I need to set an alarm to wake me every other Friday at a specific time, but I use Do Not Disturb every night. Does anyone know of an alarm that will ring even though Do Not Disturb is set. The alarm on the iPhone rings but I can not set it to alternate Fridays. I use iPhone X
iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 10.3.3
Apology accepted.
My larger point is that the iPhone won't do what you want. The only workaround I can think of is to set a recurring alarm for Fridays and then disable it on the Fridays you don't want it to go off. In my opinion, in the grand scheme of annoyances, inconveniences and awful things that prevent me from getting enough sleep to cope with my life, it's trivial. And, sometimes, worrying about the trivial is easier, less frightening, than worrying about the big things. Your mileage may vary.
Submit your feedback to Apple.
Best of luck.
I don't know of third party apps that will work with DND enabled. I don't recall seeing any that let you set an alarm for every other week, either but I can't say I've looked very hard for that.
You'll need to remember to turn on (or turn off) the alarm in the built in Clock app.
Yes, the alarm on the phone overrides the Do Not Disturb setting, but it won't allow me to set it to ring every two weeks, so I am looking for an app that will allow me to set it every other week and that will ring if DND is set. Having to remember to change my settings 208 times a year is so inefficient. I am absolutely shocked that Apple has not addressed this. This is my first big disappointment with them after 7 years so that's not too bad.
Flowerloverly wrote:
Having to remember to change my settings 208 times a year is so inefficient. I am absolutely shocked that Apple has not addressed this.
208? There are only 52 Fridays in a year (give or take). So, if you set the alarm for every Friday, you only have to touch it every other Friday. That's 104. But, seriously, is turning an alarm off and on (or on and off) that difficult?
You can submit feedback to Apple here:
However, I suspect not very many people are asking for this feature.
Is it life or death? No. But it is seriously an important inconvenience Do you have a big family with lots of demands? I bet not. I know lots of people who complain about the alarm on the iPhone. It comes up quite a lot when talking about features that Apple has failed at. There are meetings that you want to set an alarm because they are so important that you do not want to miss them in any situation and then there are times that reminders are set that don't demand looking at them every time the reminder goes off like "pick up a birthday card". And if there is a rare chance of a nap to catch up on very needed sleep during the day and not wanting to be disturbed by phone calls or reminders, getting an alarm that can go through DND for a meeting that might have been forgotten during the lack of sleep part of life, would help a lot. I have to set a reminder to remind me to set an alarm and often it goes off at an inconvenient time to set the alarm and it gets forgotten. Also how about a person taking care of a very ill relative that wants alarms on the first Monday of the month to wake her to a healthcare provider that is coming to visit and they need to keep the DND set all of the time because of catching sleep when they can? Please don't be snarky unless you walk in someone else's moccasins.
Flowerloverly wrote:
Is it life or death? No. But it is seriously an important inconvenience Do you have a big family with lots of demands? I bet not. ........... Please don't be snarky unless you walk in someone else's moccasins.
Says the person who has just made judgements about my life, including inferences that, if it happens that I don't have a not just a family but a big, my life is easier than yours and my opinions are invalid.
Best of luck.
I would be surprised if many people AREN’T asking for this feature. There are many professions which require working every other weekend. Using an additional app to me is a wast of time... besides, it’s Apple... they can make it happen. I’m just not sure why they haven’t!
Ilikeapplesalot wrote:
I would be surprised if many people AREN’T asking for this feature. There are many professions which require working every other weekend. Using an additional app to me is a wast of time... besides, it’s Apple... they can make it happen. I’m just not sure why they haven’t!
Have you submitted feedback to Apple? Unless a lot of people do, I wouldn't expect to see any change.
As to why they haven't, no one here would know that, What I can tell you is that the current best evidence is that getting up at the same time every day is healthier and helps you maintain better sleep habits.
Yes, the alarm will override the Do Not Disturb setting.
Haven't tried it but will a calendar alarm work?
Won't work. Calendar alerts don't bypass DND.
My apologies. Your asking me if it was seriously a big thing just sent me into being the person that I don't want to be. I sincerely am ashamed at my bad choice.
Thank you.
Need alarm app works if Do Not Disturb is set?
