Hi all,
I've been having problems with the alarms for an year now - they've been working and not - horrible. I know this is a known problem and has been widely discussed; there are some tools for fixing etc. But can someone please explain in short what is this thing that makes the alarms not to wake the device and to popup silently? And what's the remedy for the problem? Is there a fix that you do one time and you're done, or you have to periodically clean things up?
Thanks in advance, I really hate to ask my roommate for his alarm clock when I have an important meeting the next morning
mikechannon said:
anytime I have something crucial on the next day I also use a cheap alarm clock as back-up just in case.
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If it weren't so sad, it'd be funny. Honestly, I'm considering buying a $5 alarm clock to supplement my $400 PDA and know that I won't oversleep. Utterly absurd.
i only had 1 alarm clog soo far which would result in no alarms giving any sound at all
it did display and the red diod would blink but no sound
did memmaid or what ever to fix it as softreset dident do anything
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Just trying to see which Alarm Application is good for wm6?
pratikgr said:
Just trying to see which Alarm Application is good for wm6?
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they all have trials...
I use alarmToday
SPB Time does not work, the alarm doesn't wake up, and when you turn the phone on after it is due, it then starts alarming.
I use ptravelalarm, love it. I like the big "Stop" and "Snooze" buttons that appear on the screen when the alarm goes off and it has all the other features. I notice on WM6 that the alarm wont sound unless you disable security alerts, but I think everyone here does that anyway.
http://www.burroak.on.ca/pta.html
trial available
$10 to buy
M$ Alarm is the best after trying so many.
CWKJ said:
M$ Alarm is the best after trying so many.
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Exactly - at least you are sure it won't crash/fail to get sound to play etc.. and you won't miss the plane
You can make alarm.lnk with contents:
00#"\Windows\settings.exe" alarm.cpl.xml
and bind a keystroke to it to set alarm quickly.
This is the first time I ever say something +ve about M$ Product
Anyone have link to this alarm you guys love so much. I've tried Sbd time but thats failed me a couple of time so my search continues.
I have WM6, where would I be able to disable security alerts?
Medic1013 said:
Anyone have link to this alarm you guys love so much. I've tried Sbd time but thats failed me a couple of time so my search continues.
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The alarm peeps r talking bout is the default Windows Mobile alarm.
Nevertheless, I would go for pocketalarm. Plays MP3's. Dunno if it will run on WM6.
I have WM6, where would I be able to disable security alerts?
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If you mean the soundsettings for alert:
Go to start > settings> sounds and alerts
If you mean something else... could you be more specific?
Try en AlarmPPC. Nice reliable alarm clock. Works under WM6
Arilexed said:
The alarm peeps r talking bout is the default Windows Mobile alarm.
Nevertheless, I would go for pocketalarm. Plays MP3's. Dunno if it will run on WM6.
If you mean the soundsettings for alert:
Go to start > settings> sounds and alerts
If you mean something else... could you be more specific?
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LlamaV3 mentions disabling security alerts. So I couldn't tell anything more on that other than it was mentioned in this post.
Right now I'm giving a shot to the alarm LlamaV3 mentioned but I'll def look into the rest mentioned by you guys. I do depend on my phone as an alarm so I need to find that perfect reliable alarm.
Thanks for your help guys.
I use CHRONOS from ActiveKitten. I'm loving it.
You can set snooze time to 5, 10, 15 and more
BIG snooze button on your screen will allow you to tap on it and sleep again
Best feature, the alarm sound can increase from low then going to louder and louder. Of course, you would be able to set the increase time. It also does vibrate or not.
It also includes Stop Watch...
Works on WM6.. never let me down except that one time, my SD card was accidentally ejected. My fault though...
And what I found out this morning: With pocketalarm you can use the powerbutton as the snooze button... So I don't even have to open my eyes to snooze
I like the Alarm included with WM6. Lets you set three separate alarms, all with different sound, vibrate and flash options.
I searched the Raphael forums for this and did not find an answer so here is the problem.
My HTC FUZE is running the stock rom with TF3D and my alarm did not go off this morning. I had a calender event scheduled with a 15 min reminder for 8 am and an alarm set for 9 am. The calender event went off as planned but with such a quiet noise it didn't wake me up, and I did not dismiss it obviously. So then the alarm notification also did not go off because there was already one notification that was not dismissed yet. When I check the title bar and click the alarm icon that is there, is brings up both of the two notifications at the bottom of the screen and I can dismiss them. If there is no calender event to dismiss it works fine. I still have to click on the title bar to get it to pop up at the bottom at all though. So I am hesitant to make any calender events with alarms at all for fear that my alarm clock won't work!!!!
Please provide any insight into this that you can!!! Thanks in advance...
Without any calander events and an alarm set for 6:15AM, it has failed to go off every day since I've had the phone. I just installed pTravelAlarm, the same one I used on my Tilt, and it's been working fine.
Not a Fuze issue - rather, a Window's Mobile problem - well documented -
I installed g-alarm and it warned that my device (Fuze) may suffer from a notification bug and that it had to reboot to fix it (guessing registry fix). So apparently someone's aware of the alarm bug/issue.
Haven't had any issues since though (with gAlarm)
I too have the alarm bug on my Fuze running latest ROMeOS. Going to give gAlarm a try like others have suggested.
laakness said:
I too have the alarm bug on my Fuze running latest ROMeOS. Going to give gAlarm a try like others have suggested.
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just did the same thing
agentdr8 said:
I installed g-alarm and it warned that my device (Fuze) may suffer from a notification bug and that it had to reboot to fix it (guessing registry fix). So apparently someone's aware of the alarm bug/issue.
Haven't had any issues since though (with gAlarm)
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Guess that is what I will try also. It definitely sounds like a WM bug...
I also have an alarm problem, although lights go off, the alarm doesn't ring. I also have problems with ringing on incoming calls. The speaker otherwise works fine. I have Natfv4.0 installed. Do any of the roms fix this problem?
my
TP's alarm works but the notification dosent pop up to give me the option to dismiss it? how do i fix that?
Is there a registry fix for this?
I don't get pop-up windows any more - I think since i turned off threaded SMS.
Wasn't that an initial problem with the Fuze? I remember having that issue. Just flash to a newer build OS and you'll be fine.
Work phone, not an option.
Surely there's a registry doodad I can change?
It's a Windows Mobile problem as noted, something about duplicated notifications. One suggestion was to download sktools, and use that to clear up your notification que. It is a registry thing I believe, but it's rather a pain in the butt to find where the notifications are and what to delete. SKtools Lite I think can do it, I know it can scan the notification queue and clear it up, but I've never had the problem so far. Would think that Microsoft would have at least made sure the alarm function of a business phone works.
Hi guys! I need an alarm that can repeat the sound at intervals (5/10/15 minutes) and support snooze also at different intervals (5/10/15 minutes). Any idea would be much appreciated Thanks!
G-Alarm will do it for you.
Thanks, works like a charm.
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Thanks, works like a charm.
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If you prefer the basic WM alarms with the snooze options, you can install the attached cab which will disable the crippled HTC one, and bring back the original WM alarm snoozing options.
Be warned that some top taskbar replacement breaks the snooze option even if you have applied the cab attached here.
hi
how do you install al those things on the hd2?
many thanks grz
you could try klaxon... worked on diamond, not tried it on HD2.
its better than g-alarm (imo) as you can just flip the phone which will set the snooze, or shake the phone to turn off the alarm.
G-alarm has the same function you say klaxon has.
You can tell it to snooze or go off when you flip the phone or shake it.
Yeap, I can confirm, G-Alarm has all that.
Simpler solution (you have the original WM6.1 reminders):
With any registry editor, you have to go to :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Shell\Notification\OEM and then rename the following string "CustomUIDLL" in "CustomUIDLLX" ; then you can go back if you need. Soft reset and voilà !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591199
gohyc said:
If you prefer the basic WM alarms with the snooze options, you can install the attached cab which will disable the crippled HTC one, and bring back the original WM alarm snoozing options.
Be warned that some top taskbar replacement breaks the snooze option even if you have applied the cab attached here.
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Hi, new member so please excuse me if I'm asking something that seems daft to you more experienced guys, but where you say that the HTC alarm is crippled, what is that about?
The reason I ask, is because I have noticed that my alarm did not seem to be working for the last few days (had my HD2 for around 3 weeks now), and I set it to go off 5 mins ahead to test it, and it beeped once rather than playing the alarm tone that I had set.
Is that what you were referring to when you say that the HTC one is crippled?
Thanks in advance.
Something to keep in mind... I have had a problem since moving to the HD2 where G-Alarm would fail to go off. I woke up late a couple of times to find a windows error message about G-Alarm. Obviously it had tried to go off and failed.
Of course I cant rule out it being affected by something else I have installed or done, but for now I have switched to the HTC alarm and not had any problems.
G-Alarm has a 10day trial though so you can give it a go and just use another backup alarm while you are testing.
shumilica said:
G-alarm has the same function you say klaxon has.
You can tell it to snooze or go off when you flip the phone or shake it.
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do you not have to 'complete a puzzle' before the alarm goes off on g-alarm? or can you opt out of this?
can somebody help me?
sometimes my HTC HD2 alarm doesnt work, I dont know why ....
sorry for my bad english
My alarm works...but I just do not like the time it gives you when you press snooze...I wonder how to change that ?
In regard to your issue, what is not working ? please explain
[email protected] said:
can somebody help me?
sometimes my HTC HD2 alarm doesnt work, I dont know why ....
sorry for my bad english
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Can you provide further details in regards to "modifications" you've made to your device?
Listing those could potentially offer some kind of lead as to what your issue might be.
download Klaxxon - this is very good alarm programme
same issue. had different qtec and htc phones so far and alarm doesn't work on any of them. means - it works but not always.
I have quessed that alarm is linked to the clock on the display and that is linked to system clock. sometimes the link doesn't work properly.
often happens that the clock in the middle of the screen and in the corner show different time, sometimes the difference is few hours. it goes away with next minute change but still funny. I think that the application that controls the clock and alarm is not working in highest priority compared to other apps running on background.
I highly recommend G-Alarm, the HTC alarms sucks!
When I first got my phone, I was late for work 3 days in a row! I quickly found out this was Windows phone issue.
G-Alarm hasn't let me down once.
I had the same problem once but I think I have answer. My alarm didn't sound when my battery was below 20%. When I charge the battery the alarm work great. Does someone have the same scenario?
Nope, mine doesnt work properly at any charge.
Sometimes it sounds, sometimes it doesn't.
I used to have Galarm, but the phone died. So I lost it. And Im not happy about forking out for it again....
[email protected] said:
can somebody help me?
sometimes my HTC HD2 alarm doesnt work, I dont know why ....
sorry for my bad english
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To be honest I could not rely on the alarm when using a stock 1.66 ROM. Since using Artemis ROM I have not single issue with the alarm not working.
i had the same problem with the artemis rom, as well. i would try another third party application as suggested by others.
Occasionally my phone won't sound the alarm or vibrate (I set this in the hope that the phone will vibrate!!).
When I finally wake up (late for work!!) the screen is showing that the alarm is still 'operating' (offering me dismiss and snooze options) but not a peep.
My wife's phone does the same thing. I'm on Orange and she's on Vodafone.
I haven't got angry birds, I has ES Track Manager but uninstalled that, but that had no effect.
Anyone had similar experiences? Or know how to fix this? Its more frustrating that it is occasional rather than all the time. It would be easier to diagnose!
I've read some posts about phone getting a bit warm, but mine doesn't seem to.
Cheers,
Mike.
mikeondaweb said:
Occasionally my phone won't sound the alarm or vibrate (I set this in the hope that the phone will vibrate!!).
When I finally wake up (late for work!!) the screen is showing that the alarm is still 'operating' (offering me dismiss and snooze options) but not a peep.
My wife's phone does the same thing. I'm on Orange and she's on Vodafone.
I haven't got angry birds, I has ES Track Manager but uninstalled that, but that had no effect.
Anyone had similar experiences? Or know how to fix this? Its more frustrating that it is occasional rather than all the time. It would be easier to diagnose!
I've read some posts about phone getting a bit warm, but mine doesn't seem to.
Cheers,
Mike.
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That is my alarm and never have had a problem.
HTC Sensation 4G with Beats Audio
You can try going to settings-sounds-volume and manually set the alarm volume.
A long shot: turn off phone remove the battery and turn on.
Or download an app from the market. I suggest Alarm Clock Plus. (Free)