Alarm Clock

[tewest86]

I use my phone as an alarm clock for work. I've had it for over a week. It seems that snooze works when it wants to. All of my snooze stuff is set but when I hit the snooze button sometimes the alarms goes back off and sometimes it doesn't. It has a mind of its own. I do hit the snooze button which is the ZZs. I'm also using the regular snooze not the smart snooze. Is there a better alarm I can download?

 

[LadiJae]

I've used the alarm since I've had the phone from June25 , and it works great for me

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[artofdesign]

Snooze has a limit. Are you doing it too man times?

 

[tewest86]

No. It won't work for 1 time. I have it set for 10.

 

[jpdaballa]

i'm in the same boat as you, sometimes it will snooze sometimes it wont. I almost missed work today.

have you found an alternative app?

i'll let you know if i find something

 

[Drayk]

I use my phone as an alarm clock for work. I've had it for over a week. It seems that snooze works when it wants to. All of my snooze stuff is set but when I hit the snooze button sometimes the alarms goes back off and sometimes it doesn't. It has a mind of its own. I do hit the snooze button which is the ZZs. I'm also using the regular snooze not the smart snooze. Is there a better alarm I can download?

I'm hoping I don't have the same issue. I've grown to rely on my device to be my alarm as well.
Truthfully, I've been a blackberry user for years but will be getting a Gs3 Aug 1. I'm just trying to iron out a few things to make the transition as smooth as possible.
Off topic: I'm looking for a bedside mode app that turns off everything except the alarm clock. Anyone have any ideas?

 

[tewest86]

I've been testing different things lately. If I use the volume up button then snooze works fine. If I use the volume down or power button then it doesn't snooze. When I use the one screen ZZ button its hit and miss.

 

[XChrisX]

I use my phone as an alarm clock for work. I've had it for over a week. It seems that snooze works when it wants to. All of my snooze stuff is set but when I hit the snooze button sometimes the alarms goes back off and sometimes it doesn't. It has a mind of its own. I do hit the snooze button which is the ZZs. I'm also using the regular snooze not the smart snooze. Is there a better alarm I can download?

I downloaded the double twist alarm and it has been great. I hated the regular smart alarm because it always went off a couple of minutes early which was kind of annoying. Never had an issue with it.

 

[jeffreii]

I'm hoping I don't have the same issue. I've grown to rely on my device to be my alarm as well.
Truthfully, I've been a blackberry user for years but will be getting a Gs3 Aug 1. I'm just trying to iron out a few things to make the transition as smooth as possible.
Off topic: I'm looking for a bedside mode app that turns off everything except the alarm clock. Anyone have any ideas?

Check out an app called Bedside.

I downloaded the double twist alarm and it has been great. I hated the regular smart alarm because it always went off a couple of minutes early which was kind of annoying. Never had an issue with it.

In the stock alarm options is one called Smart Alarm. It turns the alarm on 3 minutes early at very low, ascending volume. If you disable that it won't go off early.

 

[b0btech]

use alarm by double twist best out there.

from MY SIII in sunny FL.

 

[RoccoM5]

My alarm always goes off 3 minutes prior to the time it is actually set for. Go figure.

OOOOPS, just read the post about smart alarm, I will check into this.

 

[XChrisX]

In the stock alarm options is one called Smart Alarm. It turns the alarm on 3 minutes early at very low, ascending volume. If you disable that it won't go off early.

Thanks, I found that info out shortly after downloading the double twist alarm, but really am digging the double twist one.

 

[tewest86]

Is double twist alarm clock draining your batteries?

 

[robstunner]

alarm clock plus. Best alarm clock app I've ever used.

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[jcp007]

Used the stock one this morning. Like Smart Alarm which is better than the Red Alert on my wife's i4.

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[jeffreii]

alarm clock plus. Best alarm clock app I've ever used.

I'm pretty happy with alarm clock plus. I lost the voice command "stop/snooze" with the stock alarm...but I like how it has auto snooze. Alarm plays for 15 seconds, which easily wakes me up, then snoozes itself so I don't have to immediately deal with it when I wake up.

 

[XChrisX]

Is double twist alarm clock draining your batteries?

Interested to here other peoples opinions on this. I lost 30% of my battery last night while in standby, which in turn shut my phone off causing me to miss my alarm completely.

 

[jcp007]

Interested to here other peoples opinions on this. I lost 30% of my battery last night while in standby, which in turn shut my phone off causing me to miss my alarm completely.

Leave your charger connected to your phone overnight.

 

[XChrisX]

Leave your charger connected to your phone overnight.

That's one answer, but I shouldn't have to at 35%. I could see it if it was 20% or less but my phone shouldn't drain 35% while I'm sleeping not even using the phone.

 

[jcp007]

I will post a power saving video in your other thread.