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[bug] alarms/timers don't have sound if phone's on vibrate/silent mode

Open throwaway242685 opened this issue 1 year ago • 8 comments

idk what's the issue, but alarms and timers simply don't have sound at all if your phone's on silent/vibrate mode.

throwaway242685 avatar May 05 '23 02:05 throwaway242685

what app and OS version are you using?

tibbi avatar May 05 '23 06:05 tibbi

Simple Clock 5.10.1 - Android 9.

I've noticed that other clock apps can still sound even when the phone is in vibrate or silent mode.

example: https://github.com/qw123wh/new-clock-fdroid

throwaway242685 avatar May 05 '23 11:05 throwaway242685

am I the only one having this issue?

throwaway242685 avatar May 09 '23 15:05 throwaway242685

I'm also facing this issue. Quite funny if you ask me XD

beyond9thousand avatar Jul 05 '23 04:07 beyond9thousand

check your notification settings of your device. Such things should be handled by the system, not our app

tibbi avatar Jul 05 '23 08:07 tibbi

Every single app (other than stock) other than Simple Clock works. It can't possibly be an issue with the system. Have you looked at the number of people reporting the exact same issue...?

beyond9thousand avatar Jul 05 '23 19:07 beyond9thousand

Every single app (other than stock) other than Simple Clock works. It can't possibly be an issue with the system. Have you looked at the number of people reporting the exact same issue...?

yeah, that's what I said before.

other alarm apps still have sound even if your phone's on silent/vibrate mode.

there's gotta be a way to fix that here ;-;

throwaway242685 avatar Jul 05 '23 19:07 throwaway242685

I was having this issue and since uninstalling 5.10.3 and downgrading to 5.10.0, the alarm correctly rings, even after upgrading back to 5.10.3. Maybe this issue is link to a corrupted configuration or some kind of registration to the system going bad? What happens if you reinstall the app @nameless326 ?

Scafir avatar Jul 25 '23 05:07 Scafir

Was curious so tested this. Could reproduce using Simple Clock v5.10.3 on LineageOS v20. This was the only version of Simple Clock that's ever been installed on the device, fwiw.

For each test set a Clock alarm for the upcoming minute, with vibration option for alarm disabled.

Tests:

  • Using the volume buttons to switch to Mute mode. Result: no sound.

  • Went to Do Not Disturb settings in case that was affecting anything and added Clock app as able to override it. Also in the separate 'Alarms and other interruptions' enabled 'alarms' and 'reminders' to override it. Result: no sound.

  • Made sure 'System profiles' was disabled in case that was affecting anything. Result: no sound.

  • Changed from Mute mode to actual Do No Disturb mode. Result: alarm was audible.

  • Then tried Vibrate mode. Result: alarm vibrated but no sound.

Then tried setting an alarm using the native LineageOS Clock app and it was audible in Mute mode and Vibrate mode.

Edit: tested Simple Calendar, for comparison, and it has sound for tasks in both Mute and Vibrate modes.

chocmake avatar Aug 10 '23 07:08 chocmake

I found out, in android 13 there was also no ringtone played. With a little help of the internet I found a solution that worked for me: -> Change ringtone (the selected ringtone didn't exist anymore). Just for sure I deleted all alarms and set new ones.

Maybe that helps others

Bikki4u avatar Nov 23 '23 18:11 Bikki4u