After staying up late on Friday night to celebrate the New Year, many iPhone users got a rude awakening on Saturday afternoon.
It’s been reported that as soon as the calendar changed to Jan. 1, 2011, iPhone alarm clocks went kaput.
For those who had no formal engagements (like myself) it was no big deal, but for others trying to catch flights or wake up early for work, it was a semi-disaster. One couple even missed their fertility treatment!
Business Insider has provided a way to get around the glitch in the meantime. Check it out below:
- Open the clock app.
- Tap edit. You’ll see a red minus sign appear next to each of your saved alarms. Tap the symbol to delete each one.
- Create a new alarm each day. Don’t risk saving it again for the next day until there’s a fix from Apple.
- As an alternative, check out the Nightstand Central app for iPhone. It acts as an alarm clock and won’t be affected by the glitch. Download it here.
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