Alarm which works even if phone turned off

[alect]

I am am recent migrant from Blackberry. One of the nice things on the BB was that when you set the alarm, you can switch the BB off overnight and be sure that at the set alarm time, the BB wakes and the alarm goes off.

The alarm on the HTC Desire does not seem to do that - ie when I turned it off overnight it did not wake when the alarm should have gone off.

I tried a couple of other alarm apps and no luck.

Am I doing something wrong? Is there an alarm app for my requirement? Or is this not possible with an Android phone?

 

[Akalatengo]

There is no need to turn the device off at all except of software malfunction. If you doing this for not allowing phone calls during your sleep, the, do this from to top hard bottom press and hold until vibrates, select silence and you can still play MP3s and alarm.
I use Alarm Clock Plus v2, from the market place and is free and wonderful.

 

[WozzaTT]

I am am recent migrant from Blackberry. One of the nice things on the BB was that when you set the alarm, you can switch the BB off overnight and be sure that at the set alarm time, the BB wakes and the alarm goes off.

The alarm on the HTC Desire does not seem to do that - ie when I turned it off overnight it did not wake when the alarm should have gone off.

I tried a couple of other alarm apps and no luck.

Am I doing something wrong? Is there an alarm app for my requirement? Or is this not possible with an Android phone?

In short - no, I don't think this is possible at the moment, which is a shame.

I too much prefer to switch my phone off overnight - I've had to start using my bedside alarm clock again :-(

 

[joggy]

I've got to agree with Akalatengo, there isn't a need to turn off the phone.

If you're concerned with receiving notfis or calls, there are many apps that allow for just allowing the alarm with added bonus of showing a clock. 2 apps that we use on our phones are:

Bedside (Night Clock) - Android app on AppBrain
Night Clock - Android app on AppBrain

Hope this helps.

 

[alect]

So I set my alarm for this morning and before going to sleep set the phone to silent.

Alarm did not go off (ie I slept through). Or did it go off but the "Silent" setting overrode it? Weird and not very intuitive.....

I am using the Droid/HTC standard clock/alarm.

 

[zerocool79346]

So I set my alarm for this morning and before going to sleep set the phone to silent.

Alarm did not go off (ie I slept through). Or did it go off but the "Silent" setting overrode it? Weird and not very intuitive.....

I am using the Droid/HTC standard clock/alarm.

Get the SoundManager app off of the market. Free and it allows you to control all aspects of the sound. Mute all but the Alarm and voila, you're set.

 

[InstantKarma]

Get the SoundManager app off of the market. Free and it allows you to control all aspects of the sound. Mute all but the Alarm and voila, you're set.

Or, don't do anything to the different volumes, instead just put the phone in airplane mode. No calls, no data...no noise.

 

[02keilj]

Or, don't do anything to the different volumes, instead just put the phone in airplane mode. No calls, no data...no noise.

This^^

There is no way at the moment for android to control the internal phone chip to allow it to turn itself on when an alarm is needed. Best way is to switch to airplane mode.

 

[ac/dc]

+1 for Flight mode...........

 

[Tmart]

I've got to agree with Akalatengo, there isn't a need to turn off the phone.

Actually there is plenty of need to turn off the phone, especially at night. Many people here want to get full use of their battery so they choose to bump charge it which requires you to turn your phone off. Most people charge their phone overnight meaning that many people in this forum turn their phone off at night.

 

[Tangent]

Actually there is plenty of need to turn off the phone, especially at night. Many people here want to get full use of their battery so they choose to bump charge it which requires you to turn your phone off. Most people charge their phone overnight meaning that many people in this forum turn their phone off at night.

How much of a real-world difference does charging the phone that way make? My Slide can make it through a 16 hour day of pretty good use without being plugged in. Are some phones just that under powered battery-wise to make bump charging the difference between making it through the day or not?

 

[Rob_A]

If you still have your BB, just continue to use that alarm.

 

[alect]

If you still have your BB, just continue to use that alarm.

not a bad thought .... but i do want to sell it

this morning set the alarm (both on the clock and on the Sound Manager) - did not turn phone off.

Alarm didn't go off and I slept through - I don't understand why something that simple is so difficult to make work.....

 

[bluenova]

How much of a real-world difference does charging the phone that way make? My Slide can make it through a 16 hour day of pretty good use without being plugged in. Are some phones just that under powered battery-wise to make bump charging the difference between making it through the day or not?

Only makes a difference if you have an HTC Incredible which doesn't manage it's charge properly.

 

[harriss]

i have an htc desire, having similar issues to posts here, alrams are set, but they just dont go off? can see in the time screen they are set, all configured to run, but just bypasses the time without going off ??
help

 

[jdsingle]

I would much rather turn my phone off at night and have the ability for it to turn on when my alarm is supposed to go off in the morning. I don't want to be charging my phone all night and there are times when I don't have access to a charger and my phone goes through heavy use, so, saving that battery while it is off makes a difference.

IDK about other phones but on the Moto Droid when you put the ringer on silent the alarm still goes off. Notifications and calls are silent.

 

[alect]

Problem resolved - it appears that there is some bug or problem with having Cleanoid running while having the alarm set.

So I make sure I terminate unwanted programs (incl Cleanoid itself) before going to sleep - then have the alarm set and alarm goes off as expected.

 

[Weazol]

Only makes a difference if you have an HTC Incredible which doesn't manage it's charge properly.

Huh? I have never seen that problem.

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And I put my phone on silent at night and the alarm still goes of in the morning. There are different sound settings for ringtone, media, alarm and notifications