Daniel Voran

Q: iOS 10 Clock

I opened Clock for the first time in iOS10 and was aghast to find out that it now has white lettering on a black background, and there is no way to turn it back to having a much more readable, easier on the eyes, black lettering on a white background. I contacted Apple Support and the only suggestion they had was to give feedback to Apple.

 

The other annoying feature of Clock in iOS 10 is the Bedtime feature. Click it and you are told: Going to bed and waking up at the same times every day are keys to healthy sleep.

 

Oh, really? Give me a break. I don't need my iPhone to tell me when to go beddy bye and when to wake up. This is the most infantile feature yet.

Posted on Sep 16, 2016 11:38 AM

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  • by AKRBTN,

    AKRBTN AKRBTN Sep 19, 2016 9:43 AM in response to Daniel Voran
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    Sep 19, 2016 9:43 AM in response to Daniel Voran

    Try getting over it?  With this level of whining over something you're under no obligation to use (you DO realise you don't HAVE to use it, don't you?), you're managing to make yourself look pretty infantile.

  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Sep 19, 2016 10:37 AM in response to Jeffelleaux
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    Sep 19, 2016 10:37 AM in response to Jeffelleaux

    I'm happy with World Clock Pro

  • by Riavon,

    Riavon Riavon Sep 20, 2016 6:56 AM in response to Daniel Voran
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    Sep 20, 2016 6:56 AM in response to Daniel Voran

    Danial Voran, I agree with you the white on black is horrid! And I agree also that we should be given the ability to make a choice!!! This is just another item added to the list of things I dislike about iOS10: mostly dislike UI changes that are beginning to little by little stray farther and farther away from the original Apple aesthetic.

  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Sep 20, 2016 7:37 AM in response to Riavon
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    Sep 20, 2016 7:37 AM in response to Riavon

    Riavon wrote:

     

    Danial Voran, I agree with you the white on black is horrid! And I agree also that we should be given the ability to make a choice!!! This is just another item added to the list of things I dislike about iOS10: mostly dislike UI changes that are beginning to little by little stray farther and farther away from the original Apple aesthetic.

    There are over a million apps in the App Store. If you don't like the way the one provided by Apple works, just download one that meets your needs better. I haven't used the built-in clock for years. Or the calendar. Or the calculator. Or the Weather app. Or Notes. Or the News app. Or Maps. There are far better apps in the app store.

     

    Clearly, I use very few of the built in apps, as they are all pretty primitive (intentionally by Apple, I might add). One reason for the success of the app store is that Apple doesn't attempt to compete with its outside developers; all Apple apps are very basic, exactly to avoid competing.

  • by ervau,

    ervau ervau Sep 20, 2016 7:57 AM in response to Lawrence Finch
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    Sep 20, 2016 7:57 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

    Can't find "World Clock Pro" in app store!

  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Sep 20, 2016 8:00 AM in response to ervau
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    Sep 20, 2016 8:00 AM in response to ervau
  • by ervau,

    ervau ervau Sep 20, 2016 8:24 AM in response to Lawrence Finch
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    Sep 20, 2016 8:24 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

    Great thanks a lot! The picture was the key.

    Stupid to search for World Clock Pro in the german app store where it's listed as Weltuhr.

  • by ellagreca,

    ellagreca ellagreca Sep 20, 2016 12:56 PM in response to Daniel Voran
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    Sep 20, 2016 12:56 PM in response to Daniel Voran

    I wish I'd never updated to ios 10. It has nothing I need and much

    I do not.

    It puzzles me that the weather app can change background

    color for night and day times but the clock, timer, alarm and stopwatch

    cannot.

    I rely on these functions a great deal and now it is like Halloween all

    of the time. (I like Halloween, but not on my phone.)

    Really, Apple, really? Why does the background have to change,

    anyway? It is really hard to read now. Why can't this be a setting and

    be customized as other apps are?

    PLEEEEAAASE Apple, give us a choice. We are responsible and can

    handle it. Don't go the way of the Dark Side.

  • by gail from maine,

    gail from maine gail from maine Sep 20, 2016 12:58 PM in response to ellagreca
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    Sep 20, 2016 12:58 PM in response to ellagreca

    Apple is not here. This is a user to user technical support forum. If you would like to share your thoughts with Apple, do so here: Apple - Feedback

     

    Cheers,

     

    GB

  • by rodney1987,

    rodney1987 rodney1987 Sep 20, 2016 3:57 PM in response to tonefox
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    Sep 20, 2016 3:57 PM in response to tonefox

    Don't you love how some people complain about everything? They wouldn't be happy if they didn't have something to be unhappy about. You are correct just don't use or switch it off. Pretty simple solution.

  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Sep 20, 2016 4:25 PM in response to ellagreca
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    Sep 20, 2016 4:25 PM in response to ellagreca

    ellagreca wrote:

     

     

    PLEEEEAAASE Apple, give us a choice. We are responsible and can

    handle it. Don't go the way of the Dark Side.

    You have a choice. It's called the App Store. There are hundreds of clock apps. One of them may even please you.

  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Sep 20, 2016 4:27 PM in response to rodney1987
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    Sep 20, 2016 4:27 PM in response to rodney1987

    First World problems seem to upset people the most. Wouldn't it be nice if they got as upset about children dying of starvation? Refugees with no place to go?

  • by FurryJake,

    FurryJake FurryJake Sep 21, 2016 7:41 PM in response to Daniel Voran
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    Sep 21, 2016 7:41 PM in response to Daniel Voran

    Well, I'm glad it's not just me - like you, am angry that stopwatch background is now 'stuck' with black background; I actually do use it often - how hard would it have been to make it capable of switching between preference of white OR black background? Frustrated.

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