iOS 17.1 Premature Video Recording Termination Bug!

This affects the Apple Camera App and the Blackmagic Camera App and other camera Apps as well.


This is tested on iOS 17.1 and iPhone 15 Pro as well as iPhone 12 Pro.


The culprit is the Apple Clock App.


Whether you turn volume down to zero, sound (hardware switch, new StandBy button, or via the control center) it has NO influence on Timers and/or Alarms. They will ALWAYS sound, when active.


If you use the Focus options, and define “Do Not Disturb” (with or without Sound Off) to include BlackMagic Cam (or Apple Camera App or… or…) it has NO effect on Alarms or Timers. Even when NO Apps are allowed to issue any notifications. Timers and/or Alarms will ALWAYS be active.


The list of App’s that you specifically can allow or deny to send notifications does not even include the Apple Clock App.


I have found NO way to disable Timers and Alarms, without disabling each on e manually, or completely remove the App (it is NOT enough to remove it from the Home Screen). The App is what I call "dementia proof" (does the upper echelons at Apple require this "feature" to be in effect?):


Now, IF the resulting effects were only “noise” (until Timer or Alarm was closed), it could be classified as “only a major PITA”. This is not so.


When any Alarm or any Timer is triggered, the video recording is actually terminated.


As shown in this link, where an alarm is set to "one minute later", the Apple Video App is started, video recording is started, and... bummer... when the alarm is issued, any recording stops immediately:


https://youtube.com/shorts/YdJQOEgdp_8


Whatever settings in your system. However long your recording is (1 minute, 1 hour, several hours) and how long your recording is expected to last (with ProRES 422HQ a 2TB Samsung EVO Plus licorice stick will hold between 5 and 6 hours, a Samsung T7 Shiield 4TB between 10 and 11 hours of uninterrupted recordings externally on an iPhone 15 Pro (Max), given enough power (for example via a powered hub, handling the disk and whatnot).


I have found no way to prevent the timer/alarm actions from the Apple Clock App. If you know a way, I’m all ears.


Currently I’ve deleted the Apple Clock App, and I'm testing another App. So far, that App accepts “Do Not Disturb” for the Blackmagic Camera App and the Apple Camera App too. Silence is also effective, when requested. There is a silent notification, not even shown on the video screen. Just in the same list, where all other silenced notifications are kept. Bliss!


A dream come true… except, there are thousands of clock apps - many not maintained for 4, 5 or more years, a few are tracking everything they can think of, and you even have to pay for the privilege to be spied upon.


I’m all ears, if you know a good Alarm/Timer app.


Regards and remember to have a bit of fun every day

iPhone 15 Pro, iOS 17

Posted on Oct 29, 2023 2:41 AM

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iOS 17.1 Premature Video Recording Termination Bug!

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