My issue is one of usability. I use both the TIMER and the ALARM functions on my iPhone 8+. Why does the orange button in one app (Timer) STOP the alert but in the other app (Alarm) SNOOZE the alert? It would be better if the button did the same thing in both apps, whether it be STOPPING the alert or REPEATING (SNOOZING) the alert! I feel like this wasn't tested well.
Timer *does* have a repeat in iOS 11. It's at the bottom of the alert screen. My issue is that it's in the same position as the "stop" button is on the identical-in-appearance Alarm alert screen. So if you are thinking "stop" the chime going off, and hit the button that you've trained yourself to use to quell an Alarm... you instead set the Timer to ...repeat.
My point is this: STOPPING the function in either app should be a button press in the same position. Not stopping it in one app and resetting it in the other.
Timer *does* have a repeat in iOS 11. It's at the bottom of the alert screen. My issue is that it's in the same position as the "stop" button is on the identical-in-appearance Alarm alert screen. So if you are thinking "stop" the chime going off, and hit the button that you've trained yourself to use to quell an Alarm... you instead set the Timer to ...repeat.
My point is this: STOPPING the function in either app should be a button press in the same position. Not stopping it in one app and resetting it in the other.
Well, of course. However it is counter intuitive to have a similar button do opposite things depending on what app is running, especially since the design has been made to look virtually indistinguishable.
Submit your feedback to Apple here:
I suspect the reason is that the Timer is not set up to do repeats so, having a button that said repeat wouldn't do anything. If you need a timer that has that function, I suggest giving Apple feedback about that and then, in the meanwhile, looking for a third party timer that does what you need.
Chionanthus wrote:
My point is this: STOPPING the function in either app should be a button press in the same position. Not stopping it in one app and resetting it in the other.
Ok, so submit that feedback to Apple.
This is absolutely a case of shoddy design and the idea that alarms and timers don’t perform sufficiently similar functions to have common (or at least not inverted) button placements is utter nonsense.
Lowellfield wrote:
This is absolutely a case of shoddy design and the idea that alarms and timers don’t perform sufficiently similar functions to have common (or at least not inverted) button placements is utter nonsense.
So, did you provide this opinion to Apple?
Glad this has been sent to Apple. Was just coming here to do so myself as well. This issue bites me every day, and is just down right silly... especially given these two features coexist in the same app sharing the same design styles.
cosborn wrote:
Glad this has been sent to Apple. Was just coming here to do so myself as well. This issue bites me every day, and is just down right silly... especially given these two features coexist in the same app sharing the same design styles.
If it matters to you, you should also submit it feedback to Apple.
Because Timer and Alarm are different functions, that behave and are used differently?
Yes, that has been done.
Chionanthus wrote:
Yes, that has been done.
Excellent!
Amen... this is a pain. Should be sorted out.
tatzinger wrote:
Amen... this is a pain. Should be sorted out.
Did you submit feedback to Apple?
iOS 11 - ALARM vs TIMER buttons
