Hi folks
I'm just curious as to what alarm applications you guys are using. I'm find the built in "Clock & Alarms" to be somewhat limited as it only allows for 3 alarms.
I would like something similar to it, but to be able to easily add new alarms, and maybe even customize the ringtone/vibrations for them individualy, if possible.
Thanks for your interest
I am very satisfied with Chronos Time Clock.
Their website is:
http://www.activekitten.com
Not free though.
SPB Time by SPB Software House.
pTravelAlarm.. but its a HEFTY 3.5mb install
I too use SPB Time, it looks nice, and is full of lots of features, including timers, alarms, and a nice clock screensaver if you choose to use it.
I use Pocket WakeUp.
It's a free app in French, but there is a little patch that converts (almost) everything to English.
Has all the required functionallity: assign mp3's, set which days of the weeks it should run, override volume control, etc.
GS Alarm clock
I'm using GS Alarm clock and i'm quite happy with that choice...and it's free...
I use EnAlarm... it is really good, quite customizable also...
Not to hijack, but do any of these alarms have an option to repeat th ealarm every "X" DAYS?
I want a recurring alarm every 4 days, but most alarm apps are limited to repeat every "X" minutes - NOT DAYS.
ptravelalarm.. im tellin u its great
jakeypoo said:
ptravelalarm.. im tellin u its great
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It will not let you do an alarm every "X" days though. It is every day (or you choose which days), not every "X" days.
Like, repeat every 4th day at 8 PM
oh.. sorry i see what your saying now. hmm question for you, why would you want that? couldnt something like that be set in the calander app?
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Not to hijack, but do any of these alarms have an option to repeat th ealarm every "X" DAYS?
I want a recurring alarm every 4 days, but most alarm apps are limited to repeat every "X" minutes - NOT DAYS.
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Chronos Time Clock, in post #2, will do this. You just pick the days of the week you want the alarm to sound. Very simple and reliable.
Gpx85 said:
I use EnAlarm... it is really good, quite customizable also...
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Man, you just posted a downloadable version of a shareware program. Anyway, I use the same program and it is pretty good.
jmarti said:
Chronos Time Clock, in post #2, will do this. You just pick the days of the week you want the alarm to sound. Very simple and reliable.
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Thanks for the suggestion.... BUT..... I am looking for something that does it every "X" number of days.
For example:
Every 4 days....
So if you start with the 1st(Tuesday), the next alarm would be 4th(Friday)....8th(Tuesday)....12th(Saturday).....16th(Wednesday) which the specific DAY isn't the interest, as it will be a different day of the week, but just every 4th day.
pTravel Alarm. No doubt.
grizzley said:
Thanks for the suggestion.... BUT..... I am looking for something that does it every "X" number of days.
For example:
Every 4 days....
So if you start with the 1st(Tuesday), the next alarm would be 4th(Friday)....8th(Tuesday)....12th(Saturday).....16th(Wednesday) which the specific DAY isn't the interest, as it will be a different day of the week, but just every 4th day.
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You can try to set up a reminder-based alarm in the calendar. You can set up recurring daily appointments every x days. However, I have yet to see any alarm that does what you are looking for.
I also use pTravelAlarm
I also use SPB Time. Found it to be the best. Tried most alarm applications
This one is free and good:
spoonAlarm
i use StopTime. It's a pretty old program and only runs in portrait mode, but you can set up to 8 alarms on it, and its alarms have never failed to wake me up when needed.
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Does anyone have an idea why the alarm stops so quickly on the Kaiser?
I mean it seems as if it goes off once for a minute or two and then that's it.
I have not ONCE woken up from it.
Is there a registry tweak to make it just keep going and how do you input custom alarm sounds, I need something with a higher volume/pitch than the built in Alarm5 (the only one that's even close to be annoying enough).
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Does anyone have an idea why the alarm stops so quickly on the Kaiser?
I mean it seems as if it goes off once for a minute or two and then that's it.
I have not ONCE woken up from it.
Is there a registry tweak to make it just keep going and how do you input custom alarm sounds, I need something with a higher volume/pitch than the built in Alarm5 (the only one that's even close to be annoying enough).
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Where you set you alarm, you are able to select "Repeat sound", although this does not work properly either.
But quite frankly, the built in alarm on WM6 is the poorest alarm I've ever experienced. It has few functions, few options, and few way to customize it.
But if you want a different ringtone, you can create a short(max 5-6 seconds) .wav file, and put it in the windows folder. Make sure it's not too large, either. Then you should be able to select it in the alarm menu
Is there any good alarm apps for WM6 then?
I don't have an ordinary alarm clock and I've used my cell phone for years as an alarm clock, this is the first phone I've had that can't do this simple task properly.
I have all the options check for the alarm, still it only rings for a minute or two so if I don't wake up immediately I'm screwed.
Don't want to miss any flights or appointments because of this so I really need something to replace it with.
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Is there any good alarm apps for WM6 then?
I don't have an ordinary alarm clock and I've used my cell phone for years as an alarm clock, this is the first phone I've had that can't do this simple task properly.
I have all the options check for the alarm, still it only rings for a minute or two so if I don't wake up immediately I'm screwed.
Don't want to miss any flights or appointments because of this so I really need something to replace it with.
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Yes. If the ringtone is short, it stops ringing after a short while. I have an alarm tone of about 6 seconds, so it keeps going a while longer for me. But the alarm function for this phone is not designed for waking people up, I'm afraid. Only notify you.
SPB-Time is a great app for managing alarms and such
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/time/?en
The downside is that it costs about 15$. But SPB is a great company, so I believe they deserve those 15$ instead of just downloading it off the net. I've tested it, and I found it a great app
I still haven't found a proper free solution, though.
try StopTime by Jonathan Sachs. it never fails to wake me up.
Look over there...
Same discussion with more proposals for custom alarm. after I read this I got pTravelAlarm on my Niki and I think that will be the one.
Cheers,
jekk.
Is there any easy way to silence everything except for the Alarm function when I go to sleep each night? I want to have Notifications for emails and Calendar events audible during the day. But at night I want to have a silent phone with the exception of the Alarm Clock. Seems a simple ask but tricky to accomplish.
An easy way: Get pTravelAlarm
It overrides your soundsettings. Pretty darn handy !
Sounds good. Will check it out. However it is dissapointing that this capability is not in the phone without add on software.
I am somewhat surprised no one else seems interested in a "silence everything except for the Alarm" function! Seems to me a good way to have the phone set of a night time.
haha why are u so suprised?
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haha why are u so suprised?
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Because it would seems to be the logical mode to have your phone in at night if you need to use the Alarm and do not want to be disturbed by anything else. Not much point having a wakeup Alarm set in a device that pops and farts all night keeping you awake (emails/reminders etc)
Instead you can set the phone to silent mode to avoid the sleep interruptions and then the Alarm wont sound
well i get your point...i do the same with phone suite..in a different way to achieve the same result i guess
what i do is just set my alarm at lets say 7am...then select the silence profile to 6:59am...so at 6:59am it will change to the vibrate profile and then at 7 my alarm would vibrate...and any calls/text n such before 6:59am would just be under the silent profile
Yes, there is an easy way to do it. Use PhoneAlarm, it´s a kind of Swiss knife. For example you can create profiles like you might know it from Nokia phones. Your night profile may leave the alarm funktion working.
logger said:
Is there any easy way to silence everything except for the Alarm function when I go to sleep each night? I want to have Notifications for emails and Calendar events audible during the day. But at night I want to have a silent phone with the exception of the Alarm Clock. Seems a simple ask but tricky to accomplish.
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Yes, there is an easy way to do it. Use PhoneAlarm, it´s a kind of Swiss knife. For example you can create profiles like you might know it from Nokia phones. Your night profile may leave the alarm funktion working.
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Will check it out as well. Like you say a timed profile would indeed do the trick. Still, I find it disappointing that this capability is not built into such an expensive phone and you have to pay extra for it.
There's an easier solution.
Try enAlarmPPC.
Just turn the sound off; alarm will still sound!
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Will check it out as well. Like you say a timed profile would indeed do the trick. Still, I find it disappointing that this capability is not built into such an expensive phone and you have to pay extra for it.
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PhoneAlarm Lite will do what you want and it is free.
I do agree that it's an irritating omission from Windows Mobile, but it's not the only one. That's why places like xda-dev are so useful
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I am somewhat surprised no one else seems interested in a "silence everything except for the Alarm" function! Seems to me a good way to have the phone set of a night time.
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I've been needing just this sort of functionality myself recently and was disppointed that this feature doesnt exist as with most phones my blackberry can be turned off and it'll still sound the alarm only......come on Microsoft....pull your bleedin socks up !!
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PhoneAlarm Lite will do what you want and it is free....
I do agree that it's an irritating omission from Windows Mobile, but it's not the only one. That's why places like xda-dev are so useful
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If thats this PhoneAlarm Lite it is not free and costs €14.50 with a 30 day free trial. I do not want to have to pay that sort of money for single simple feature that should be in the bloody OS in the first place. I am sure PhoneAlarm is an excellent product but I have no use for all its other features. (Like buying a car to listen to the radio when I could have bought a radio). Wish there was just a registry key I could change that would force that Alarm to sound when the phone is set to its Silent profile. Even a tiny app that would achieve just this functionality and nothing else would be worth paying a couple of bucks for.
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...my blackberry can be turned off and it'll still sound the alarm only......come on Microsoft....pull your bleedin socks up !!
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Yeah even my ancient Palm Pilot that started all this would do this too
So, I got this problem that every freakin' night the alarm goes off at 0430 even the alarm is set at 0800. It also goes off at the time specified ( 0800 ) but it also goes off at 0430. What the heck is the problem, is there a hidden alarm on the phone or what?
No, at one point the phone's alarm was set to that time and never shut off properly. Trust me, most mornings I am ready to throw mine across the room in hopes it explodes from all the wrong alarms lol.
Best way to control it I have found is to be sure to turn off the alarm, not just the soft key disable, go into the alarm and switch it from every day to off while that time is still set. That way it "usually" clears out of the memory by time I set it again the next night.
That said mine will still at random go off at times it has not gone off at for weeks. I am wondering if syncing it with the PC will sync the alarm schedual of nothing and clear it out, since rebooting does not work.
There are other third party alarm programs I have heard of but dont remember names or results people have posted about them.
Use the search function
This has already been previously answered. Install SKTools and clear out the notifications queue.
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This has already been previously answered. Install SKTools and clear out the notifications queue.
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Which does not always work in mine.
sktools won't let me clear the queue. It says that entries are deleted but they are still there.
Any other advices?
SKTools
hrmmm.... There are some ok documentation write ups on it, not really sure all the problems that cause/correct the alarm problem. It's such a big one, there are a lot of people that have just gone with a different alarm program completely.
A thought, when I first tried SKTools, I didn't actually do it right, then I re-read the directions on the forum post and realized I had not done it correctly. But what has worked for me, is when I go into the notifications queue, and scroll all the way to the bottom, I select EACH entry for clock.exe Then on action I choose Delete Marked. Seems to work until it happens again, due to missed alarm, or whatever else seems to cause it.
Hope that helps...
I'm currently running EnergyRom3.0 series (i believe the 6.05.2009 version) and for some reason every single day at 11:11am and 11:18am the alarm will go off?
obviously there is no alarm set either of those times and all alarms that are set are turned off anyways..I have checked both the Manila alarm settings, as well as through settings/clocks and alarms...both are the same and neither have any alarm set for that..
I've searched around and it seems this is known as a "phantom alarm" that used to occur on older 6.0roms? Either way, the only fix/bandaid was to use SK Tools to clear duplicate notifications..well SK tools isn't free and I don't particularly want to pay for an app that might not fix this..
Other than reflashing, does anyone have an idea how to clear this alarm??
Any help will be greatly appreciated..this is beginning to drive me crazy as every day at work it sounds..even when the phone is on silent..I suppose I temp fix it by setting the notifications to not play sound when phone is on silent but would prefer to perm fix/clear this..
Thanks in advance!
check your calendar. Maybe you have a notification set to everyday and set to remind you.
jaszek said:
check your calendar. Maybe you have a notification set to everyday and set to remind you.
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just checked to confirm and nothing there..i have never used the calendar and it is just a standard alarm that goes off..same tone and snooze/dismiss options as any normal alarm i just cant turn it off...
That sometimes happens when you mess up your database.
Did you restore any data from an earlier backup?
Try to set all of your alarms first, then unset them. Sometimes that works.
There are programs to edit the notification queue, delete duplicate alerts and so on. Try to google some and give it a try.
Good luck!
nope no back up done, just a fresh flash and activesync when it was done..
i also do set all 3 alarms everyday..i just have a few more unwanted one that also go off..the alarms sounds even if all other alarms (note different times too) are set to off..
also today, for some reason all text messages i recieve are said they were recieved an hour prior, well coincidentally my random alarm went off an hour earlier too...
i will see what i can find as far as freeware goes..
thanks
Guys - if you are using the new Ok Google from any screen option, you may want to make sure your alarm works ok - I had to turn of the any screen option as my alarm was self snoozing with it on. (see the last 3 posts here: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=43430#c163)
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Guys - if you are using the new Ok Google from any screen option, you may want to make sure your alarm works ok - I had to turn of the any screen option as my alarm was self snoozing with it on. (see the last 3 posts here: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=43430#c163)
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I am not using ok google but if I have 2 alarms set then neither will go off, but if I set one or 3 or more they all work. Only issue is with 2 alarms. I had the issue though going back to my old HTC Eris and early versions of android.
AndroJak said:
Guys - if you are using the new Ok Google from any screen option, you may want to make sure your alarm works ok - I had to turn of the any screen option as my alarm was self snoozing with it on. (see the last 3 posts here: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=43430#c163)
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Thanks for the information! I've been searching for this solution for two days. I thought it had to do with setting the timer with OK Google.:good:
Glad I was able to help -
A bit more detail, it seems the G2 alarm has the issue here - I replaced my alarm with "Simple Alarm Clock Free" and can now use Ok Google Everywhere. I plan to update to the premium version shortly.
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Glad I was able to help -
A bit more detail, it seems the G2 alarm has the issue here - I replaced my alarm with "Simple Alarm Clock Free" and can now use Ok Google Everywhere. I plan to update to the premium version shortly.
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I played with it a little more. It seems like the initial alarm is "snoozed" but the subsequent "snooze alarms" have the sound. Makes sense since my alarm worked with the OK Google Everywhere. I never noticed that it went off 10 minutes late. This would indicate if you set your G2 alarm early by your snooze time, it should get you up on time (YMMV). I only noticed the issue because I set the timer via Google Now. No workaround for that one though!