Is anyone having any issues with third party clock and alarm apps? I set my alarm and it does not ring at all despite having all sound and notifications settings correct. The default clock and alarm app work fine but I would really like to wake up to a song/music I choose.
Any possible fix/solutions?
emkila said:
Is anyone having any issues with third party clock and alarm apps? I set my alarm and it does not ring at all despite having all sound and notifications settings correct. The default clock and alarm app work fine but I would really like to wake up to a song/music I choose.
Any possible fix/solutions?
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Add it to the background tasks clear whitelist.
Jonny said:
Add it to the background tasks clear white list.
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I just got an p9000 and have the same problem .. I´ve tried to add the app (tried a few, used to run Gentle Alarm) to the white list, but it makes no difference ...
I even tried to use the Gentle Alarm "night display" to keep the display on, but still no alarm ...
(would´nt be a problem, unless all the stock alarm sounds are so hideous)
Any ideas?
edit: clicked on the "lamp" button in Gentle Alarm, that says "keep display on", and the night display, that worked! Kind of annoying to have the screen on through the night, but I did wake up to my favorite song!
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Stock alarm only plays alarm once, and thats it. So if I'm a deep sleeper, then im obviously not gonna hear it.
Anyone know any alarm apps that play the alarm ringtone over and over and over again UNTIL you dismiss or snooze it?
royalbloodvi said:
Stock alarm only plays alarm once, and thats it. So if I'm a deep sleeper, then im obviously not gonna hear it.
Anyone know any alarm apps that play the alarm ringtone over and over and over again UNTIL you dismiss or snooze it?
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Are you sure about that?
It does allow snooze, may be you switched it off while asleep and forgot it, happen to me a few times.
Yeah, it only plays once and thats it. snooze and dismiss button remain there, but no more ringing after the first ring..
i use Alarm Klock and find it works very well. you can choose the alarm tone, set many alarms and snooze time is variable. It also has a slider function for turning the alarm off, so it cant be done while half asleep ;-)
Alarm klock works perfectly the way I needed it, thanks a lot for ur contribution
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Alarms 1.1
"Sanfter Wecker" is a very useful Alarm Clock. The best thing about is that you can adjust the alarm volume because the standard alarm is way too loud.
You can test it before you buy it. There is a test version available on the market.
Try Math alarm clock (com.av.mac.apk).
The stock alarm is very weak. What is the point of the snooze when it rings once? and they have a time setting for the snooze which I find is pointless. I set it at five minutes but nothing happens.
I am using Alarm Clock Xtreme, which has lots of settings perfect for me.
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Alarm clock extreme is the best alarm. Very customizable.
AlarmDroid'd make you happy then : https://market.android.com/details?id=com.splunchy.android.alarmclock
While there's a lot of alarm apps I somehow can't manage to find one that has everything I want from a good alarm. So I'm hoping that some of my ideas will inspire someone to make the perfect alarm app!
what no alarm app has:
- increasing ring after snooze (as in the first time the alarm goes of it starts at 10%. Then I snooze it and when it goes of the next time it starts at 30%, making me wake up faster. And so on for the next alarms after snoozing)
- follow the ICS design guidelines
what it should also have:
- increasing ring (as in the alarm gets louder every x seconds it's playing)
- simple alarm screen with time, large snooze, small dismiss button
- use the android alarm feature (no seperate notification icon but use the android one next to the clock)
Look for AlarmDroid in Play Store.
I will post the link later in case you can't find it.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.splunchy.android.alarmclock&feature=nav_result
Should have all your requested features.
It's missing the first item on my list: increasing ring after snooze. It just has the normal increasing ring feature.
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- use the android alarm feature (no seperate notification icon but use the android one next to the clock)
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This last request is not possible. First off, there isn't a standard android alarm... many phones include many different default alarms... and of the many I've seen, none of them have a notification icon next to the clock, so I have no idea what you are even talking about.
Any alarm app is just that, an app, with its own notification icons and such. Your not going to find anything that is going to edit how your particular phone's default clock+alarm app works.
rpmccormick said:
This last request is not possible. First off, there isn't a standard android alarm... many phones include many different default alarms... and of the many I've seen, none of them have a notification icon next to the clock, so I have no idea what you are even talking about.
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It is well possible. Almost all the alarm apps out there do it. The feature has been there since Cupcake!
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XlAfbk said:
what no alarm app has:
- increasing ring after snooze (as in the first time the alarm goes of it starts at 10%. Then I snooze it and when it goes of the next time it starts at 30%, making me wake up faster. And so on for the next alarms after snoozing)
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Have you used Alarm Clock Xtreme? Not exactly what you are asking for but it does have an option where the alarm can start quiet and increase to a pre-set volume level. You also choose the length of time until your volume level is reached.
Seems similar enough.
that's the "normal" increasing ring that pretty much every alarm clock has
Ummm... except for the entire fact that the fade-in time is customizable and you are not limited in which sounds you can choose. Along with several other customizable features - like auto-snooze, limited number of snoozes, math problems [or other hoops] to dismiss alarm, etc. - in this app. When I was testing out alarm apps, it did not take up lots of RAM through the day and was very stabe.
So no, that is not
XlAfbk said:
the "normal" increasing ring that pretty much every alarm clock has
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I do realize that a 'fade in' alarm is common, but I really enjoyed all the features built into Alarm Clock Xtreme. I figured I would share as you seemed to be seeking an alarm app. Guess you are really ony seeking someone to create your dream app - good uck with that.
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there's loads of great alarm apps out there. feature-wise Alarm Clock Extreme is among them, though the UI is quite outdated and needs polish.
I prefer CM10s alarm app, but it's also missing the feature i'm looking for, else it'd be perfect
hello,
when you set a timer or alarm with Svoice.. it works well.... goes off when it should ect... BUT
where is the timer or alarm located???? it is not under the clock icon .. and if you go back into Svoice and say
cancel timer or alarm it has no clue what you want to do?
am i just missing something?
thanks
Yes it under clock icon.also svoice say cancel alarm and it asks if you want to delete. Clock icon stays at top just reboot.
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It's in the clock app. Not sure if you've set another one as default or even if you can, but the regular clock app is where mine are stored.
irish-sid said:
It's in the clock app. Not sure if you've set another one as default or even if you can, but the regular clock app is where mine are stored.
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even the ones set with Svoice?
i cant see it on mine.... i must be not looking in a folder somewhere
waystland said:
even the ones set with Svoice?
i cant see it on mine.... i must be not looking in a folder somewhere
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K, i found the alarms in the clock but not the countdown timers... after i leave Svoice after setting an countdown.. how to i cancel it?
it no longer shows up in the Svoice screen if you have exited it..
In apps, do you go into the app just called 'clock' with an analogue clock face image? That's the one on my phone. At the top of the screen then there will be some tabs for selecting Alarm Clock, World Clock, Stopwatch, Timer and Desk Clock. That's where the svoice set alarms/timers are set.
I have been able to set an alarm, then later edit it, both via svoice.
My clock shows no alarms, but it will go off every day at 8:30 am. Driving me nuts. I have Alarm Clock + as well, but it's not there either. I seem to have turned it on with S-Voice, but S-voice can't find it to turn it off, either.
Hello,
I set up alarm clock. It wake up correctly. But when I snooze it, sometimes it does not wake up after 5 minutes. In the notification bar I see that the alarm clock is snoozed, but simply it does not wake me up. Do you know what could be the reason?
I'm using standard KK 4.4.2 Android.
Kind regards,
Radim
radim.benek said:
Hello,
I set up alarm clock. It wake up correctly. But when I snooze it, sometimes it does not wake up after 5 minutes. In the notification bar I see that the alarm clock is snoozed, but simply it does not wake me up. Do you know what could be the reason?
I'm using standard KK 4.4.2 Android.
Kind regards,
Radim
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My wife had a similar problem: It appeared in her case that she was using clean master app, which was clearing the alarm clock app off memory. It might be such an app or it could be something like greenify, which hibernates apps if misused.
Digdis said:
My wife had a similar problem: It appeared in her case that she was using clean master app, which was clearing the alarm clock app off memory. It might be such an app or it could be something like greenify, which hibernates apps if misused.
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Thanks for advise, but I did not install such hibernating applications. Do you any other idea?
This morning it happen again
Two questions about this phone to which I haven't yet found any solutions.
I'm unable to see lock screen notifications, or, in fact, anything on the lock screen. I've gone through all the settings for lock screen, notifications, clock, display, , always on display, and app permissions with no change. While I prefer using Nova Launcher, the results are the same using the Samsung default launcher.
My old phone had a setting where alarms only would sound so I didn't mistakenly silence the alarm clock. I've used AlarmDroid for years and want to continue using it but the alarm doesn't sound if ithe phone is set to vibrate only. I don't want or need to hear alny other notifications when I'm supposed to be asleep. I've been through all the sound settings for the app and phone and can't find a way to have only AlarmDroid use sound when nothing else does.
All suggestions or solutions welcome!
anniedev said:
Two questions about this phone to which I haven't yet found any solutions.
I'm unable to see lock screen notifications, or, in fact, anything on the lock screen. I've gone through all the settings for lock screen, notifications, clock, display, , always on display, and app permissions with no change. While I prefer using Nova Launcher, the results are the same using the Samsung default launcher.
My old phone had a setting where alarms only would sound so I didn't mistakenly silence the alarm clock. I've used AlarmDroid for years and want to continue using it but the alarm doesn't sound if ithe phone is set to vibrate only. I don't want or need to hear alny other notifications when I'm supposed to be asleep. I've been through all the sound settings for the app and phone and can't find a way to have only AlarmDroid use sound when nothing else does.
All suggestions or solutions welcome!
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It seems like alarm droid is being put to sleep by the battery optimization, have you tried disabling that?
Update: New SIM card fixed the blank lock screen, but even though notification details are supposed to show, lock screen only shows icons and number of notifications per app, up to 4 apps. Tested Samsung's launcher with no different results after new SIM card.
puddingoz said:
It seems like alarm droid is being put to sleep by the battery optimization, have you tried disabling that?
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Yeah, I did disable battery optimization on it. Wish I could get the sounds to work just for alarms, but I guess that's not an option..
Lock Screem -> Notifications (touch the the word, not the toggle) -> Details. You can also activate notification on the Always on Display there, but only icons will be visible. If you want more info on the AOD, you'll need an app like "aodnotify" or "Always on Edge". I use "aodnotify because i only want a notification LED thing.
anniedev said:
Two questions about this phone to which I haven't yet found any solutions.
I'm unable to see lock screen notifications, or, in fact, anything on the lock screen. I've gone through all the settings for lock screen, notifications, clock, display, , always on display, and app permissions with no change. While I prefer using Nova Launcher, the results are the same using the Samsung default launcher.
My old phone had a setting where alarms only would sound so I didn't mistakenly silence the alarm clock. I've used AlarmDroid for years and want to continue using it but the alarm doesn't sound if ithe phone is set to vibrate only. I don't want or need to hear alny other notifications when I'm supposed to be asleep. I've been through all the sound settings for the app and phone and can't find a way to have only AlarmDroid use sound when nothing else does.
All suggestions or solutions welcome!
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For the alarm issue, just use Google Clock app. Works flawlessly, but just remember to remove it from battery optimization.