Hi! : )
I have issues with stock alarm clock on CM. It's something that need to be completely reliable, or it's useless.
Sometimes it works well, sometimes don't.
After some hours with the phone on standy (when I'm sleeping), when the alarm sets off it turn the screen on, play 1 sec. of the chosen sound, and it automaticly turns off by itself.
Some time ago I found that if I set the vibration on it worked, but now it's not working anymore, at least it's not working all the times.
One other thing I did was setting clock apps not to be battery optimizes. Don't know exactly if it helped much.
I'm on official CM14.1 build (12/11) with no custom kernel, and today the alarm failed again.
Can someone help, please? Does anyone have the same issues? Maybe it has to do with deep sleep.
I don't want to use non stock apps, I've tried them but then the alarm volume had to be set by de media volume, and I don't want to rely on that setting, I want the alarm volume to be the alarm volume.
Thanks! : )
using RR 5.7.4. based on MM with Radon 3.1 Kernel and never expirienced such a problem. maybe you want to give it a try? since a few weeks im using the sony alarm clock which you can find here on xda, design wise its better in my opinion.
Thanks! I prefer to stick with stock app, I don't mind the design and I don't deslike it either. Really like to get it to work perfectly, so I can rely on it.
I'm using greenify, but I guess it's not affecting it - it never did on other phones and roms.
This app fixed my issue. No more missed alarms. : )
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alarmclock.xtreme.free&hl=pt
Well ... You don't want to use any other app but then issue is solved with another app ? so I still recommend the Sony alarm clock, no stupid inapp purchases and adverts...
I didn't wanted to used external apps, but I was forced to, since I could not fix my issue any other way. I could try the app you suggest, can you give me a link, please? Thanks for your reply and help. : )
same issue on CM here. seems that if you put the alarm on 'every day' it does usually work fine. Still not very usefull though
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I've had my hero for a week now and on 3 occasions the alarm i set in the clock menu has simply not gone off!?
Now i wouldn't sleep through it as its loud enough so i cant understand it. The alarm is set correctly so i'm well and truly baffled as to why its not working correctly.
Could there be a glitch in the software or something?
Anybody have any ideas?
Thanks
Gaz
Try searching the forum, I think similar topics were started before about this.
If I recall correctly it has to do with the volume being set on mute, or something like that. Try using the volume rocker when setting the alarm.
Hope that helps.
Are you regularly using a task killer?
Regards,
Dave
Gazaman said:
I've had my hero for a week now and on 3 occasions the alarm i set in the clock menu has simply not gone off!?
Now i wouldn't sleep through it as its loud enough so i cant understand it. The alarm is set correctly so i'm well and truly baffled as to why its not working correctly.
Could there be a glitch in the software or something?
Anybody have any ideas?
Thanks
Gaz
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This is normally the case if you kill the clock using a taskiller app. If so move the clock to the ignore list.
Thanks for the replys folks.
Yeah i use advanced task manager so i'll create an exception and see how i go.
Thanks again
Gaz
I had loads of problems with this originally, and can confirm it was all due to the Task Killer apps. If you dont use them, you wont get the problem.
I created an exception originally and it was fine, but now like others I have started trusting Android a bit more, and left it to its own devices, not using any task killer apps.
When 1.6 and 2.0 arrive on the Hero, you should notice a general performance boost anyway, as they have optimised the code to ensure background apps and processes take a smaller percentage of the CPU, so the phone should appear more responsive and require even less need for task killers.
I have to say that the following issue exists, too:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1109
I case you disable the shutter sound you'll get the alarm sound muted, too.
You can enable it on the screen where you choose an alarm tone.
I am getting frustrated with this as I have been late two times last two weeks because the alarm clock has not activated.
The phone is on (witch is stupid, should be able to wake up and ring as every old phone is capable of doing) but it is on, the alarm sound is adjusted to the highest level and still sometimes for no reason it does not ring! The alarm is still active (one time alarm) when I wake up 1-2h later so nothing has happened, it just skipped to ring.
Is there a remedy for this because it is a MAJOR problem. I don't want to have to buy a alarm clock for that job, it is a smartphone for crying out loud and my stupid 10 year old nokia does this without any problems 100% reliable...
When you use app such as taskkiller and kill clock process then alarm will not ring. Before going sleep restart your phone and dont touch taskkiller. Or add clock to ignored list.
go to clock settings>alarms and click on one alarm which you want...let's say first one..you will see numbers,description,alarm sound...etc
click alarm sound and instead of clicking a tone,just click the side button (volume) and you will seethe green bar as if you were changing your ringer volume...just set it to desired level
and note that this has nothing to do with phone being in vibrate or silent mode..it will ring regardless
i had the same issue until i figured out how to deal with it
and trust me...the phone itself ad the alarm are reliable
I agree with both of these answers.
I had exactly the same problem before i added the clock to the ignore list. It will still show the alarm as activated, but it will not ring.
Do both and you should be fine.
shutting down third party apps with a task manager is one thing , but leave the pre-installed android apps alone. they're running for a reason, dammit
Thanks guys you were right the taskkiller did kill the alarm, it appeared still to be active in the settings and icon in the notification bar (that confused me) but the alarm did not go off. Added it to the whitelist and tested a couple of times - worked fine!
Why does it not work when turned off? The clock keeps the time while the phone is off, so it seems natural that the alarm would also work - maybe a 2.1 update? Older phones would power up for the alarm..
Thanks again!
it's just not something that works on HTCs. They're designed to be on all the time.
i use advanced task killer free and everything works..no problem with such things...
i switched to ATK because taskiller seemed to consume too much memory
i tried ATK while taskiler was on and i had ...25-30 mb less memory then i uninstalled taskiller and got those back....
strange...how can a utility consume so much ram
noShame said:
Why does it not work when turned off? The clock keeps the time while the phone is off, so it seems natural that the alarm would also work - maybe a 2.1 update? Older phones would power up for the alarm..
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show me a single smartphone that does this...
you are confusing cellphones and smartphones here. smartphones are designed to be on all the time, that is why they invented the airplane mode.
take it easy please,be friendly and try not to sound rude
thanks
Hello!
I need help with something.
I have flashed the new ICS REMIX V1.0 and I can not get the vibrator to work when the alarm goes off.
How to get the vibrator to work when the alarm starts up?
I run with remix new v1.0. But that still does not vibrate even though I set it to vibrate. There is such a setting in the alarm settings, but that still does not vibrate and I sleep away half the day.
One of those people who I sleep so deeply that I can hardly hear the alarm signal ..
Anyone else having the same problem? Or is it just a problem in this ROM?
I'd rather not go back and flash the original ROM, I really like this remix v1.0 otherwise.
Would be so nice if someone could help.
Thanks
Has anyone else been having problems with the stock alarm clock on the Galaxy S4? Mine seems to be unreliable. Goes off one morning, but not the next. But is random when it works and doesn't.
Current settings:
Android: 4.2.2
Carrier: Verizon
Time: 7am
Days: MTWTF
Repeat Weekly: Checked
Alarm type: Vibration and Melody
Alarm tone: Journey
Sound: Maxed
Location alarm: off
Snooze: off
Smart alarm: off
In "menu" outside that section I have "voice control" off.
Not rooted, no other ROM. Just default, stock Verizon Galaxy S4.
Before I go to bed I double check to make sure my alarm is on and sound is at the max (not in vibration or silent mode). Power saving mode is "off". I have no task killers. I do close all my apps using the default android task manager. But then I turn the alarm clock back on because I'm paranoid. But none of this seems to help.
I've tried factory reset, that didn't seem to help as it still sometimes goes off and sometimes doesn't. I have not tried any other alarms than the stock one. I will be trying one (any suggestions?) and updating this to let you know if it worked. But until then, it would be cool to see if I'm not the only one having this issue and to see if anyone else has solved this!
Thanks!
aladd04 said:
Has anyone else been having problems with the stock alarm clock on the Galaxy S4? Mine seems to be unreliable. Goes off one morning, but not the next. But is random when it works and doesn't.
Current settings:
Android: 4.2.2
Carrier: Verizon
Time: 7am
Days: MTWTF
Repeat Weekly: Checked
Alarm type: Vibration and Melody
Alarm tone: Journey
Sound: Maxed
Location alarm: off
Snooze: off
Smart alarm: off
In "menu" outside that section I have "voice control" off.
Not rooted, no other ROM. Just default, stock Verizon Galaxy S4.
Before I go to bed I double check to make sure my alarm is on and sound is at the max (not in vibration or silent mode). Power saving mode is "off". I have no task killers. I do close all my apps using the default android task manager. But then I turn the alarm clock back on because I'm paranoid. But none of this seems to help.
I've tried factory reset, that didn't seem to help as it still sometimes goes off and sometimes doesn't. I have not tried any other alarms than the stock one. I will be trying one (any suggestions?) and updating this to let you know if it worked. But until then, it would be cool to see if I'm not the only one having this issue and to see if anyone else has solved this!
Thanks!
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I use the alarm every day as well, and have not had a problem with it not going off. Are you using one of the stock alarm tones, or a custom song/sound? I have used both without issues, but if you're using something other than a stock tone, maybe try one of those to see if it's an issue with your audio file.
Edit: I see that it's called "Journey" so that may be a stock tone. I guess I'm not sure then
Tortuga said:
I use the alarm every day as well, and have not had a problem with it not going off. Are you using one of the stock alarm tones, or a custom song/sound? I have used both without issues, but if you're using something other than a stock tone, maybe try one of those to see if it's an issue with your audio file.
Edit: I see that it's called "Journey" so that may be a stock tone. I guess I'm not sure then
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Correct, the alarm tone I'm using is a stock tone. It's woken me up before, so I don't think I'm sleeping through it haha. My only guess is my phone is somehow going into a low power state that's not updating the time every minute, therefore the alarm time is sometimes getting skipped and therefore not getting triggered. I just don't know what would be causing this as I have "power saving mode" off and I haven't ran into any other settings that would do this... I do plug my phone in overnight too, so you'd think it would be going full force anyway. But I just recently switched from iOS so I'm still a bit new to the android side of things .
aladd04 said:
Correct, the alarm tone I'm using is a stock tone. It's woken me up before, so I don't think I'm sleeping through it haha. My only guess is my phone is somehow going into a low power state that's not updating the time every minute, therefore the alarm time is sometimes getting skipped and therefore not getting triggered. I just don't know what would be causing this as I have "power saving mode" off and I haven't ran into any other settings that would do this... I do plug my phone in overnight too, so you'd think it would be going full force anyway. But I just recently switched from iOS so I'm still a bit new to the android side of things .
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Have you tried running some daytime tests to see if it rings on time? The clock on the lockscreen may only update when the screen is on, but the phone always knows what time it is. If you can get it to skip alarms reliably, maybe take it to a Verizon store and have them swap it out. I've used my cell phone as an alarm for quite a few years (I have a backup as well, but only because I'm pretty good at shutting alarms off in my sleep) and the only times I had trouble was with older phones when I was rooted and running a less-than-stable custom roms.
Tortuga said:
Have you tried running some daytime tests to see if it rings on time? The clock on the lockscreen may only update when the screen is on, but the phone always knows what time it is. If you can get it to skip alarms reliably, maybe take it to a Verizon store and have them swap it out. I've used my cell phone as an alarm for quite a few years (I have a backup as well, but only because I'm pretty good at shutting alarms off in my sleep) and the only times I had trouble was with older phones when I was rooted and running a less-than-stable custom roms.
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I did run various tests throughout the day yesterday, have a few set for today too. All went off fine so far. The stock alarm woke me up this morning too. Maybe I just had to break it in haha. I'm worried it will skip again, though, so I'm using my desktop as a backup alarm clock, lol. If it does skip I will more than likely take it to Verizon, as this doesn't seem normal. Haven't tried any non-stock alarm clock apps yet. Guess I should look for a good backup app just in case eh.
No problems here. Use everyday on Stock ROM
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Frustrated
aladd04 said:
Has anyone else been having problems with the stock alarm clock on the Galaxy S4? Mine seems to be unreliable. Goes off one morning, but not the next. But is random when it works and doesn't.
Thanks!
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I am running the stock ROM and like you have intermittent problems. Very very problematic.
gdude said:
I am running the stock ROM and like you have intermittent problems. Very very problematic.
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I ended up switching to an app called "Timely". I have had zero issues with myself ever not hearing this app or it not going off. Even if the phone is on vibrate or silent.
aladd04 said:
Has anyone else been having problems with the stock alarm clock on the Galaxy S4? Mine seems to be unreliable. Goes off one morning, but not the next. But is random when it works and doesn't.
Current settings:
Android: 4.2.2
Carrier: Verizon
Time: 7am
Days: MTWTF
Repeat Weekly: Checked
Alarm type: Vibration and Melody
Alarm tone: Journey
Sound: Maxed
Location alarm: off
Snooze: off
Smart alarm: off
In "menu" outside that section I have "voice control" off.
Not rooted, no other ROM. Just default, stock Verizon Galaxy S4.
Before I go to bed I double check to make sure my alarm is on and sound is at the max (not in vibration or silent mode). Power saving mode is "off". I have no task killers. I do close all my apps using the default android task manager. But then I turn the alarm clock back on because I'm paranoid. But none of this seems to help.
I've tried factory reset, that didn't seem to help as it still sometimes goes off and sometimes doesn't. I have not tried any other alarms than the stock one. I will be trying one (any suggestions?) and updating this to let you know if it worked. But until then, it would be cool to see if I'm not the only one having this issue and to see if anyone else has solved this!
Thanks!
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yes it's really unreliable not only in your 4.2 s4. it often doesnt go off on my s3 mini too. just download another one.
I was just gonna say I've never had a problem with the stock alarm...and what do you know, this morning it didn't go off. I always wake up no matter how loud or quiet the alarm is so I'm fairly certain I didn't sleep through it.
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Does anybody know if AOD is working properly on global version ??? I've read some post complaining about it but it was the CN version, not the global. The issue seems to be that AOD turns off itself in a few seconds.
Saalvador said:
Does anybody know if AOD is working properly on global version ??? I've read some post complaining about it but it was the CN version, not the global. The issue seems to be that AOD turns off itself in a few seconds.
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The Global version has the same issue. I use a different always on display instead from the play store.
toliveforever said:
The Global version has the same issue. I use a different always on display instead from the play store.
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toliveforever said:
The Global version has the same issue. I use a different always on display instead from the play store.
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Hey, have you had any problems with Clock or alarms in general? I haven't managed to set my phone (global from Giztop) to fire the alarms in the morning and I have tried a lot of things)
DeadllySin said:
Hey, have you had any problems with Clock or alarms in general? I haven't managed to set my phone (global from Giztop) to fire the alarms in the morning and I have tried a lot of things)
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This seems to be a bug. The alarm is disabled as soon as you close the clock app, but if you restart the phone it will enable the alarm again. As long you don't open the clock app again the alarm will work properly. If you need to change it you will have to restart the phone again.
DeadllySin said:
Hey, have you had any problems with Clock or alarms in general? I haven't managed to set my phone (global from Giztop) to fire the alarms in the morning and I have tried a lot of things)
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I solved it that i disabled battery optimalization for alarm app (using Sleep as android) and when u have "recents" catch and hold Alarm application and move it down - u will see that app is locked and u not gonna (or system won't) kill that app... check screen
CRYPTfromCATACOMBZ said:
I solved it that i disabled battery optimalization for alarm app (using Sleep as android) and when u have "recents" catch and hold Alarm application and move it down - u will see that app is locked and u not gonna (or system won't) kill that app... check screen
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My phone is special then because disabling battery optimization doesn't change a thing in the "locking" of the app. I can lock and unlock through dragging it down as you said, and I can still manually kill locked apps. However, I believe I solved the issue with a workaround. I installed an alarm app from Play Story, and I think the gaming mode and/or clean ram was killing almost all apps, so after gaming and before going to sleep I tried opening the alarm app and then send it to the background. And it indeed worked. Not sure if all the hundreds of things I did before mattered though so if anyone wants to know just ask.
toliveforever said:
This seems to be a bug. The alarm is disabled as soon as you close the clock app, but if you restart the phone it will enable the alarm again. As long you don't open the clock app again the alarm will work properly. If you need to change it you will have to restart the phone again.
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Thanks for all your posts in this forum it helped choose the phone before creating an account here. Though the phone software has lots of little annoying things. The one that I want to ask you now is about the half second flicker EVERY time i unlock the phone (fingerprint/pin doesn't matter). It seems it wants to open the default wallpaper from the theme and then rapidly switches back to my wallpaper. Do you have this problem, if so did you manage to solve it? I'm gradually getting used to it sadly but I'd rather have a more smoother unlocking experience. Cheers.
DeadllySin said:
Thanks for all your posts in this forum it helped choose the phone before creating an account here. Though the phone software has lots of little annoying things. The one that I want to ask you now is about the half second flicker EVERY time i unlock the phone (fingerprint/pin doesn't matter). It seems it wants to open the default wallpaper from the theme and then rapidly switches back to my wallpaper. Do you have this problem, if so did you manage to solve it? I'm gradually getting used to it sadly but I'd rather have a more smoother unlocking experience. Cheers.
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I haven't had that problem since I do just use one of the default wallpapers.
DeadllySin said:
Thanks for all your posts in this forum it helped choose the phone before creating an account here. Though the phone software has lots of little annoying things. The one that I want to ask you now is about the half second flicker EVERY time i unlock the phone (fingerprint/pin doesn't matter). It seems it wants to open the default wallpaper from the theme and then rapidly switches back to my wallpaper. Do you have this problem, if so did you manage to solve it? I'm gradually getting used to it sadly but I'd rather have a more smoother unlocking experience. Cheers.
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I'm just disable security app via adb to protect from killing any non system background apps like live wallpaper, adblocker, google pay etc.
pm disable-user --user 0 com.zui.safecenter
P.s. disabling security app will also disable installing apk from unknown sources, will give you security check loop that never end. To install APK you need to enable it again
pm enable --user 0 com.zui.safecenter
I'm just use LADB app to make this actions without PC.