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iPhone alarms work fine on 1/1 and 1/2, if you update iOS

by Michael Rose (Jan 1st, 2012)

There's two possible explanations for why Engadget's tipline was heating up this morning with emailed complaints about iPhone alarms not going off as scheduled on New Year's Day (first reported last year and fixed in iOS 5), but we haven't heard a peep about the problem. Explanation #1: The ...

iPhone alarms may fail to activate on New Year's Day

by Chris Rawson (Dec 31st, 2010)

If you're using your iPhone or iPod touch as your primary alarm clock, it might be time to reconsider. In 2010, Apple had well-publicized difficulties with the switchover to Daylight Saving Time. Alarms failed to go off at their proper times, causing thousands of people in the Southern Hemisphere ...