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Reminders Bug in WM6??

I've come across an interesting bug, I have alarms set that are annual re-occurding reminders (with alarm) and over the last two nights at midnight they have gone off but when it has sounded the "Reminder" softkey disappears without pressing it (it is only show for a 1 to 2 seconds). approx 20 seconds later the alarm sounds again but this time no reminder shown, nor is there a alarm icon at the top of the screen.
Basically, i can't stop these midnight alarms sounding without turning the device off and then back on. Also I would miss what the reminder is as the reminder button disappears.
For the records, I have PhoneAlarm (latest beta) but dont have the reminder alerts set within this. I also am running the latest version of PocketBreeze.
I am using the WM6 Black ROM
Any ideas as I might have to try another ROM if this persists???
Thanks
Mark

I'm using LVSW0315 with pocketbreeze v5.201, pocketweather 1.36, wisbar lite 1.11 and have never seen the problem you describe. You could first try a hard reset, then run without phonealarm. If problem still exists, then you might wait a day or two for LSVW to release his next version that'll include tadzio's memory trick.
Cheers

aquanaut88 said:
I'm using LVSW0315 with pocketbreeze v5.201, pocketweather 1.36, wisbar lite 1.11 and have never seen the problem you describe. You could first try a hard reset, then run without phonealarm. If problem still exists, then you might wait a day or two for LSVW to release his next version that'll include tadzio's memory trick.
Cheers
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What is tadzio's memorytrick?

alarm clocks (various) hang with Artemis Touch 2.0 WWE

I use the Artemis Touch 2.0 WWE ROM, which obviously isnt the newest version anymore, for quite some time now.
Everything works fine except alarm clocks in general.
the default internal alarm (Clock & Alarms) never worked
gsAlarmclock 1.20 / AlarmClock 0.04 worked for some time but more and more often it doens go off or some time later (e.g. 10 minutes or 15 minutes or even 45 mins. No pattern in this one (like ... times the snooze).
currently i use Pocket WakeUp. This french program suits me fine in features but has exact the same behaviour like AlarmClock... And sometimes it won't go off at all but when playing around in the task manager (i guess i accidentely release some memory stuff) it starts ringing...
I tried soft reset but that doesnt help. I didnt try a hard reboot because I don't want to reinstall everything. I guess it has something to do with memory/resources managament. Like the alarmclocks don't succeed to get the focus or something like that. Perhaps a conflicting program?
edit: i remember something of this bug fix for 2.0 wwe. Is there a way i can check if i installed it yet?

Does the alarm bug still exist in TP2?

Long ago when I bought my old HTC P3600i, there was a bug on the O/S? that may cause alarm to not go off correctly.
Some alarm programs have this "Fix alarm bug" feature to fix this up. Do I still need that ticked on Touch Pro 2? Was that a bug on WM 6.0 or on WM 6.1?
My current alarm program, GAlarm has this and it automatically turns my phone on midnight to "fix" this bug. Wondering whether I can turn the feature off now on TP2?

The default alarm in the TP2 is good.
In the first 3 days i had my phone, i slept over. But thats because i doens't activate the vibrate i think...
Now, 3 weeks later, i still have no problems anymore. The alarm goes on correctly.
There are a lot of improved features in this phone!

Since WM 5, the alarm's been good, at least in my experience, and i've never had a problem using WM 6.1. However, there is a program that i used to use that would not only make sure the alarm rang, but it also added some new options:
http://digittips.blogspot.com/2006/01/full-reminder.html
I havent tested this on WM 6.1, but i'm reasonably certain it'll work. Make a backup just in case. Hope that helps.

Well I did have problems with the alarm. It wouldn't go off at times (while sound was on). Haven't got that problem yet with the TP2. Onlly time will tell.

Alarm does not ring

Hi,
I'm using the standard alarm on the TP II (not G-Alarm) and it has occured to me twice that my alarm did not ring in the morning! The phone was in the charger, alarm was set and I turned off the screen (not the phone, just the screen). Next morning I woke up and the alarm had switched off (even though it was set to ring every morning) and there was no little "bell" in the taskbar showing that I had missed a notification ...
Can't believe this is happening again. The sound of my TP continuously crashed also causing me to miss my morning alarms!
Anyone with the same problems in here?

Well, this is a WM bug. We alle hope that it will be solved with 6.5
It seems to be happening less with the tp2 when I compare it to my hermes though. Mine jus doesn't ring, Or when it doens't ring and you put your screen on, it starts to ring (being 2 hours late).
G-alarm removes this bug at install, at least, it asks you if g-alarm should do it.

Alright thanks.
Back to G-Alarm I guess...

I've had this same problem, and I'm quite annoyed, as it's not been an issue for me in ages with my Kaiser, Xperia.
I tried G-alarm ages ago on the Kaiser & it was unreliable. Can people vouch for it working properly, and getting all the way through an mp3 track rather than just playing 30 seconds or whatever? I may try it out again if this problem is not resolved.

I have had the problem of the alarm failing to go off. I never did on the Samsung omnia, with Samsungs own alarm. But no one’s managed to get it on any other wm device. So I use cradlealarm.
Not failed to go off, but it can be a nightmare to stop ringing.

Every winmo device I've ever used has had oem alarm issues. Not at all reliable. 3rd party is the way to go. No more issue.

yeah, right. 3rd party is the way. mine also having alarm problem, it won't ring when i tested it on the spot. was kinda disappointed, the damn phone cost alot and a simple alarm program couldn't work. i use 3rd party alarm and it works!

Didn't have problems on my Touch and on my Diamond, did have problems on my Touch Pro and now Touch Pro 2.
G-Alarm works flawlessly though DavidMC0. And you need more than 30 seconds to hear the alarm? Try setting it louder, I use the standard tune in G-Alarm, works great. Flip it over for snooze, shake it to turn it off...

I have the same problem on a Norwegian standard ROM... Which version of G-alarm do you use?

I have the same problem,
I use the 6.5 with manila 2.1 and i still have the same problem.
Anyone talked to HTC about that ?
We are not supose to buy 3rd part app when you have payed for a function that must work.

Oki,
I´ll just write to them then.
"Hello, I have Bought the wonderfull HTC Touch Pro 2. I´m a member of the XDA site plus many other and we have decided to write to you about a very Big problem. The Alarm does not Ring in the Morning and we have missed some important appoinments because of that. I know you have worked hard to achieve a great business phone, but what good is a buisness phone if you are missing your meetings ?"
What do you think Guys ?

???
Any One ???

WM6.5 alarm clock not always working

Using stock ROM (Vodafone) and the in-built alarm clost doesn't always work... not sure why, as it's random.
Anyone else got the same problem, or better still a reason why it's not working?
I am using a custom wav sound, which is large (attached) - but without it the alarm just doesn't wake me up!

The build-in alarm of WM is unreliable since it's birth.
Long, long time ago, when I overslept once more, I bought pTravelAlarm.
A few bucks and your problem is over.
(But there are also free alarms like Klaxon.)

I have not had any problems with the alarm actually going off. However, I have noticed that it will sometimes play not only the alarm sound but also the "reminder" sound. I'm not sure why this is and it doesn't seem to happen every day. I would suggest trying a smaller sound file or maybe set up a test of the alarm and your custom sound during some time when you can observe it. Perhaps you can see if there are any special conditions that make it not go off (other programs running, checking email or something, etc...)

I am having the same problem all of a sudden
It always worked on 6.1 (and some custom ROMs)
It worked on the official 6.5 ROM
I installed Tomtom and alarm stopped working. I removed it and the alarm worked. I installed some other apps (.NET 3.5, email scheduler, timesynctz, flitsnav) and the alarm stopped working. I haven't been able to pin it down on 1 app. I removed them one by one but the problem now persists...

I have had the same problem. Woke up to late and looked at the screen where it said that he couldn't connect to the internet (probably to sync my email). When I pressed ignore, the alarm went off, email came in etc.
Maybe it better to use Klaxon or G alarm...

Code:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Notifications\Sounds]
“Repeat”=dword:00000001
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Notifications\{15F11F90-8A5F-454c-89FC-BA9B7AAB0CAD}]
"Options"=dword:4000001B

Ok, what does that code snipit (registry settings) actuall mean/do???

Same thing here... alarm sometimes fails to go off. I have noticed when it happens that the clock is locked up and is not at the current time. Also the top left of the screen says "messaging" instead of "Start"
I've noticed the messaging deal pop up from time to time for no particular reason... and when it does the clock stops keeping time. I think the fact that the clock stops is the only reason the alarm fails to go off. Any button or screen press will unfreeze the clock.
This is on a TP2 T-Mobile official 6.5 rom. Reflashed several times, and problem always returns. Unsure if it happened on the original shipped rom.

I've had issue and changed to SPB Time, never had an issue there.
Are you sure your phone wasn't locking up in the middle of the night? I have had that happen, the Blank Screen of Death locks me up, the phone just sits idle and alarms don't go off.

has anyone tried the registry settings of HD2Owner? You have to add the new settings? How does it work?