Right now I use better alarm clock pro to do my waking up. The issue is that I don't like the way you have to snooze the alarm. I like the rest of the app very much but I wish that it would have the snooze thing like the DeskHome app. Does anyone have any suggestions? I have the home dock and the way it fits in the dock it doesn't give you access to the volume buttons. Is there an alarm app that lets you use the power button as the snooze button? That would be awesome!! Thanks in advance.
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Why is there 137 views with no replies? No one can help me out here? Not even to say that they dont know of any programs or to suggest there own alarm apps?
I just installed it now so i havent tried it yet, but im going to give Alarm Clock Plus (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.vp.alarmClockPlusDock) a try. It is based off the aosp clock app. Thats just a suggestion, i don't know if it has the features you asked for yet.
Check out the app called "good morning" you can snooze and shut off the alarms by tapping the home screen.
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When you put the phone screen-down (which I do so I don't wake up because of notification lights etc).. it instantly snoozes when the alarm goes off because "touch the screen to snooze"
Couple of times I would oversleep never understanding why it didn't keep alarming until I turned it off..like I set it to.
So ye..screen up!
There is a setting that alows for "turn over for snooze. Disable it.
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DoubleYouPee said:
When you put the phone screen-down (which I do so I don't wake up because of notification lights etc).. it instantly snoozes when the alarm goes off because "touch the screen to snooze"
Couple of times I would oversleep never understanding why it didn't keep alarming until I turned it off..like I set it to.
So ye..screen up!
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i had the same issue, i had to switch to another alarm clock because on the old one I was using (it had a blue icon and came up as the 2nd result in the market when searching for alarm clocks) wouldn't ever play loud, regardless of the volume setting, and it refused to use a different tone for the alarm. The one I'm using now is Alarm Clock Plus and it's awesome, so if you're ever looking for another alarm clock, I suggest this one
ebaysnyper said:
There is a setting that alows for "turn over for snooze. Disable it.
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I think I have the AOSP alarm and don't have that option
digitalsynner85 said:
i had the same issue, i had to switch to another alarm clock because on the old one I was using (it had a blue icon and came up as the 2nd result in the market when searching for alarm clocks) wouldn't ever play loud, regardless of the volume setting, and it refused to use a different tone for the alarm. The one I'm using now is Alarm Clock Plus and it's awesome, so if you're ever looking for another alarm clock, I suggest this one
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Alarm Clock Plus is what I have used since my OG Droid. It is just like the stock alarm from Froyo, but fully customizable.
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The DashClock widget on my 4.2.2 Z delays after leaving my phone idle for a certain amount of time. This in itself is not such a huge problem since it updates as soon as I press the power button. But now when I set an alarm (Extreme Alarm), it goes off too late.. Does someone know how to fix this? Otherwise I'm forced to remove this great app.
EDIT: It seems to be an Alarm Clock Extreme bug, when I use the regular Alarm, it does go off and at the right time. Contacted the devs, doesn't seem like anyone knows how to fix this I guess..
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can i get the address of the genius at Motorola that though the alarm and call icons on active display being exactly under your thumb and on the alarm using dumb icons that means nothing would be a good idea?
failing that, is there any way to continue using the default clock app but having non retarded alarm notifications?
i loved the simple alarm clock app one... touching anywhere snoozed and long pressing dismissed...
but anyway, anything other than the stock would be better. just don't want to use another app for clock
is that possible? is the alarm thing an activity that i can install alternatives or something?
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Anyone else encountering issues with custom alarm sounds?
It's already been confirmed by app developers that most (all?) 3rd party alarm apps no longer work because of Marshmallow's doze deep sleep feature (more on that later). However, in moving my alarms over to the stock Marshmallow Clock app (which does work), I can't seem to bring any of my custom alarm sounds over. With previous OS versions, I just copied custom Alarm sounds to the appropriate folder in either internal or external storage (it used to be under \media\audio\) under Alarms, Ringtones, and Notifications folders. Although those folders are still present on the Nexus 6, and do work for 3rd party apps as well as stock apps like Messenger, Calendar, Phone ringtones, etc., they don't work for the stock Clock -- the only alarms that are available are the original stock ones.
So I tried to move my custom Alarm sounds to the system partition and encountered an out of space error, so I deleted some of the stock alarms and replaced them with my own. That works, but won't work for waking up to music because the music files are just too big to go on the system partition.
With regard to the 3rd party alarm clock apps no longer working, I figured out a work-around that seems to be successful so far. What happens is the alarm clock apps can't wake up the phone when Marshmallow is in doze mode (which usually happens overnight). I tried setting the app's notifications as a priority, and I also set the app to not be battery optimized, but it didn't work and the apps' developers have confirmed the same. Anyway, my work-around is to set an alarm in the stock Clock app to go off a minute before the 3rd-party app alarm does. The alarm in the stock Clock app can even be silent. What I'm guessing is happening is that the stock Clock app alarm brings the phone out of doze and it takes longer than a minute to go back into doze, so the 3rd-party alarm will sound.
Anyway, any suggestions for getting the custom alarm folders working again would be appreciated, but it sounds like it might be a genuine bug in the OS.
I have no issues with Alarm plus. It works without fail and doze doesnt effect it.
All the app developers need to do is follow the guide lines
Standard AlarmManager alarms (including setExact() and setWindow()) are deferred to the next maintenance window.
If you need to set alarms that fire while in Doze, use setAndAllowWhileIdle() or setExactAndAllowWhileIdle().
Alarms set with setAlarmClock() continue to fire normally — the system exits Doze shortly before those alarms fire.
zelendel said:
I have no issues with Alarm plus. It works without fail and doze doesnt effect it.
All the app developers need to do is follow the guide lines
Standard AlarmManager alarms (including setExact() and setWindow()) are deferred to the next maintenance window.
If you need to set alarms that fire while in Doze, use setAndAllowWhileIdle() or setExactAndAllowWhileIdle().
Alarms set with setAlarmClock() continue to fire normally — the system exits Doze shortly before those alarms fire.
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Are you referring to Alarm Clock Plus? I can't find any app named Alarm Plus. Reviewers running Marshmallow are claiming that Alarm Clock Plus alarms are no longer working. I'm using Alarm Clock Xtreme, and the alarms are definitely not working unless I use my work-around.
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Are you referring to Alarm Clock Plus? I can't find any app named Alarm Plus. Reviewers running Marshmallow are claiming that Alarm Clock Plus alarms are no longer working. I'm using Alarm Clock Xtreme, and the alarms are definitely not working unless I use my work-around.
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Alarm plus Millenium Is the name of the app
Thank you. On my way to the Play Store. Haha
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Thank you. On my way to the Play Store. Haha
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No prob. I live on 3 hours of sleep a night so i need a reliable alarm clock. This one has never failed me.
Unfortunately it turns out that even Alarms Plus Millenium isn't currently working with Marshmallow. The developer replied to my email and said that he's working on an update but that until then you have to have the phone plugged in and charging for the alarms to sound. This is because Google said that the dose mode is not activated when the phone is plugged in or moving.
I still bought the app though and will be switching to using it because he's the first alarm clock developer who actually responded to me with at least some knowledge of how to fix his app to be compatible with Marshmallow. The rest of them all seemed to have no idea and no ETA on an update to fix their apps.
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Unfortunately it turns out that even Alarms Plus Millenium isn't currently working with Marshmallow. The developer replied to my email and said that he's working on an update but that until then you have to have the phone plugged in and charging for the alarms to sound. This is because Google said that the dose mode is not activated when the phone is plugged in or moving.
I still bought the app though and will be switching to using it because he's the first alarm clock developer who actually responded to me with at least some knowledge of how to fix his app to be compatible with Marshmallow. The rest of them all seemed to have no idea and no ETA on an update to fix their apps.
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That would make since as I charge my device over night as I sleep. Never occurred to me that if I didn't charge it that way it wouldn't go off.
zelendel said:
That would make since as I charge my device over night as I sleep. Never occurred to me that if I didn't charge it that way it wouldn't go off.
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You're still better off with Alarm Plus Millennium over any of the other alarm clock apps, IMHO. I've contacted four or five of the most popular ones, and their respective devs have no idea how, when, or if they'll be able to fix their app. The Alarm Plus Millennium dev says he's about 3 days out from releasing a new version that will work. So, thanks again for recommending Alarm Plus Millennium. It didn't show up in any of my searches on the Play Store for alarm clock apps, so I would've never found it otherwise.
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You're still better off with Alarm Plus Millennium over any of the other alarm clock apps, IMHO. I've contacted four or five of the most popular ones, and their respective devs have no idea how, when, or if they'll be able to fix their app. The Alarm Plus Millennium dev says he's about 3 days out from releasing a new version that will work. So, thanks again for recommending Alarm Plus Millennium. It didn't show up in any of my searches on the Play Store for alarm clock apps, so I would've never found it otherwise.
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Yeah he is really good about that. I worked with him to kill a bug about 4 months ago. Was very responsive and willing to help. Glad you found an app that works for you.
FYI, Caynax Alarm Clock (free and pro versions) works in Marshmallow now.