2011 iPhone Alarm Glitch

[Hecktix]

Apparently, any iPhone running iOS 4 will be currently suffering from a new years alarm glitch! Just thought I'd post a thread incase people hadn't seen like me, my alarm hasn't gone off for the past 2 days but luckily I didn't need it.

Basically, it would seem since new year alarms on iphones are broken :O - they haven't given any reasons why though...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12104890

[Eoin247]

I saw this on the news and people were complaining about apple making them an hour late for work.
Haven't tried out the alarm since new year, however by monday it's supposedly going to work as normal. :)

[ben]

Thats why my alarm isnt going off

[HotelUser]

I was going to switch to using my iPad's alarm over my phone's so I could charge my phone downstairs because I have to charge it more frequently than the iPad - I wonder if this has affected iOS on the iPads too.

[Mathew]

Apple aren't having much luck lately are they?.. with the daylight saving clock change and all :P

[HotelUser]

Apple aren't having much luck lately are they?.. with the daylight saving clock change and all :P

In 2000 when a lot of other companies had troubles with their time keeping Apple had a slogan talking about how they're the only computer designed to work after the year 2000 - well, I guess not :P

[dirrty]

yeah i set my alarm for 11am & 11.30 yesterday but woke up at 12 and just assumed i slept through it even though that rarely happens lol.

[GommeInc]

Someone I know with an iPhone was moaning about this a second ago :P What does it do? Is the alarm set but just doesn't go off, or does it just not set an alarm no matter how many times you try?

<insert Android-is-better-than-iOS joke><laugh><leaves>

[Mathew]

<insert Android-is-better-than-iOS joke><laugh><leaves>
No need to be snooty!

No wait nevermind, go ahead... Android is a lot better ;)

[jackass]

It is pretty disgraceful on Apples part, and not expected to be fixed until tomorrow!

[Hecktix]

Someone I know with an iPhone was moaning about this a second ago :P What does it do? Is the alarm set but just doesn't go off, or does it just not set an alarm no matter how many times you try?

<insert Android-is-better-than-iOS joke><laugh><leaves>

You set it, it says it's on - the little alarm icon appears at the top, then it just doesn't go off. Similar to others I just thought I'd slept through it, although my alarm is so loud I would say it's probably impossible.

[GommeInc]

You set it, it says it's on - the little alarm icon appears at the top, then it just doesn't go off. Similar to others I just thought I'd slept through it, although my alarm is so loud I would say it's probably impossible.
That's pretty strange... Why Apple have made their application depend so heavily on the year is beyond basic rational thought. It would be interesting to see what they did to make it fail like this :P

[Jordy]

Didn't realise other people had problems with the iPhone Alarm when clocks changed in October, mine was in a right mess for weeks and I assumed it was just me. Just as well I'm not at college atm so I'm not relying on it :)

Will the problem be fixed remotely over the Internet or will I have to install some large update for it :/

[Zak]

I didn't even know my iPhone had an alarm :'(

[Recursion]

It is pretty disgraceful on Apples part, and not expected to be fixed until tomorrow!

Apple aren't fixing it, they're waiting for it to fix it self :P


That's pretty strange... Why Apple have made their application depend so heavily on the year is beyond basic rational thought. It would be interesting to see what they did to make it fail like this :P

Their app will probably have to take the year into account seeing as iOS uses UNIX time and that runs in relation to some time around 1977 or something iirc... I think :S

[Hecktix]

Didn't realise other people had problems with the iPhone Alarm when clocks changed in October, mine was in a right mess for weeks and I assumed it was just me. Just as well I'm not at college atm so I'm not relying on it :)

Will the problem be fixed remotely over the Internet or will I have to install some large update for it :/

So far they've said "it will work as of January 3" so I'm guessing remotely.

[Recursion]

It won't need an update, the time just has to go past a certain point, hence it's a waiting game on Apple's part.

[Jordy]

It won't need an update, the time just has to go past a certain point, hence it's a waiting game on Apple's part.Haha fair enough. I don't understand why they don't predict these things in advance by moving the clock forward, it always baffles me when there's clock issues on technology.

[Recursion]

Probably totally wrong but I think it's because of something to do with the hardware clocks (in relation to testing).

[Recursion]

Trol-oh-lol. Still not fixed. http://www.neowin.net/news/iphone-alarm-bug-still-present-after-january-3rd

[JACKTARD]

Didn't realise other people had problems with the iPhone Alarm when clocks changed in October, mine was in a right mess for weeks and I assumed it was just me. Just as well I'm not at college atm so I'm not relying on it :)

Will the problem be fixed remotely over the Internet or will I have to install some large update for it :/

i had this too when the clocks went back, i just set the alarm an hour earlier and it was fine,


but i've had no problems in the last couple of days