for having your phone near you, is there really a text or phonecall that needs your attention so badly that you have to respond to it, right then and there? My friends and family would understand if I didn't get back to them if they called when I was sleeping...and I usually sleep with the phone on mute...alarm still goes off.
yeah sometimes it doesn't wake me up, but that is more my fault for staying up late and possibly picking alarms that aren't very loud.
but I have never had actual problems with the stock clock app.
I know what you mean, Apple gets slammed enough in the mainstream media that I can live with it.
The last time it happened to me I did stay up late when at an NBA game. But still if it went off then I must have turned it off while still asleep. Another thing I change the alarm sounds every so often so that I don't get too use to one. Right now I use the Digital alarm sound.
Since the day I bought my phone, I've been using the Alarm Clock app every weekday morning and occasionally during the weekends. So far so good.
My 3G, and now my iPhone 4 have been my primary wake up call for over two years now. I trust it all the way. Only thing is I am kinda OCD and I check it 12 times every night to make sure I have set it to "on" but other than that it's great haha.
I also like that you can switch the phone to mute but the alarm still sounds. Not like that's super advanced or anything, but not all phones do it. I don't want little chirps from texts and emails waking me all night, I'm a light sleeper.
I also like that you can switch the phone to mute but the alarm still sounds. Not like that's super advanced or anything, but not all phones do it. I don't want little chirps from texts and emails waking me all night, I'm a light sleeper.