Since the upgrade to Android 6.0.1 my alarm clock(Alarm Clock Plus) does not go off when it is supposed to. It worked fine until the update. I don't know if Doze is causing this or if it's the new Samsung app power saving setup? I have the alarm clock app excluded from ever saving power but it still doesn't go off. It seems like the hours that I'm sleep puts the app in deep sleep because when I pick the phone up and cut on the screen it went off which was about 11 minutes after it was scheduled one day and 8 the next. Also if I set an alarm, say 5 minutes from now as an example, it will go off though.
The stock alarm is working for me. .. It could be just a problem with alarm clock plus. .
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Hello,
I have just started early shift this week and set the default alarm to come on in the morning....but it does not come on?
When i set it, i get the message saying the alarm will go off in so may hours and the alarm icon is shown at the top.
If i set the alarm again in the morning to go off in a few minutes....it works and so does the snooze.
Luckily i was using another alarm from my old phone or i would have slept in.
Is this Alarm function buggy on the desire?
Cheers.
Had the exact same thing, first time I used the alarm.
Worked the next day and been fine ever since though.
Not much use to you I know
Alot of causes seemed to be related to task killers when I was looking around.
I wasn't using one though so mine must have been something else...
I have the same problem... dont know why, i have to use an other alarm clock
I had pretty much the same problem on first usage and I had to be up at 3.30am (which I nearly missed). I didn't figure out any resolution. Also the Desktop clocks are quite pointless without giving you the option to disable screen standby on use so you lose sight off them pretty quick.
Then I shifted to using the Enhanced Alarm Clock (Better Alarm) which I loved as excellent albeit it has a major bug still uncorrected so I dumped it - a loading icon (ads) stays loading forever and so the CPU usage stays high killing the battery fast. Ever since, I've been using the Kaloer Clock which works perfectly and is far more customizable. Even when you press back it exits unlike many other apps. I leave it on as a Desktop clock at night using its option to lock the screen and prevent standby... in a very dim custom digital blue showing Time/Day/Date/Month/SMS /Alarm/Battery icons. 8 hours sleep (which I only get the luxury of on Saturday) drains the battery 32% if left in such a mode with an alarm on.
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Thanks for the replies!
I use Taskiller that automaticly kill tasks when phone asleeps and I had to add clock to ignored list because when clock app gets killed it won't start alarm even if alarm icon is present on task bar.
I don't know if clock gets killed by system to free memory. Maybe it is the case.
Hmm never had this problem. (3uk unbranded device)
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ingvarr_zaag said:
I use Taskiller that automaticly kill tasks when phone asleeps and I had to add clock to ignored list because when clock app gets killed it won't start alarm even if alarm icon is present on task bar.
I don't know if clock gets killed by system to free memory. Maybe it is the case.
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I will try this.
Cheers.
I've had this problem too.
In the alarm screen all backgrounds are white, all days of the week are checked. Alarm icon in task bar. It has failed to go off twice, and worked once... I didnt have a task killer app installed the first time it failed, but do now. I'll try adding the clock to the ignore list and hope this fixes it, but as I say, I didnt have the task killer installed first time it failed... Fingers crossed.
Task killer was the problem with me, after adding to ignore list i have not had a problem since.
I'm using the stock alarm program and 3/5 times I've set an alarm nothing has happened when the alarm is supposed to go off. It always works when I set it to go off the next minute as a test case, but it's very unreliable for overnight use.
Any similar experiences or thoughts on why this happens?
Mines never not worked used it every day since I had the phone - I assume you are leaving the phone switched on right?
Did you kill the alarm&clock app (with Taskiller for example) ? This app needs to be active if you want it to work.
Mine works. Screen goes to sleep, alarm wakes it and me up no sweat.
Sorry, I actually figured it out right after posting, but yes the app is probably being closed sometime during the night. I put it on my ignore lists, it's too bad the alarm isn't some sort of a system service.
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Try using alarm clock plus from market. It's a much improved alarm.
I am using the stock clock. I put the phone on airplane mode and set the alarm clock before going to bed, and it does not go off in the morning.
Oddly, in the day, if I set the alarm to go off in say 20 min, it works even if I put the phone on airplane mode.
What is the cause of this problem? and is there a solution?
BTW, I am using the custom ROM type 2 from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2016575
flameran said:
I am using the stock clock. I put the phone on airplane mode and set the alarm clock before going to bed, and it does not go off in the morning.
Oddly, in the day, if I set the alarm to go off in say 20 min, it works even if I put the phone on airplane mode.
What is the cause of this problem? and is there a solution?
BTW, I am using the custom ROM type 2 from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2016575
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try to download Alarm Clock Xtreme. It is a very good app
I only use the clock for alarm and dont need other fancy features. I feel the problem is not about the app. It seems to me there is problem with deep system deep sleep since it happens only after deep sleep for a long time. Of course this is only my guess.
ongxa said:
try to download Alarm Clock Xtreme. It is a very good app
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flameran said:
I only use the clock for alarm and dont need other fancy features. I feel the problem is not about the app. It seems to me there is problem with deep system deep sleep since it happens only after deep sleep for a long time. Of course this is only my guess.
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Trying other apps helps answer if it's app or system
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Hi everyone,
i don't know whether my problem is related to the N Preview i'm running or not. Maybe it's the same on marshmallow, i don't know.
When battery saver mode is on (battery < 15%), my alarms do not work. Only the alarm app "Sleep (like android)" does work. Both google clock alarms and Alarm clock extreme do not work in energy saver mode, even though i set them up as "do not optimize" in the battery preferences.
Any idea what to do?
Thanks a lot
regards
kern
kerngehirn said:
Hi everyone,
i don't know whether my problem is related to the N Preview i'm running or not. Maybe it's the same on marshmallow, i don't know.
When battery saver mode is on (battery < 15%), my alarms do not work. Only the alarm app "Sleep (like android)" does work. Both google clock alarms and Alarm clock extreme do not work in energy saver mode, even though i set them up as "do not optimize" in the battery preferences.
Any idea what to do?
Thanks a lot
regards
kern
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Well I just manually turned on Battery Saver, set an alarm, and it worked fine. I'm at 80% right now so can't test it at 15% and lower for a little while.
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kerngehirn said:
Hi everyone,
i don't know whether my problem is related to the N Preview i'm running or not. Maybe it's the same on marshmallow, i don't know.
When battery saver mode is on (battery < 15%), my alarms do not work. Only the alarm app "Sleep (like android)" does work. Both google clock alarms and Alarm clock extreme do not work in energy saver mode, even though i set them up as "do not optimize" in the battery preferences.
Any idea what to do?
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I think the latest versions of Alarm Clock xTreme just set the actual alarm using the built-in alarm feature, probably because it was too much work to navigate all the constant changes in battery and security. Theoretically it should work as long as the built-in alarm works.
Okay. Thanks for the answers. I still encounter the problem. I have no idea whats causing it.
So, I already tried everything, I cannot get my alarm clock working properly no matter what app I am using, stock, Timely, 5 more apps, nothing is working. Only when I set alarm to next <2 hours but this is useless to me. I was looking for this problem on xda or 1+ forum, no solutions for my case.
- I tried changing volume for alarm - no difference
- disabled battery optimization for alarm clock apps + clock stock app - nothing
- factory reset to wipe all data and cache - nothing
- newest oos
- my phone isn't in silent mode
I think I know where is problem, when I unlock phone every morning I need to put PIN there ( I have fingerprint unlock as default) so my phone reboot every night.
Possible solutions:
Disable PIN after start so stock alarm can wake me up (because it has that function in application) - I tried disable PIN, not working (any ideas?)
Remove these random reboots - newest oos fixed this they said, but not in my case.
Don't get me wrong, I am happy with this phone, however in a few days I need to wake up exactly in right time.
Btw. I had exactly this problem on my old Sony Xperia U if it is worth mentioning. But on that phone that started maybe after 2 years, not in day 1 like in this case.
As you can see, My english is not my native language but I am trying to do my best
Do you have your phone shutting off at night by any chance and you have your security set to require PIN entry when device boots?
Or if your phone is randomly rebooting in the middle of the night and you have your security set to require a PIN entry when booting the device, this is most likely the reason why your alarm clock is not working. Lock screen PIN or fingerprint should make no difference.
No, I already disable it.
Today I perform some tests about this thing and I discovered this. When I enable setting in clock stock app for 1+3 "Wake if device is powered off" . It doesn't wake or ring when phone is off (with full battery of course). Anyone can check this if it is working for some people?
Anything else, I tried set alarm for next 5 minutes and reboot device. After phone is booted up, it require pin (lockscreen, so no pre-boot stage) BUT alarm is working! So from my side it looks like when doze mode is activated itself, it cause problems with alarm, even stock one.
///EDIT: Wake if power off is now working! I just enabled smartlock with my current location and now phone is turned on itself 2 minutes before alarm. I will test this correctly next morning (here is 21:13). I hope I can bypass doze mode this way.
Interesting...I took a little cat nap yesterday and set my alarm for 1 hour...when I woke up, I woke the phone (it was on) and the alarm sounded as soon as it woke, but at 1 hour and 23min (23min past when I set it). So possibility dose works too well? BTW I'm stock with 3.2.4 and function on with wake device for alarm.
It works! After not touching the phone for +-8 hours, phone wake up itself and start ringing in right time. So solution is:
-Using stock app,
-Enable "Wake if device is powered off"
- Turn off phone when you go to bed
This will bypass doze mode as I correctly predicted
But still, if doze mode is blocking stock alarm, it needs to be fixed soon as possible. For broken notifications too.
Have you tried Deskclock by Google ( Clock app ) on play store
Nope, I don't need to try any apps anymore. It is still working
It might be an idea to not optimize the clock app under the battery optimization settings. I have it as not optimized and it works fine for me
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"- disabled battery optimization for alarm clock apps + clock stock app - nothing"
I already do that.
I have the same problem like viktorino. Stock alarm works while phone is not in doze mode, but once the mode starts the alarm does not produce any sound although it manages to turn the display on… Anyone has any more ideas? Don't want to turn my phone off every night.
My alarm does not work after latest updates it is not giving sound
Vinodcrasto said:
My alarm does not work after latest updates it is not giving sound
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Same here.. did you come across with any fix?
Only solution for me was to use google clock.
Weird thing.. Everytime I open google clock apk, an alert message is shown telling that alarm is silenced by default.
I can't understand why the haven't solved this yet.. it seams a quite simple bug to fix..
hi, what I am thinking is that it's not a alarm app problem, rather a sound problem, my op3 sometimes looses sound and when I try to play something from any app, that app stops responding. only thing temporary working is a reboot.
I've used alarmdroid reliably for years on many different devices. Works consistently on op as well. Using OB13 currently
lautta10 said:
Same here.. did you come across with any fix?
Only solution for me was to use google clock.
Weird thing.. Everytime I open google clock apk, an alert message is shown telling that alarm is silenced by default.
I can't understand why the haven't solved this yet.. it seams a quite simple bug to fix..
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Checkout my alarm app Alarm + Task Logger FREE.
Playstore Link https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobitronix.gauravchauhan.alarmplus.free
I have developed this app post Marshmallow update and have circumvented the problem of missfiring alarms due to doze mode.
Besides this it offers more features & customizable options than other apps of this genre. Check playstore description for available app features.
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viktorino said:
So, I already tried everything, I cannot get my alarm clock working properly no matter what app I am using, stock, Timely, 5 more apps, nothing is working. Only when I set alarm to next <2 hours but this is useless to me. I was looking for this problem on xda or 1+ forum, no solutions for my case.
- I tried changing volume for alarm - no difference
- disabled battery optimization for alarm clock apps + clock stock app - nothing
- factory reset to wipe all data and cache - nothing
- newest oos
- my phone isn't in silent mode
I think I know where is problem, when I unlock phone every morning I need to put PIN there ( I have fingerprint unlock as default) so my phone reboot every night.
Possible solutions:
Disable PIN after start so stock alarm can wake me up (because it has that function in application) - I tried disable PIN, not working (any ideas?)
Remove these random reboots - newest oos fixed this they said, but not in my case.
Don't get me wrong, I am happy with this phone, however in a few days I need to wake up exactly in right time.
Btw. I had exactly this problem on my old Sony Xperia U if it is worth mentioning. But on that phone that started maybe after 2 years, not in day 1 like in this case.
As you can see, My english is not my native language but I am trying to do my best
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Checkout my alarm app Alarm + Task Logger FREE.
Playstore link - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobitronix.gauravchauhan.alarmplus.free
I have developed this app post Marshmallow update and have circumvented the problem of missfiring alarms due to doze mode.
Besides this it offers more features & customizable options than other apps of this genre. Check playstore description for available app features.
I don't believe that the stock alarm clock can be optimized, at least by doze. Do you have root or done any mods such as wakelock blockers?
Did cleaned up the whole device. Only then stock alarm started working.