Yes, it's true. Apple has spoken. And remember Apple rarely speaks unless it's for a product launch.Not only has it spoken, it's admitted a mistake...a fault...a glitch.
On Monday, iPhone users in the UK - and throughout Europe as well - failed to wake up on time, because their iPhone alarms went off an hour late. It followed the Daylight Saving Time change on Sunday. For example, if your alarm was set for 7am, it actually sounded at 8am.
The same kind of thing happened in Australia and New Zealand a couple of weeks earlier, again after a clock change, but there alarms were going off an hour early.
It's known it's a fault in the iPhone software and people quickly realised it only affected recurring alarms. So a workaround is to forget recurring alarms for a bit and set a daily alarm.
Apple has now released support advice acknowledging the glitch (sharp intake of breath) and suggesting the fault will disappear after November 7, when clocks change in the US.
Symptoms
In some regions, shortly before or after the daylight saving time (DST) change, repeating alarms created in the Clock app may work incorrectly.
Products Affected
iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (3rd generation), iPhone 3G, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch (2nd generation)
Resolution
To resolve this behavior for existing alarms, set the repeat interval to Never. You will need to reset these alarms for each day you need them.
After November 7th, 2010, you can set your alarms to repeat again.
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