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iPhone Alarm Bug Still Causing Issues for Some Users
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Popeye206
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Dear Steve,
A working alarm clock is neither luxury, nor is it peanuts: it's more often than not the first conscious moment of the day, and one of the last checks before falling asleep at night.
The alarm clock on iPhone stopped ticking three times now. Once beginning winter time, once again on January 1st and 2nd, and finally the third time when Apple said all was well on January 3rd.
Alarm clocks almost never failed on me. Be it on phones, on watches, or the good old specialized ones. If they did, it was nearly always my fault. Almost never the manufacturers.
Alarm clocks just work!
Apple products just work!
Alarm clocks on Apple products?
Apple's definitely got the money, and the IQ, if only there'd be the will, to fix this bug, and communicate accordingly, for I assume it's not supposed to be a feature.
One more thing:
Clock shuffle. Wake up different, day by day.
Dear Steve,
A working alarm clock is neither luxury, nor is it peanuts: it's more often than not the first conscious moment of the day, and one of the last checks before falling asleep at night.
The alarm clock on iPhone stopped ticking three times now. Once beginning winter time, once again on January 1st and 2nd, and finally the third time when Apple said all was well on January 3rd.
Alarm clocks almost never failed on me. Be it on phones, on watches, or the good old specialized ones. If they did, it was nearly always my fault. Almost never the manufacturers.
Alarm clocks just work!
Apple products just work!
Alarm clocks on Apple products?
Apple's definitely got the money, and the IQ, if only there'd be the will, to fix this bug, and communicate accordingly, for I assume it's not supposed to be a feature.
One more thing:
Clock shuffle. Wake up different, day by day.
Rodimus Prime
macrumors G4
screwing up an alarm clock I would not call a small detail. It is pretty embarrassing and speaks volumes.
RawBert
macrumors 68000
HyperX13
macrumors 6502
I am also depending on an Apple Mac laptop as my primary computer. Am I ok? Or do you think I should get a pad of paper and an abacus?
This is no small issue. While a non-/mal-functioning alarm on a cellphone may not seem like a big deal, it clearly is for those who rely on it. It may be a simple, common function for cellphones to have, but it does not make it any more acceptable when it fails to work properly or at all.
What may be the most annoying fallout from this, the second of the iPhone's alarm issues, is that people are not going to be able to trust the alarm anymore. If the issue was the alarm wasn't going off at all, all the time, under obvious and reproducible circumstances, they could issue a fix and it would be clear whether the bug had been corrected or not. However, since no one seems to be able to put a finger on who exactly this affects, why this happens and under what circumstances, when Apple issues a fix, there will always be that lingering sense of doubt in people's heads. There are some people for whom being late to work, for example, is a huge huge deal that just cannot happen. For these people (like my wife, who I just "gifted" my old 3G to yesterday and had the alarm fail this morning, all three of them), using the iPhone alarm is no longer a reasonable option.
To those of you who don't use the alarm function and don't think this is a big deal, that's because it's not... for you. As long as you understand that, there's nothing wrong with feeling that way.
What may be the most annoying fallout from this, the second of the iPhone's alarm issues, is that people are not going to be able to trust the alarm anymore. If the issue was the alarm wasn't going off at all, all the time, under obvious and reproducible circumstances, they could issue a fix and it would be clear whether the bug had been corrected or not. However, since no one seems to be able to put a finger on who exactly this affects, why this happens and under what circumstances, when Apple issues a fix, there will always be that lingering sense of doubt in people's heads. There are some people for whom being late to work, for example, is a huge huge deal that just cannot happen. For these people (like my wife, who I just "gifted" my old 3G to yesterday and had the alarm fail this morning, all three of them), using the iPhone alarm is no longer a reasonable option.
To those of you who don't use the alarm function and don't think this is a big deal, that's because it's not... for you. As long as you understand that, there's nothing wrong with feeling that way.
Some_Big_Spoon
macrumors 6502a
The non-reoccuring alarm I set last night didn't go off this morning, so count me as effected as well.
andyblila
macrumors 65816
Are you kidding me? It has worked for the entire year and then quits working and you say it's our fault? I am a HUGE Apple fan, and I cannot and will not support them with this. It is inexcusable! If the alarm wasn't supposed to work it wouldn't be on the phone! Following your logic, I shouldn't trust a travel alarm clock either, because if I'm late it's just an electronic device. This the most ridiculous comment I have seen on these forums!
rockosmodurnlif
macrumors 65816
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"I charge my phone every night (which you should be doing too)."
what if i don't 😱 dannnnnggg! what now, suckaaaa! 😛
haha, happy new year!
bboucher790 said:
"I charge my phone every night (which you should be doing too)."
what if i don't 😱 dannnnnggg! what now, suckaaaa! 😛
haha, happy new year!
100% agree! Sometimes my wife doesn't feel like sex, which is why I have a girlfriend on the side as backup. With all the other things my wife does I can't expect her sex drive to work 24/7.
🙄
Glad I have two alarm clocks. My iPhone is my primary one, and goes off first.
Then on the other side of my room is my "backup" alarm clock (just a radio alarm), which goes off 15 minutes after my iPhone one (I usually snooze 15 mins). That way, if I accidentally disable my iPhone snooze - which happens quite frequently; not most competent when I first wake up - then my backup alarm will get me.
If I have flights to catch, then I would never rely on just one alarm. A radio alarm can still fail if there's a power cut (and it doesn't have a battery) etc.
I'm not defending Apple - it is ridiculous that they can't get a clock to work properly, especially with the daylight saving issues earlier this year. But people who miss flights because they solely relied on one alarm are just idiots.
Reminds me of Jim Furyk (golfer) who's phone battery died during the night so his alarm never went off, and he missed his tee off time and ended up getting disqualified from the tournament. What a numpty.
Then on the other side of my room is my "backup" alarm clock (just a radio alarm), which goes off 15 minutes after my iPhone one (I usually snooze 15 mins). That way, if I accidentally disable my iPhone snooze - which happens quite frequently; not most competent when I first wake up - then my backup alarm will get me.
If I have flights to catch, then I would never rely on just one alarm. A radio alarm can still fail if there's a power cut (and it doesn't have a battery) etc.
I'm not defending Apple - it is ridiculous that they can't get a clock to work properly, especially with the daylight saving issues earlier this year. But people who miss flights because they solely relied on one alarm are just idiots.
Reminds me of Jim Furyk (golfer) who's phone battery died during the night so his alarm never went off, and he missed his tee off time and ended up getting disqualified from the tournament. What a numpty.
I have a car with a radio, but I always carry around a battery operated radio, just in case.
I have a computer with ethernet, but I always carry around a spare ethernet card... you know, just in case.
My office has an elevator with lights in it, but I always carry around a flashlight... you know...
My jacket has pockets in it, but I always carry around a spare bag in case they tear.
I'd love to hear all the sample cases... 🙂
I have a computer with ethernet, but I always carry around a spare ethernet card... you know, just in case.
My office has an elevator with lights in it, but I always carry around a flashlight... you know...
My jacket has pockets in it, but I always carry around a spare bag in case they tear.
I'd love to hear all the sample cases... 🙂
My i4's alarm clock failed yesterday, but today it runs again. I don't depend on my alarm clock to wake up (as my girlfriend wakes me up usually) but once in a blue moon my alarm clock saves us both from being late to work when both of us oversleep.
The point is not whether people depend on the alarm clock or not, it is that Apple shouldn't have failed to notice such a silly bug in its device.
The point is not whether people depend on the alarm clock or not, it is that Apple shouldn't have failed to notice such a silly bug in its device.
So you've never been five minutes late to work Mr. Obsessive Compulsive? The Numpty ended up doing quite well winning the $10 million FedEx cup regardless so I doubt he loses any EXTRA sleep over it. 🙂
And relax, I'm OC and agree. If something is important to you, be it a flight or what not, take precautions as to not miss the thing.
miamialley
macrumors 68040
I wonder how many people have been fired because of this. It would be very interesting to know. Of course the Apple apologist would say it's their own fault for using a smartphone as an alarm.
Edit: Hahah, I just read one page, page 5, and there were already a couple of poster blaming the users, not Apple for this. So hilarious. At least if you blame the user, why not also at least admit that Apple messed up. Of course that like saying something bad about your messiah.
Edit: Hahah, I just read one page, page 5, and there were already a couple of poster blaming the users, not Apple for this. So hilarious. At least if you blame the user, why not also at least admit that Apple messed up. Of course that like saying something bad about your messiah.
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I never use the alarm on my iPhone 4.
Yet I respect those of you who do, & are experiencing this problem. Personally I believe that every feature & function of the phone should work properly.
That said, the increasing number of issues we've experienced as compared to the relatively trouble free 3GS is discouraging. I remember when Apples products just worked. We had no legions of Apple Apologists as we do now. They weren't needed.
Times change and things change. Today's Apple enthusiast will accept a lower quality standard & make excuses for Apple. Pretty sad.
Yet I respect those of you who do, & are experiencing this problem. Personally I believe that every feature & function of the phone should work properly.
That said, the increasing number of issues we've experienced as compared to the relatively trouble free 3GS is discouraging. I remember when Apples products just worked. We had no legions of Apple Apologists as we do now. They weren't needed.
Times change and things change. Today's Apple enthusiast will accept a lower quality standard & make excuses for Apple. Pretty sad.
Rodimus Prime
macrumors G4
When I was working and I was home I had 2 different alarm clocks I used. One was my phone and the other was the alarm clock. But when I travel and most people travel they only take their phone with them to use as an alarm clock. It one less thing they should need to pack. A lot of people were flying on 1st and 2nd and chances are pretty good they only had 1 alarm clock (aka their phone) It was piss poor programing on Apple part on why this failed.
Well the bug could of been in their since iOS 1.0. Reason being is it was only looking at the 1 spot in the year. 1-0. 0= 10. So when it hit 2011 to the alarm clock it was 2001. Piss poor programing and it was basically the year 2000 bug which in todays age no real excuse to try to save memory but cutting 3 numbers. We have memory to burn and there are better ways to save memory than just cutting 3 numbers.