Stupid bug confirmed, I would have been late for work if I hadn't read about this one - shame on you 
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iPhone Clock Bug Prevents Alarm Triggers after New Year's
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For what it's worth I am running iOS 4.1 on my iPhone 4 and 4.2.1 on my iPad and both have the same issue with the alarm clock.
Such anger over a minor little bug, in an OS that does so many amazing things. And such a minor oversight by a company that does so many amazing things. Truly sweeping, broad condemnation for what is a microscopic fraction of the whole. I hope you people are a little less damning in other aspects of your life.
News flash- that's what the alarm clock on a £699 phone is for too. It's not unreasonable to expect it to work properly.
It's like having a £300k sports car with all the gadgets but with an engine that doesn't start.
More like a radio that has trouble tuning a single station, on just a couple of days out of the entire year.
Next time buy a cheaper phone and a dedicated alarm clock. What can I tell you? No use whining about it here. We didn't sell it to you.
I'm really glad I saw this last night. I tested it before I went to sleep because I though for sure it would just work, but it didn't! I usually wake up a few minutes before my alarm anyway, but this morning probably would have been the one morning I didn't. I wonder how many of my employees are going to be late this morning...
I'm not whining. What's the point in an alarm clock on a phone if it doesn't work properly? I've used a mobile as my alarm since the mid 90's and never had a problem since the iPhone. Why such a blind defence of Apple?
Part of the charm of an iPhone is that it is supposed to consolidate a range of devices into a single one.
No. I just tested Awaken and it worked.
This is really embarrassing for Apple. And it's not something that they ever checked? Just sad.
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Good I have alarm clock pro
The third-party alarms don't seem affected. That's good.
And yep, all comes back on the 3rd
Well no one died on my service today but I looked like hell coming in without a shower....
Not a great start to 2011.
Sometimes my expensive computer plays up and forces me to restart it. But I just move on and concentrate on more important aspects of my life. An alarm clock app screws up...? Are you serious?
BTW I can attack Apple as well as the next man.
Except that buying a cheaper phone you don't need to buy a dedicated alarm clock because the one on the phone just works.
Old Age is a Shipwreck.
God, I wish I could sleep until 11:00. Wait until your 60+. HA!
God, I wish I could sleep until 11:00. Wait until your 60+. HA!