If you depend on your iPhone to help wake you up in the morning, you may have overslept for the first few days of 2011.
That’s because a glitch in the programming didn’t keep the alarm feature functioning as the digital timer rolled over into the new year.
Apple is aware of the issue and is reportedly working on a fix. According to Wired, Apple wanted to have a fix out by January 3.
Apple spokesperson Natalie Harrison told Macworld that the the bug had been officially recognized, and would fix itself on Jan. 3.
“We’re aware of an issue related to non-repeating alarms set for Jan. 1 or 2,” Harrison said. “Customers can set recurring alarms for those dates and all alarms will work properly beginning Jan. 3.”
However, some iPhone customers in Asia and Europe said they were still experiencing alarm malfunctions as of Jan. 3, according to Reuters. Also, some U.S. customers said on Twitter this morning that their alarms weren’t working.
“This is why I missed the gym this morning,” tweeted Rik Nemanick, a Saint Louis resident.
Apple claims the alarm issue has only affected non-repeating alarms — meaning if your alarm is set to go off at the same time “every Monday,” for example, it should have worked today. However, for those who set a one-time alarm for this morning, some may have experienced the malfunction.
If you’re paranoid about sleeping in late, the quick fix for the issue is to set recurring alarms. To set repeating alarms, launch the Clock app, hit the + sign to create an alarm, then tap Repeat and choose the day(s) you want this alarm to go off regularly.
Magical, simply magical!
Or . . . you could just use a $3 alarm clock. If you really want to be high tech, a $8 clock radio.
Oh . . . I forgot! . . . you would need to know how to work dials and buttons instead of just waving your fingers mysteriously over a backlit screen.
Honest, when I read this stuff I think a big-ass asteroid smacking us aside the head would be a good thing for the planet . . . maybe even for humanity.