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alarm clock tweaks?!

The alarm clock sucks on this phone. are there any registry tweaks to repeat the alarm sound and increase the snooze time?
thanks for the help!

mtorre5 said:
The alarm clock sucks on this phone. are there any registry tweaks to repeat the alarm sound and increase the snooze time?
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I have searched for this a very long time.
Eventually I threw in the towel and bought a program.
Now I'm using pTravelAlarm for quite some years now. Fully adjustable.
There are some freeware alarmclocks (like Klaxon), but I like pTravelAlarm more. (Just a matter of taste )

I use G-Alarm, its really great and has a slew of options for you to choose from.

burtonsnow8 said:
I use G-Alarm, its really great and has a slew of options for you to choose from.
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^^^^^^ +1 !!!!

thanks guys ill look into them

[Q] Favorite Alarm App?

I'm hesitant to make this a poll because I'm more interested in the reason why you chose your favorite app than just the numbers of popularity.
But still making it a poll. So if you vote, please post why!
If you know any of the alarm apps have an ICS/Gnex problem, please post!

Stock, because it works.

Stock because it works [2]

Works as in the others fail/unreliable? Or you just don't need more than what stock offers?

Haven't tried stock yet but I've been using gentle alarm i like how you can setup profiles especially the pre alarm which has saved me from almost being late to work a few times
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Mine doesn't work on stock, actually. It's bloody annoying, i set it for 6:30,6:45,7:00 and 7:15 to make sure i get up in time, and maybe the last one will go off. Really strange. I have to use my iPad2 (blasphemy on xda i know) which has a much louder speaker anyway so no biggie.

Alarm clock plus. Its amazing. I even paid for the donation version. The reason i say its the best is because unlike a regular alarm clock where you can just keep hitting snooze and ignore it, acp can be set to require simple to complex arithmetic to snooze or disable the alarm.
This can be annoying to some, but to me its what makes it work. I was notorious for sleeping through my alarm before i found this app and now Im never late. It also happens to be the most reliable alarm app I've ever used and I've been using it for years.
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I wonder if anyone has any experience with Alarm Clock Plus vs Alarm Clock Xtreme.
It seems as though some are saying Plus can be be buggy but has slightly more features than xtreme

I like alarm clock extreme. I am a heavy sleeper and it gets me up.
I can use it to launch apps as an alarm clock. In my case I launch pandora and over the time of a half hour it progressively gets louder and louder.
It also has the ability to make you have to solve Math at varying difficulties and quantities of questions or a Capatcha.
It can also be set to not dismiss the alarm, only snooze, until you mount it into a car dock.

I personally use Sleep as Android, it does sleep tracking and smart wake up (can be set to only wake you up when in a light part of your cycle within a certain window of your alarm). I find it works well, but you do have to place the phone on the bed and plug it in (I wouldn't recommend putting it under pillows as it will get too hot).

Gentle Alarm
I've been using Gentle Alarm for a couple years ago (started using it on my OG droid) and I LOVE it.
Has many features, but my favorite is that the alarm will gradually increase in volume so as not to startle you at first, but to gently wake you up.
You can also set the number of allowable snoozes, and many other helpful features.

I'm surprised by Gentle Alarm's popularity considering it's Pay-only versus the free choices that have ad-free paid versions
bekyndnunwind said:
I've been using Gentle Alarm for a couple years ago (started using it on my OG droid) and I LOVE it.
Has many features, but my favorite is that the alarm will gradually increase in volume so as not to startle you at first, but to gently wake you up.
You can also set the number of allowable snoozes, and many other helpful features.
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Do you mean the feature that tries waking you up 30 minutes early? Or just that the alarm starts soft and goes up? I think all free ones do the latter.

Royal2000H said:
I'm surprised by Gentle Alarm's popularity considering it's Pay-only versus the free choices that have ad-free paid versions
Do you mean the feature that tries waking you up 30 minutes early? Or just that the alarm starts soft and goes up? I think all free ones do the latter.
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Back when I got my first android in 2009 there really weren't too many alarm clock apps, and none that I found had the soft alarm that gradually increased in volume. They also didn't allow you to customize the number of snoozes until the snooze button disappears.
I'm sure there are many free choices, but back then the developer was updating/adding features frequently so I didn't mind supporting the app.
What are some free alternatives that you prefer?
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Alarm clock plus here. Love the gradual wake up option, very reliable, and even works with voice actions to set an alarm by voice.

bekyndnunwind said:
Back when I got my first android in 2009 there really weren't too many alarm clock apps, and none that I found had the soft alarm that gradually increased in volume. They also didn't allow you to customize the number of snoozes until the snooze button disappears.
I'm sure there are many free choices, but back then the developer was updating/adding features frequently so I didn't mind supporting the app.
What are some free alternatives that you prefer?
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I don't prefer any yet. However both Alarm Clock Plus and Alarm Clock Xtreme have that feature... I'm mainly trying to figure out which of the two people like more and is more reliable

Ok I've now installed both Alarm Clock Plus and Alarm Clock Xtreme.
Both integrate with ICS's Voice Actions.
Both register with Android as an alarm (so they show on the lock screen)
Both do math, both gently raise volume, etc
Plus - Shows the alarm icon by the clock like the stock alarm
Xtreme - Shows a notification, can be turned off, but no icon by time/battery.
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Winner = Plus
Xtreme - Can be shaken to snooze
Plus - Claims that it can be shaken to snooze, but doesn't actually work.
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Winner = Xtreme
Xtreme - Shows how many math problems you have left [Winner]
Plus - Does not show this
Xtreme - Can decrease snooze duration after each snooze [Winner]
Plus - Cant
With ICS Voice Actions
Xtreme - opens the new alarm screen with the time set [Winner]
Plus - Sets the new alarm but does not open screen to configure
Plus - Can speak Time and Date before alarm [Winner]
Xtreme - No such option
Overall Winner:
Xtreme. Shake to snooze is a big deal for me.
Plus's only advantage is speaking time/weather and the alarm icon.
Even if the app I choose had speak time/weather, I wouldn't use it - especially before the alarm went off (while I'm still asleep). Maybe if it spoke it while I was solving math or after. But before the alarm just makes no sense. Also weather didn't work while I tested, only time.
I emailed Xtreme's developer to get this icon implemented... hopefully something is actually done.

PaulG1488 said:
Haven't tried stock yet but I've been using gentle alarm i like how you can setup profiles especially the pre alarm which has saved me from almost being late to work a few times
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How has the pre-alarm saved you from almost being late to work?

[Q] Alarm clock randomness?? and alarm apps that don't work!!

I use the alarm clock every day and it randomly won't go off. I've tried minimising the clock, leaving it open, setting a new alarm, using a pre set one..... I can't seem to figure out why its doing it?!
Has anyone else had this sort of issue and any ideas for a fix. Failing that tips for the best ( ie one that will wake me each day ) alarm app?
Cheers......

I just made a thread about this in the general section. But this morning my alarm did not go off. I then hit the power button and it shows the time and all of a sudden it sounds. Its like the time is not updating until I hit the power button.

I use Alarm Clock Plus from the Play Store. I paid for the app, but they offer a free version too.
On my Droid Incredible I had this issue, and Advanced Task Killer was to blame. Once I uninstalled that, it worked fine. I like Alarm Clock Plus as you can select various tones and your music (if you have any on your sdcard).

meber said:
I just made a thread about this in the general section. But this morning my alarm did not go off. I then hit the power button and it shows the time and all of a sudden it sounds. Its like the time is not updating until I hit the power button.
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Ah sorry did a search and found nothing!
I've got no task killer just ICS doing its thang.... maybe its cos I've set it to go off Monday to Friday. I'll try individual alarms and see what happens?

I've tried alarm clock + and android alarm and both of these don't work properly for me. Two nights running I've had to rely on my 7 month old son to be my alarm clock (his timing is a bit random but he always goes off !)
Both these alarms seemed to function fine in a test with the screen locked but when I set it over night they both failed ? Is this due to the inbuilt android process of terminating apps when they've not been used for a while?
I've got no task killers installed.....
Can it really be that hard to get a friggin alarm clock that works reliably !!

I'm on SGS2 with ICS and SiyahKernel, but I also downloaded Alarm Clock Plus, I love the functions, interface, great nap feature but... it drives me crazy when it DOESN'T WORK!
Usually disabling alarm and reenabling it again helps, but it's a pain. I'm trying different settings etc, but so far nothing proved to be making Alarm Clock Plus work 100%-stable.
Alarm Clock Xtreme Free on the other hand is rock solid and it's never failed me with regular alarm. However I don't like its nap feature, which is important for me. I'll probably just use both of them - Alarm Clock Xtreme for general alarm and Alarm Clock Plus for naps.
I use no task killers that I'd know about - stock Samsung SGS2 ICS ROM (4.0.3, I9100XXLPQ) + SiyahKernel + GoLauncher Ex.
I'd be really interested in learning a way to make Alarm Clock Plus work in 100% reliable fashion.

Alarm Clock Plus (No Ads) on Samsung Infuse
I purchased Alarm Clock Plus (No Ads) and have yet to be able to use it. Every time I tried to set it up and select the alarm I want it locked up the phone. Sometimes it would come out of lock up and back to the home screen, other times it had to be rebooted.
I had to reflash the ROM to get it to finally get it to work for me.
Try out the free version before you buy the no ads version.
I am running [ROM][2.3.6]SGH-I997 UCLB3[Rooted, Deodexed, Busybox, Zipaligned..

Night/Desk Clock App Suggestions

I'm trying to find a decent desk/night/alarm clock app to use with my Nexus. I'd like to just totally get rid of my alarm clock radio and just use my phone. There's plenty of them out there, but the problem I'm having is finding one that has a decent screen saver function. I want to be able to see the clock through the night, but have it dim the screen and rotate the clock face around so it doesn't burn in on the screen.
Wakevoice is "almost" what I am looking for. The clock dims and rotates around the screen, but the navigation buttons don't turn off or dim at all.
Any suggestions? Or should I not worry about screen burn in with this phone?

What's wrong with the stock clock app? It does everything on your wish list.
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I agree, I ditched my alarm clock a couple months ago and use the stock deskclock apk for my alarm/nightclock. It does everything needed and mentioned above.

HuskerWebhead said:
I'm trying to find a decent desk/night/alarm clock app to use with my Nexus. I'd like to just totally get rid of my alarm clock radio and just use my phone. There's plenty of them out there, but the problem I'm having is finding one that has a decent screen saver function. I want to be able to see the clock through the night, but have it dim the screen and rotate the clock face around so it doesn't burn in on the screen.
Wakevoice is "almost" what I am looking for. The clock dims and rotates around the screen, but the navigation buttons don't turn off or dim at all.
Any suggestions? Or should I not worry about screen burn in with this phone?
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Try doubletwist alarm. i m happy with it so far

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The Doubletwist Alarm looks amazing, only thing, I might not be looking in the right settings but, I can't find an option to keep the screen awake in the app. That would make this app near perfect...

xIC-MACIx said:
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The Doubletwist Alarm looks amazing, only thing, I might not be looking in the right settings but, I can't find an option to keep the screen awake in the app. That would make this app near perfect...
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You are right, no keep awake option. But I use tasker for it.

How about Gentle Alarm?

El Daddy said:
What's wrong with the stock clock app? It does everything on your wish list.
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Ugh, I didn't realize the stock clock moved around. I feel silly for even making the post, but that's why I come here. Thanks for all the suggestions!

Alarm Clock Wanted

So ive been slightly fed up of late with Gentle Alarm as its been missing the past couple weeks for me, and ive been looking but havent found a single alarm clock that compares with it...one thing i want is a proper holo design if possible and the ability to play playlists or directories.....if anyone has an idea or even a tasker profile that will do the trick let me know

Just going to throw NFC Alarm clock out there. I love it. Check it out.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wroclawstudio.puzzlealarmclock
Note: Apparently there was a name change.
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I used Puzzle alarm clock(NFC) but currently I'm using Alarm Clock Xtreme and I thing it blends better than the NFC.
You can get it from this link.
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What is wrong with gentle alarm for you? Always works for me, every morning.

Try AlarmDroid, love the flip to snooze and long press to stop alarm options.
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khaytsus said:
What is wrong with gentle alarm for you? Always works for me, every morning.
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For me sometimes NFC and Alarm clock Xtreme fails..
I'm not you..