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Which Alarm is good?

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.

WM6 Alarm has no snooze

WM3 alarm clock had a snooze
WM6 alarm clock has no snooze
(who makes these 'improvement' decisions?)
Is their an alarm clock add on with snooze

Check the attached screen.

Apoc said:
Check the attached screen.
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Very true. Funny thing is that mine (Dutch Toucht) doesn't show 10 but shows 15 minutes twice. It works though.

Trekvogel said:
Very true. Funny thing is that mine (Dutch Toucht) doesn't show 10 but shows 15 minutes twice. It works though.
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It's a rom problem, if he's using an official rom, HTC screwed up, if it is a cooked one, the cook's to blaim, either that or he didn't opened the menu.
Anyways, it isn't a WM6 problem.

Doh... sussed it thanks (its called menu now)

pretty off-topic but don't you think it would be cool if the alram clock could alert you with a random song from your library than an alarm sound.
just a random thought

I have another dumb-arse but related question.
I thought you would change the alarm sound by going to 'sounds and notifications' but alarm doesnt seem to be one of the listed events for which you can change the sound. Where do you go to change to alarm sound to something else?

Settings -> System -> Clock & Alarms -> Alarms
look for play sound
then again... i wouldnt use the default alarm in wm6. Its really bad.. however there are other alternatives out there.
I heard pTravelAlarm is nice.. however its like 2mb just for an alarm program?

Trekvogel said:
Very true. Funny thing is that mine (Dutch Toucht) doesn't show 10 but shows 15 minutes twice. It works though.
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Yep, but the top one snoozes for 10 minutes anyway... Just a typo

Apoc said:
It's a rom problem, if he's using an official rom, HTC screwed up, if it is a cooked one, the cook's to blaim, either that or he didn't opened the menu.
Anyways, it isn't a WM6 problem.
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Official rom. Hardly a reason to flash a phone.

Alarm notifications not working on FUZE

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.

Alarm with snooze

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?

JB Alarm Clock Funkiness

Since the JB update, the standard clock's alarm has stopped working properly. Prior to JB if an alarm was set and the tab was closed/charging the alarm would go off continuously and the tab would vibrate, I would unlock with my PIN and there would be a dialog up to either hit "dismiss" or "snooze".
Since JB, if the tab is locked (open or closed) it just beeps once very briefly (sounds like it is being "caught" and cut short), does not vibrate at all, and when I unlock and open it, there is a little notification on the notifications menu with the alarm info. If I click on that, it opens a dialog that says "dismiss" or "snooze". If the screen is not locked, it behaves exactly like it did above with no notification.
Anyone else see this or who could try reproducing it? I have not messed with any settings, when I look at them everything is like I would expect. I have never seen an alarm sent to the notification tray rather than sounding and this behavior strikes me as a bug.
Anyone have an alternate alarm clock they use with TF and JB?

You are not alone. I've deleted the clock cache, done a hard reboot and still the alarm only gives a brief "chirp" and is heard no more.
I had come to rely on the alarm in my travels as it has worked without fail whether on or in sleep mode- until the jelly bean update.

BoulderBill said:
You are not alone. I've deleted the clock cache, done a hard reboot and still the alarm only gives a brief "chirp" and is heard no more.
I had come to rely on the alarm in my travels as it has worked without fail whether on or in sleep mode- until the jelly bean update.
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Thanks for the confirmation of the issue. At least I know someone else is seeing this and it is not some crazy setup issue. I am disappointed too. I've been using this in lieu of a real alarm clock while in a temporary living situation, so it's something I want to find a solution for...

Tested same thing, I dont use the feature but it is broke how you described it.

zenaxe said:
Since the JB update, the standard clock's alarm has stopped working properly. Prior to JB if an alarm was set and the tab was closed/charging the alarm would go off continuously and the tab would vibrate, I would unlock with my PIN and there would be a dialog up to either hit "dismiss" or "snooze".
Since JB, if the tab is locked (open or closed) it just beeps once very briefly (sounds like it is being "caught" and cut short), does not vibrate at all, and when I unlock and open it, there is a little notification on the notifications menu with the alarm info. If I click on that, it opens a dialog that says "dismiss" or "snooze". If the screen is not locked, it behaves exactly like it did above with no notification.
Anyone else see this or who could try reproducing it? I have not messed with any settings, when I look at them everything is like I would expect. I have never seen an alarm sent to the notification tray rather than sounding and this behavior strikes me as a bug.
Anyone have an alternate alarm clock they use with TF and JB?
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It's not a bug since it's working fine on by tablet. My clock version is 2.03 and default ringtone is celsium. Did you tried to wipe DATA and CACHE, then reboot? Did you freeze any system app? Could you try the same ringtone as mine?

It is a bug or an intended feature to save power. It only beeps correctly if the clock is on the screen, either bright or dim. If the screen is off as in sleep mode, then it beeps once only then stops.

My wife certainly noticed yesterday morning! Good thing that i had an alarm set also!
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using xda premium

Also confirmed the issue

I have the same exact problem

The day after the update I set it to wake me up the next morning and it didnt work either so now I leave it plugged in and the screen open in the dock and it works. I dont know what I did the first night but I almost didnt wake up. I also noticed if you put the volume all the way down to vibrate the alarm doesnt go off aswell but ICS work fine. All other sounds on silent but alarm still sounded off on ICS.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using XDA Premium HD app

Me too. So, anyone let Asus know about this bug yet?

haha just found out this morning too. i had set the infinity alarm as my backup alarm because i just flashed a new rom on my phone. good thing the phone alarm still works. that could have been nasty

ya found this out the hard way this morning, when I was 45 minutes late for work.
is it due to the tablet going to sleep? I know in ICS i had the power settings set to never sleep if plugged in. cant find the equivalent 'if plugged in' settings. so for now I will test it if i set it just never sleep ever.

Here's a fix until Asus sort it out - keep the clock app open when you shut the tablet off. I think it's something to do with the alarm's Snooze/Dismiss notification. I'd keep a backup alarm set even using the fix,though - at least for a little bit.

I don't even have a TF700, but my fellow editor over at Pocketables does and wrote about this issue. I threw together a Tasker project that sort of fixes this, at least makes the alarm make some noise again. Exported it as a standalone app and he tells me it works. Details and download here if anyone would like to try it out: http://www.pocketables.com/2012/10/transformer-pad-infinity-temporary-alarm-fix-app-download.html
Details about what it does and disclaimer is in that post as well.

I have the same issue. Anyone here try working around this bug via another market alarm app? I'm at work at the moment so can't try -_-

Same problem here. I've stopped using it until this problem is resolved.

bluejay2345 said:
Same problem here. I've stopped using it until this problem is resolved.
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Feel free to try the fix I stated in the comment above, it does work.

I'm using Alarm Clock Extreme Free until this gets sorted out.

I tried flashing DeskClock.apk from several diff JB roms (stock/AOKP/CM10) but it keeps giving force close :\