Why don't iPhone alarms work when the phone is switched off?

So if it was DEAD where did it get the battery power to set off the alarm?

Well the battery wasn't dead Deggie but the phone was OFF rather than ASLEEP. I can't remember if the Motorola L6 had a flight mode etc. I'm new to the iphone and wondered if it worked in the same way. It's not so much the battery life that bothers me. I work shifts and sometimes sleep during the day. I don't want to be disturbed by calls etc when using the alarm. The do not disturb feature works well for me and doesn't seem to drain the battery at all. I guess those who worry about battery life can always buy a travel alarm clock. Old fashioned maybe but a solution to the problem.

P.S This is a screenshot from the Motorola User Guide. Note the words 'feature that automatically turns on the phone'!

So what? What motorola does with their devices is completely irrelevant. The question posed was answered long ago. Move on already.

Yes, the iPhone has Airplane mode and you can turn WiFi back on to work with airplanes so equipped. The radiophone circuitry of your Motorola was off. The rest of the phone (which has a second circuit for the clock chip) was not.

Keep your underwear on Tim! Oh wait...maybe you're wearing a kilt?! Lawrence Finch asked for old mobiles to be listed and I was replying to deggie. No one asked you to chip in.

Who do you think you are monitoring people's comments? If the discussion doesn't please you, YOU move on! Living in a state which begins with the letter 'O' doesn't excuse you for being an ignorant philistine!

As I said, I'm new to iphone. If some of the owners on this thread are anything to go by, perhaps I should have bought a Samsung. I've never encountered such rude, smug and patronising comments on any forum!

Thanks for the reply deggie.

Pottsita wrote:

As I said, I'm new to iphone. If some of the owners on this thread are anything to go by, perhaps I should have bought a Samsung.

Alarms on a Samsung don't work when it is switched off either...

But do their users have any decorum?

Probably less. Sorry.

Hmmm! Less than zero? Interesting!

My iPod alarm did not ring this morning. I'm wondering if this happened because my battery was very low. Thoughts. Thank you