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Did the alarm on your iPhone 4 go off this morning?
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flagpole
01-01-2011
i can't believe what is happening here. Yet it is entirely predictable.

I knew about this bug because my mate told me because it made him late for work.

I assume soundburst this is somehow his fault. There is some elaborate reason as to why apple can make him late for work.
moox
01-01-2011
Originally Posted by Soundburst:
“If they look at their alarm, notice they've set it, yet it hasn't went off. . . .and they keep doing it, and keep doing it for several days then they have some problems.

If my alarm device (not that I use my iPhone as my alarm) failed to work - I'd have a back up set up to avoid further mistakes.

It's a small error - you talking about missing planes, important meetings etc just continues to hilariously demonstrate the hyperbole that surrounds Apple devices.”

If Apple provide an alarm clock feature, it should work. You are defending the indefensible. It is not rocket science to program an alarm clock application.

What if you only set your alarm when you need it? That'll be the 3rd, the alarm may not go off, you're late for work.
Soundburst
01-01-2011
Originally Posted by flagpole:
“i can't believe what is happening here. Yet it is entirely predictable.

I knew about this bug because my mate told me because it made him late for work.

I assume soundburst this is somehow his fault. There is some elaborate reason as to why apple can make him late for work.”

It is a shame that his mobile telephone failed to wake him - but oh well. These things happen.

The ensuing hyperbole , as you say, is entirely predictable.
flagpole
01-01-2011
Originally Posted by Soundburst:
“It is a shame that his mobile telephone failed to wake him - but oh well. These things happen.

The ensuing hyperbole , as you say, is entirely predictable. ”

it is a shame.... ...second time the iphone has done this too.

I wonder what it is about apple that means they keep doing this. Do you think they just don't care? Or they don't have the skills to program an alarm clock?
whoever,hey
01-01-2011
Originally Posted by Soundburst:
“It is a shame that his mobile telephone failed to wake him - but oh well. These things happen.

The ensuing hyperbole , as you say, is entirely predictable. ”

But if you use the alarm reliably then the first time after the new uear it fails at an impotant time is that not an issue then?

I have a mate starting a new job this week with an iPhone and I need to let him know of this now. How lame would turning up to his first day late be?

You may trivialise this but when a company builds an image on quality f.... Ups are serious.
Soundburst
01-01-2011
Originally Posted by flagpole:
“it is a shame.... ...second time the iphone has done this too.

I wonder what it is about apple that means they keep doing this. Do you think they just don't care? Or they don't have the skills to program an alarm clock?”

I guess "alarm clock" is at the bottom of their list of things to do for the worlds highest rated smartphone with the UI, internet browsing among other key features of the phone that they spend their time on.
whoever,hey
01-01-2011
Originally Posted by Soundburst:
“I guess "alarm clock" is at the bottom of their list of things to do for the worlds highest rated smartphone with the UI, internet browsing among other key features of the phone that they spend their time on.”

So they should put a disclaimer on it then? Dont use won't work.
Soundburst
01-01-2011
Originally Posted by whoever,hey:
“So they should put a disclaimer on it then? Dont use won't work.”

Absolutely.

Or.

"Need an alarm clock to ensure you wake up for important briefings and first days of work? Buy an alarm clock".
Pencil
01-01-2011
Originally Posted by moox:
“If Apple provide an alarm clock feature, it should work. You are defending the indefensible. It is not rocket science to program an alarm clock application.”

Apple has 49,400 employees and Steve Jobs.

It would only have taken 1 of them to think "we better make sure the alarm in our iPhone works after 2011."

Even a warning to customers that there may be a problem would have been very basic customer service.
flagpole
01-01-2011
Originally Posted by Soundburst:
“I guess "alarm clock" is at the bottom of their list of things to do for the worlds highest rated smartphone with the UI, internet browsing among other key features of the phone that they spend their time on.”

so you're saying they just don't care then? I suppose that's better than not having the skills to code an alarm clock.

As an outsider i would have thought that it was about developing the whole customer experience. But i understand now that it's just about developing the headline grabbing features. Thanks for making that clear.
Soundburst
01-01-2011
Originally Posted by flagpole:
“so you're saying they just don't care then? I suppose that's better than not having the skills to code an alarm clock.

As an outsider i would have thought that it was about developing the whole customer experience. But i understand now that it's just about developing the headline grabbing features. Thanks for making that clear.”

Any time

Anyone wanting to make sure they wake up on any given day will use an alarm clock / radio and not rely on a mobile telephone (which to it's credit works perfectly except for 2 days)
flagpole
01-01-2011
Originally Posted by Soundburst:
“Absolutely.

Or.

"Need an alarm clock to ensure you wake up for important briefings and first days of work? Buy an alarm clock".”

i don't know anyone who uses a separate alarm clock. Do you? Or would you go and buy one if you had a new job?
Soundburst
01-01-2011
Originally Posted by flagpole:
“i don't know anyone who uses a separate alarm clock. Do you? Or would you go and buy one if you had a new job?”

You don't have a clock radio in your room?
whoever,hey
01-01-2011
Originally Posted by Soundburst:
“Any time

Anyone wanting to make sure they wake up on any given day will use an alarm clock / radio and not rely on a mobile telephone (which to it's credit works perfectly except for 2 days)”

This is a joke. It doesn't work at all if you can't rely on it.

Apple should just remove the feature if you can't rely on it.
alanwarwic
01-01-2011
The Rupert Murdoch update was not quite ready so obviously this update had a lie in.
Thine Wonk
01-01-2011
Originally Posted by Soundburst:
“It is a shame that his mobile telephone failed to wake him - but oh well. These things happen.”

I love the way you twist things it's a 'mobile telephone' when you want it to be, and yet it's so much more when you want to sell the benefits.

It's a smartphone, it does lots of things, email, internet, and apps, with a built in alarm which should work.

It's not the first time it hasn't worked properly and Apple have known about this bug and should have fixed it by now.

Millions of people don't bother with wrist watches they use their smartphone these days, it's the same with Alarm clocks, it's a feature of all smartphones these days so why buy a separate device?

It's not acceptable that something as simple as an alarm clock feature doesn't work properly on a £500 smartphone, and it's not the first time, Apple have known about this and have had months and months to roll out a fix and get it right.

People won't know about this and will find themselves not woken up by the device on Monday and late for work.

Do you not ever stop and think maybe I'm biassed and wearing Apple tinted glasses when you make these comments Soundburst because everyone else here thinks it.

Admit it for once, Apple got it wrong, they knew about this and should have fixed it by now.
Soundburst
01-01-2011
If you have a job, meetings to attend, flights to catch - you DON'T rely on a mobile telephone to wake you up.

I NEVER have.

Such things are so important that they need a dedicated 5.99@Argos alarm clock radio - not a telephone.

If people rely on a phone as their alarm clock and it fails to wake them, then that's too bad.

You are responsible for getting up for work. . .the boss isn't going to take "my alarm didn't go off" as an excuse - and rightly so.
flagpole
01-01-2011
i always use my phone to wake me up. It's never failed either.

I think this is pretty standard.

Do you think apple will hand out free alarm clocks?
Thine Wonk
02-01-2011
Originally Posted by Soundburst:
“If you have a job, meetings to attend, flights to catch - you DON'T rely on a mobile telephone to wake you up.

I NEVER have.

Such things are so important that they need a dedicated 5.99@Argos alarm clock radio - not a telephone.

If people rely on a phone as their alarm clock and it fails to wake them, then that's too bad.

You are responsible for getting up for work. . .the boss isn't going to take "my alarm didn't go off" as an excuse - and rightly so.”

I love the way it's just a 'mobile telephone' now as far as Soundburst is concerned. Thing is millions of people rely on mobile phone alarms every day and of every phone I've ever owned from all the way back in the 1990's it's never ever been a problem before.

Hell a £10 phone from ASDA will be reliable and never let you down, but a £500 Apple device that is advertised as being lots of things in one, that's a different story.
Soundburst
02-01-2011
Originally Posted by Thine Wonk:
“I love the way it's just a 'mobile telephone' now as far as Soundburst is concerned. Thing is millions of people rely on mobile phone alarms every day and of every phone I've ever owned from all the way back in the 1990's it's never ever been a problem before.

Hell a £10 phone from ASDA will be reliable and never let you down, but a £500 Apple device that is advertised as being lots of things in one, that's a different story.”

It's a mobile phone with regards to something like an alarm feature.

You really should have a dedicated clock (I can't believe the amount of non-iPhone owners who now suddenly have no clock in their rooms ) if you need to get up for work. A phone should never be used as your main wake-up device.
psionic
02-01-2011
Perosnally I never use the alarm, but for anyone who relies upon it....

Quote:
“To avoid the issue until then you need to set the alarm as a recurring alarm rather than a one time alarm by following these steps:[LIST][*]Launch Clock app[*]Tap Alarm[*]Tap Edit[*]Tap the appropriate alarm[*]Tap Repeat[*]Set a repeat interval[*]Tap Save[/LIST]”

http://www.iphonehacks.com/2011/01/i...html#more-3513

Originally Posted by Apple Spokesperson:
“Apple spokesperson Natalie Harrison confirmed to Macworld that Apple is aware of the problem. "We're aware of an issue related to non repeating alarms set for January 1 or 2," Harrison said. "Customers can set recurring alarms for those dates and all alarms will work properly beginning January 3.”

flagpole
02-01-2011
Originally Posted by Soundburst:
“It's a mobile phone with regards to something like an alarm feature.

You really should have a dedicated clock (I can't believe the amount of non-iPhone owners who now suddenly have no clock in their rooms ) if you need to get up for work. A phone should never be used as your main wake-up device.”

made up rule of the year.

What other features of the iphone should you not rely on and buy a backup device to cover for?
Soundburst
02-01-2011
Originally Posted by psionic:
“Perosnally I never use the alarm, but for anyone who relies upon it....

http://www.iphonehacks.com/2011/01/i...html#more-3513”

Life saver! Thanks
flagpole
02-01-2011
Originally Posted by psionic:
“Perosnally I never use the alarm, but for anyone who relies upon it....

http://www.iphonehacks.com/2011/01/i...html#more-3513”

wasn't it the repeat alarms that failed last time? With day light saving? Is that fixed now?
whoever,hey
02-01-2011
Well according to the comments on the link posted by Psionic there are also plenty of iPhone users that don't have independent alarm clocks.
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