[Q] Unidentifiable alarm - AT&T LG G3

Some app has decided it needs to sound an alarm at :54 past each hour. It does not leave a notice in the system tray and I cannot figure out which app is doing it. It is the same as my incoming text alarm and because I am on call I cannot turn the sound off when I go to sleep. Any thoughts on how I might track down the culprit? Thanks

If you can't identify it with battery monitoring, then the only way is to disable apps 1 or 2 at a time until you find the culprit. Unfortunately this could take time since you have to wait until the time is up.

Thanks for the response. The confusing part was that it did it at the same time every hour. However, I did finally figure out that it was an account attached to Gmail that needed its password updated. It was scheduled to check the email account hourly!!

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[REQ] Profile manager

Hi all.
I hope I didn't miss something while searhing, but here goes.
I'm looking for a time based profile manager, I know of G-Profile and it's not exactly what I'm looking for. While it does change profile by time, it needs to be setup differently for each need.
I need to be able to set my profiles for an X-amount of time say 3hrs 20 mins and then switch back to "normal" again, alternatevly, being able to swiftly set "mute" or "silent" until specified time, say 15:00 hours and then going back to "normal"
The reason being, if I go into a meeting, I know approx how long it will be, but I always forget returning from "silent" resulting in missed calles. Also, I want it to be on silent when I go to bed but need it to see what SMS came through the night and then by morning, automatically set it to "normal" again.
This is made difficult by the fact that I work shifts and need the phone to be silent at different times every day, making it hard to use G-Profile. (unless I totally overseen a setting in it)
I was wondering if any of you guys know of a program/application that easily can do what I need.
I think you mean G-profile.
And for putting it to silent/vibrate during meetings, I just rely on TF3D's sound settings where it can be silent/vibrate during appointments. I sync my calendar with Google and my outlook so anytime I am busy, phone is in vibration mode.
Phone Alarm - is not free tho.
ashu9uf said:
I think you mean G-profile.
And for putting it to silent/vibrate during meetings, I just rely on TF3D's sound settings where it can be silent/vibrate during appointments. I sync my calendar with Google and my outlook so anytime I am busy, phone is in vibration mode.
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Yes, of course I meant G-Profile.. Sorry..
Yup, that would have done the trick, if I had the same shedule at all time. If it is to do its trick for me now, I would need to make an appointment of my sleep.. And that's taking it a bit far, I think...
But thanks for your reply.
crazyC said:
Phone Alarm - is not free tho.
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Free is prefered. Thanks!
Any more suggestions out there?

Looking for an alarm repeater

Searching for this did not bring up anything useful, so I try to ask here. Hope this is the right forum.
I use the agenda alarms a lot, for everything, from "Budget meeting" to "buy milk" to "Phone Tom". But often I am far enough from my phone to miss the alarm sound, even if loud.
You know, if you then turn on the phone from standby, you find the appointment on screen, and you also have the possibility to repeat the alarm (5 minutes later I think) pressing the lower left button.
But if I do not turn on the phone because I don't need it, and don't remember that I have something to do... the appointment may be missed.
I wish to have a way to set an automatic repeat of every Agenda alarm, every 2-3 minutes, until I turn it off.
Someone knows a way, or an app ?
Thank you!
Ginosergio

Alarm auto snoozing

I searched and didn't see anyone complaining about this here, but I found hits on other sites.
I've only had a Sensation for about a month now (warranty replacement for my G2) but I've had the biggest problem with the alarm not sounding, or sounding only very briefly. I just had an alarm go off while it was sitting in front of me on my desk here and all I did was glance at it and it went away (snoozed).
The search turned up hits on another site where lots of people were complaining about this, but nobody had a solution. Someone "speculated" that turning off news syncing might help, but it was already turned off on my phone. Then I noticed that it had a setting for "sync when opened" and something clicked in my brain.
When it did it just a short while ago, the alarm had gone off but as soon as the weather animation started then it snoozed. Is the lock-screen weather doing something? So I checked the weather sync setting and it was set to sync every 6 hours and also when opened. Hmmm... I switched it to 1 hour syncing (can't imagine it is often enough to drain battery much, but will keep it fairly current) and turned off its "sync when opened" setting.
The next time the alarm went off it stayed sounding for many seconds even while I picked up the phone and only turned off when I dragged one of the icons to the circle. Time will tell if this is a permanent fix or if I just got lucky.
It sounds like weather (or news) syncing silences the alarm for some reason, and if you have it set to sync when opened, and the weather is on the unlock screen, then you have a recipe for a broken alarm.

ADHD Time Keeper

I'm so ADHD that I need to have an app to manage my time for me. Trouble is I can't find an app that is just for those that are practically time blind.
What I am looking for is an app that has these points/features
Widget with buttons for common tasks that have a set time. ie: breaks at work
A visual timer like that found at timetimer.com
Configurable vibration and or audio notification at points in the countdown
Can be set to force close games or apps when in danger of being late (5 minutes before you're due back from lunch)
Keeps track of times you were late or more then a set number of minutes early. Can be exported
Settings can be password protected
I'm in desperate need of something like this.

Has Marshmallow made it harder for alarms to go off on time?

Using the Alarm Clock Plus app, since I got the Marshmallow update, alarms in the morning have been hit or miss. Seems like it used to go off within a minute (which is also not really very accurate). This morning it was 4 minutes late. Yesterday, the alarm didn't go off at all. Has Marshmallow gone too far with power savings or something? Anyone else having alarm problems?
Using stock alarm app, works fine herw
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I've been using Timely for its "early rise" function which kicks in 30 minutes before the alarm time with a very quiet tone rising over the course of the 30 minutes. I'm a light sleeper, so I've been setting the alarm time for 30 minutes later so that it goes off very quietly; if "early rise" is off it starts at full volume, which I don't like.
But since I upgraded to Marshmallow the function doesn't work - regardless of whether "early rise" is ticked or not it goes off at the alarm set time.
Coincidence...?
There's obviously something going on with time settings in Marshmallow, since Clocksync doesn't work properly either - a fact recogised by the developer, who has posted a note on his Google Play entry asking for help or advice:
"WARNING: Android 6.0 devices may not work correctly at the moment, even with custom permissive kernel and SuperSU installed. I'm looking for the solution at the moment. Please contact me if you know how to fix it."
Doze will be cutting it's sync times down. Just use stock alarm clock
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Stock ^^ ☝?
This morning, it didn't go off at all again. Only when I waked up on my own 20 minutes late, wondered what time it was, and turned on the phone did the alarm go off. The Med Helper app reminder also didn't go off till I turned it on, so now two different apps with alarms have failed to work. I think I need to read up on how to re-install Lollipop .
Have you tried turning doze off for your alarm based apps?
What they said ^^^^ tap the 3 dots in battery setting and pick optimizations the select all apps and un-optimize your alarm app.
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OK, I'm trying with battery optimization turned off for the two apps I had a problem with, but I see battery optimization is turned on for the stock "Clock" app, and an alarm I set with it went off on time, so there must be some magic apps can do to make timers work on Marshmallow even if they are battery optimized. If I knew what it was I could write the developers and ask them to include it .
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I've been using Timely for its "early rise" function which kicks in 30 minutes before the alarm time with a very quiet tone rising over the course of the 30 minutes. I'm a light sleeper, so I've been setting the alarm time for 30 minutes later so that it goes off very quietly; if "early rise" is off it starts at full volume, which I don't like.
But since I upgraded to Marshmallow the function doesn't work - regardless of whether "early rise" is ticked or not it goes off at the alarm set time.
Coincidence...?
There's obviously something going on with time settings in Marshmallow, since Clocksync doesn't work properly either - a fact recogised by the developer, who has posted a note on his Google Play entry asking for help or advice:
"WARNING: Android 6.0 devices may not work correctly at the moment, even with custom permissive kernel and SuperSU installed. I'm looking for the solution at the moment. Please contact me if you know how to fix it."
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I use timely and haven't had or noticed any issues. Just this morning I used Smart Rise with alarm set for 11:45am, and on time the music started very quietly at 11:15 am. I love the smart rise feature, however it is terrible if you are already kinda awake, because it's so soothing it will put you to sleep! However to be woken up by it after it had been slowly increasing in volume is a good way to wake up.
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The Alarm Clock Plus alarm I set after disabling battery optimization for that app just went off on time, so perhaps that is a work around for now, but I'd still love to know how the stock Clock app manages to work even though it has battery optimization enabled.
Nope, it was a false alarm. This morning Alarm Clock Plus did not go off at all, even with the battery optimization turned off for it. However, the Med Helper notification did go off, so the battery optimization change seemed to work for it. Perhaps it has something to do with Med Help using notifications, and Alarm Clock Plus trying to completely wake the phone and display on the full screen?
Alarm Issues
I've experienced the same issues with Alarm Clock Plus. I don't have any battery optimization turned on. It seems to be tied to silent mode and not being able to be silent without do not disturb turned on for me.
For the second time since I've installed marshmallow, my alarm didn't go off. I'm a very light sleeper and today, as with most days, I woke up before my alarm. So I checked my alarm and it was set for just about an hour from then. I drifted back off and woke a half hour after my alarm was set to go off. Everything was set right and I took a couple minutes to reset my alarm two minutes after the current time. It went off. I did the same thing the first time my alarm didn't go off, same results. I've actually tested it several times and it always went off, maybe from not being asleep for that long. I've also been waiting for text replies a few times before and not hear anything, then I check and see I have two or three. Volumes checked, everything's right. Either I'm going crazy or something is wrong with the new update. Just thought I'd add my two cents.
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Aaronroni said:
For the second time since I've installed marshmallow, my alarm didn't go off. I'm a very light sleeper and today, as with most days, I woke up before my alarm. So I checked my alarm and it was set for just about an hour from then. I drifted back off and woke a half hour after my alarm was set to go off. Everything was set right and I took a couple minutes to reset my alarm two minutes after the current time. It went off. I did the same thing the first time my alarm didn't go off, same results. I've actually tested it several times and it always went off, maybe from not being asleep for that long. I've also been waiting for text replies a few times before and not hear anything, then I check and see I have two or three. Volumes checked, everything's right. Either I'm going crazy or something is wrong with the new update. Just thought I'd add my two cents.
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androidauthority dot com
I should have read the dates but Google brought this up first. So if anyone happens upon this thread, the above link explains it. The fix is 6.0.1 and is being worked on and even released for some phones already. :good:
Ok can't post links yet but that website has answers
Having the same issue with S7 edge on 6.0.1 using Alarm Clock Xtreme. Won't wake the phone even tho power save is off and auto power save for the at app is off as well. Works if I set it for only a few min from now, doesn't work after the screen being off all night.
I have the exact same problem. It's been three times now that I've been late to class because the alarm didn't go off. Last time Itried setting two alarms five minutes from each other and the iPad alarm. iPad worked, phone didn't. It seems to happen especially often of I place the alarms earlier than usual for some reason, and I only do that when I have an exam to study for, so It's been a fun couple of days.
At first I shrugged it off convincing myself that I had rose in the middle of the night somehow, turned it off and continued on sleeping, without remembering anything in the morning, but after using the iPad to check on the third time I'm pretty sure that it isn't my problem.
Anyway, I use the STOCK alarm clock ALWAYS. I haven't tried it with the doze mode off, I'll try it today, but still. The fact that I might have to purchase an analogical clock because Android isn't working properly it's just disappointing.
I've been having the same problem on my Galaxy Note 5 since updating to 6.0 Marshmallow, and it persists even with today's update to 6.0.1.
The notification tab for the alarm seems to indicate that it thinks it's still 5:28PM, two minutes before the 5:30 alarm time, even though it's well past 6PM now. The last couple missed alarms DID notify me that I'd missed an alarm, about an hour after the alarm time had come and gone. It won't sound the alarm though.
At first I thought it might have just lost touch with the custom tone I've set for my alarms, but now it seems to be that the alarm clock gets stuck a couple minutes before the alarm, even while the system clock goes on as normal.
This is the default clock's alarm feature, not a third party app, so it should not need any developer updates to work right, if Google is doing their job before pushing out system updates.
UncleSim said:
I've been having the same problem on my Galaxy Note 5 since updating to 6.0 Marshmallow, and it persists even with today's update to 6.0.1.
The notification tab for the alarm seems to indicate that it thinks it's still 5:28PM, two minutes before the 5:30 alarm time, even though it's well past 6PM now. The last couple missed alarms DID notify me that I'd missed an alarm, about an hour after the alarm time had come and gone. It won't sound the alarm though.
At first I thought it might have just lost touch with the custom tone I've set for my alarms, but now it seems to be that the alarm clock gets stuck a couple minutes before the alarm, even while the system clock goes on as normal.
This is the default clock's alarm feature, not a third party app, so it should not need any developer updates to work right, if Google is doing their job before pushing out system updates.
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I had been using darker themes since the update, not liking all the whiteness of the new default theme, but I reverted to the default long enough to test, and the alarm went off today as normal. So it seems that , at least in my case, the themes are impeding the default clock's alarm function somehow, even those I've used that say they're Marshmallow compatible.
Even with CM13's or OmniROM 6's system alarm app, the alarm will not start and be shown as missed when the phone is longer in standby..alarm clock is set as "non optimized" under the battery settings...I hate doze!
Well, since reverting to the default theme, I've enjoyed the calendar widget keeping the current date. But every time since the first time, the alarms still don't go off.
Again, I am using the STOCK alarm and calendar app that came with the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and its updates, NOT any third-party app. I had been using third-party themes to avoid the stupid whiteness of the new Marshmallow icons (What if I don't want Marshmallow to look like a bunch of marshmallows? What if I liked the Lollipop icons and colors just fine? Eff me.) but reverted to default in a mostly vain attempt to avoid the alarm issues, but the issues persist.
There remains a notification in my taskbar that there is an upcoming alarm at 5:30, even though it's now well past 5:30. The time on the right of the notification is 4:40. So it seems that the clock/calendar's alarm feature is getting stuck in time a little less than an hour before the alarm, and sticks there for hours sometimes, until well past the alarm time. Then sometime far later in time it will suddenly catch up, and HELPFULLY (haha) notify me that I've missed an alarm.
Am I the only one on xdadev that is having this problem with the default app, and default theme? I really wish I could easily revert to Lollipop, since Marshmallow really seems to be a hot mess. I also miss having ADB to push stuff to my FireTV.

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