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iPhone Alarm Bug Still Causing Issues for Some Users
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Of course not, as Stevo personally snuck into your house and turned off the alarm.
In the OPs defense there is a bug that has been giving the alarm quirks as of late. Has happened to me recently.
True, but if you know that there is a problem then it is up to you to have a backup plan.
From ESPN
Pau Gasol appeared to be sleep-walking through much of the Lakers' embarrassing loss to the Memphis Grizzlies at the Staples Center on Sunday. It turns out that might not have been too far from the truth.
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A team official confirmed Tuesday that Gasol missed the team's morning shootaround for that game without permission and later claimed to have overslept.
Three Lakers in all said they did not get up on time because the alarm clocks on their iPods malfunctioned that morning, sources said, but Gasol was the only one who didn't show up at all.
Pau Gasol appeared to be sleep-walking through much of the Lakers' embarrassing loss to the Memphis Grizzlies at the Staples Center on Sunday. It turns out that might not have been too far from the truth.
More on the Lakers
For more news, notes and analysis of the Lakers, check out the Land O' Lakers blog from the Kamenetzky Brothers. Blog
A team official confirmed Tuesday that Gasol missed the team's morning shootaround for that game without permission and later claimed to have overslept.
Three Lakers in all said they did not get up on time because the alarm clocks on their iPods malfunctioned that morning, sources said, but Gasol was the only one who didn't show up at all.
Apple gets away with the weirdest bugs ever.. alarm clocks have been on cell phones before smart phones even hit the market. How does Apple screw this up!
and MS gets away with security bugs that have been in there system since 3.1. Just saying.
http://www.windows7news.com/2009/05/16/zero-day-security-hole-in-windows-7/
and MS gets away with security bugs that have been in there system since 3.1. Just saying.
http://www.windows7news.com/2009/05/16/zero-day-security-hole-in-windows-7/
We know M$ has bugs. Thats not the point.... We're comparing two different things here.
It shouldn't matter if Windows had 1 or 1 million bugs. My iPhone that i paid $800 for should be waking me up in the morning, last week it didn't. It is unacceptable! I rely on my iPhone, just like i do with my TV, my car and my kitchen table.
If the bug were different, let's say something relating SMS:
One day, I send an SMS to my gf saying i had a ****** day at work and that my boss is an ***hole. Bug... Everyone in my contact list receives it. Is that still acceptable because M$ has bugs since 3.1 ?
Let's not be blind fans here....
How is it diffrent first off its your fault cause if you are a regular user forum visitor you should have known about this bug and if you had to rely on your phone you could have spent 5-10 on a simple alarm clock or there are plenty of other apps on the app store to help with that issue as well .
Dear GM, please buy me a new car. This one ran out of gas.
Who is responsible for waking you up? YOU.
Is it crappy that there was a bug with the alarm, yes. Is there a way we could have known about the issue before hand, probably not. Is it Apple's fault that the alarm didn't work, yes. Is it Apple's fault you didn't wake up on time? No.
The world (Especially the world of tech) is not perfect, we know this. It's time people start becoming responsible for themselves.
Who is responsible for waking you up? YOU.
Is it crappy that there was a bug with the alarm, yes. Is there a way we could have known about the issue before hand, probably not. Is it Apple's fault that the alarm didn't work, yes. Is it Apple's fault you didn't wake up on time? No.
The world (Especially the world of tech) is not perfect, we know this. It's time people start becoming responsible for themselves.
I guess I'm lucky. I've used the iphone alarm to wake me up for a couple of years, and with the exception of the known glitches (new years for example) I've had zero problems with it.
lol mine didn't go off on Monday and caused to wake up an hour late. I thought there was something wrong with just my phone.
it made me late for school on the first day back from christmas break no big deal, abut it worked fine this morning
I seriously don't understand.
If I'm just an average user, why do I have to keep up with techy news just to have a very basic function working? How is it my fault for paying for an expensive phone with "the most advanced mobile OS" and it can't even do what my cheap old Nokia phone could?
Come on guys, we understand that bugs are inevitable. But calling the OP irresponsible for Apple's mistake is just wrong.
If I'm just an average user, why do I have to keep up with techy news just to have a very basic function working? How is it my fault for paying for an expensive phone with "the most advanced mobile OS" and it can't even do what my cheap old Nokia phone could?
Come on guys, we understand that bugs are inevitable. But calling the OP irresponsible for Apple's mistake is just wrong.
and MS gets away with security bugs that have been in there system since 3.1. Just saying.
http://www.windows7news.com/2009/05/16/zero-day-security-hole-in-windows-7/
What's Microsoft has to do with this?
I still have an alarm entry not going off.
My ip4 is not jailbroken - so this is not the issue.
I estimate this is happening because the very same alarm entry is very old and was changed alot.
I am temped to Jailbreak my iP4 to get the Clock DB and send it to apple - but I wonder if then they will not say it is because i jailbreaked. Devils Circle...
My ip4 is not jailbroken - so this is not the issue.
I estimate this is happening because the very same alarm entry is very old and was changed alot.
I am temped to Jailbreak my iP4 to get the Clock DB and send it to apple - but I wonder if then they will not say it is because i jailbreaked. Devils Circle...
It's the 4th. Supposedly a reboot fixes it. Plus, this isn't the first time an electronic device has had time bug.
What's Microsoft has to do with this?
He's obviously desperate and has absolutely no rebuttal, so he did what all Apple fanboys do when back into a corner - resort to strawman arguments.
I am a regular forum visitor, but over the christmas period i must have logged on here once or twice. I didnt know about the bug until the other day, so its perfectly reasonable for people not to know about this.
plus you have to ask yourself, will it happen again?
this is entirely Apple's fault, and anyone putting blame on an individual either has no morals or is an Apple fanboy.
Same here, both parents, GF and well, everyone but one person I know, have not had this problem.
Its a problem to be sure, but not a show stopper, and besides, all computers/smartphones/electronic devices have bugs or short comings.
Should apple address this sooner then later, absolutely. Should you stop using the phone no, that's ridiculous especially where it seems there's a work around.
Should apple address this sooner then later, absolutely. Should you stop using the phone no, that's ridiculous especially where it seems there's a work around.