I’ve been using the default clock app on Samsung phones as my alarm(s), for almost two decades.
A recent update has changed the ‘upcoming alarm’ notification. You have the option to dismiss/shut off an alarm that’s supposed to sound in the next 5-30min via that notification; but a recent update has changed that to dismiss ALL upcoming alarms for the entire day, as well as every upcoming alarm for future days if they’re set for the same time.
I used to have a sporadic work schedule with varying start times; so I’d set/schedule my alarms for the next week or two in advance. If I set one for 8am tomorrow and one for 8am four days from now; dismissing that first alarm at 7:40am also dismisses the one that’s four days away…
If I set alarms for 8am, 10am, and noon today; dismissing the first one at 7:45 dismisses all three alarms together…
There is no options to change this, the only related setting is for how early that ‘upcoming alarm’ notification shows up (5, 15, or 30min)
What alarm app do you use? Got a recommendation?
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People seem to be misunderstanding me. I don’t have trouble waking up/snoozing alarms too much.
I just need a typical alarm app, but one that doesn’t dismiss a bunch of unrelated alarms instead of just the one that’s supposed to go off very soon.
I was just curious if people had a particular one they liked.
I use an old Palm m515 with WeekUp
https://palmdb.net/app/weekup-alarmclock
I set different alarm times per day of the week, and they cycle identically. I can also set a different alarm for days this week and it doesn’t affect following weeks (unless I want it to)
I appreciate that this isn’t “new” by any stretch of the word, but it’s straightforward and works well for me. If you wanted to try something similar you could probably find an old Palm m500/505/515 or Handspring Visor on eBay quite cheaply. Battery powered devices will always work, but if you’re handy with electronics replacing a worn out rechargeable battery also isn’t that difficult.
If you make sure whatever you have has a USB cradle or cable you can use something like PilotBridge to install applications on it without relying on the old sync software: https://pilotbridge.tavisco.dev/