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Re: Why does Apple make setting a damn Alarm on the iPhone so complicated? - N-OS X-tasy! - 02-20-2023
I don’t use Siri and I was still able to set an alarm to go off every weekday morning. Not hard at all
Re: Why does Apple make setting a damn Alarm on the iPhone so complicated? - rich in distress - 02-20-2023
Lennon would say “It's easy if you try”.
Re: Why does Apple make setting a damn Alarm on the iPhone so complicated? - rgG - 02-20-2023
He wants to wake to a podcast not just set an alarm.
That’s why it is not easy.
I am sure Paul could easily set a regular alarm.
Re: Why does Apple make setting a damn Alarm on the iPhone so complicated? - MikeF - 02-20-2023
Re: Why does Apple make setting a damn Alarm on the iPhone so complicated? - Lux Interior - 02-20-2023
rgG wrote:
He wants to wake to a podcast not just set an alarm.
That’s why it is not easy.
I am sure Paul could easily set a regular alarm.
Sure, but is selecting a PC a feature? If not, it's not fair to dock Apple for "not making it easy" if it's not something they claim it can do.
I checked and I can select a song from my iTunes library, or a ringtone.
Re: Why does Apple make setting a damn Alarm on the iPhone so complicated? - gadje - 02-20-2023
rgG wrote:
He wants to wake to a podcast not just set an alarm.
That’s why it is not easy.
I am sure Paul could easily set a regular alarm.
was this possible and a lot easier in older versions of iOS?
Re: Why does Apple make setting a damn Alarm on the iPhone so complicated? - RAMd®d - 02-20-2023
So let's review:
There are two simple way to set an alarm, for one day, week days, or week ends (AS IF!)
There is no simple way to have an Apple alarm start a podcast.
There apparently is no way for an Apple alarm to start a podcast, nor is this a feature claimed of the Apple alarm clock.
Paul originally use clock radio to awaken in time to listen to a podcast, presumable activating it himself.
Now, his 'Phone can replace that functionality, but can't yet start a podcast.
I'd think if my 'Phone woke me in time to listen to a podcast, I could access it slightly quicker than by using a clock-radio, then moving to the 'Phone.
Selecting a song or ringtone as an alarm tone is a feature of the Clock app.
I'd also be interested if the Short Cuts app, provided by Apple, has given Paul a viable option to wake up to a podcast.