My Google clock, which came with the Android system
on the phone, annoys me. I use the alarm clock, and
when it goes off, the STOP button doesn't work until
I have pressed it many times, if at all. Is this a
known bug and can it be fixed, or should I install
another clock? If so, what is recommended?
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Dieter Britz

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On Sat, 18 Nov 2023 16:31:54 +0100, db wrote:

My Google clock, which came with the Android system
on the phone, annoys me. I use the alarm clock, and
when it goes off, the STOP button doesn't work until
I have pressed it many times, if at all. Is this a
known bug and can it be fixed, or should I install
another clock? If so, what is recommended?

I'm not sure I have the Google clock, but I have to press the X and
swipe upward an inch or so to stop the alarm. Might be worth trying
for you. Also left, right, and down.

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Stan Brown, Tehachapi, California, USA https://BrownMath.com/
Shikata ga nai...

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Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote

On Sat, 18 Nov 2023 16:31:54 +0100, db wrote:

My Google clock, which came with the Android system
on the phone, annoys me. I use the alarm clock, and
when it goes off, the STOP button doesn't work until
I have pressed it many times, if at all. Is this a
known bug and can it be fixed, or should I install
another clock? If so, what is recommended?

I'm not sure I have the Google clock, but I have to press the X and
swipe upward an inch or so to stop the alarm. Might be worth trying
for you. Also left, right, and down.

I tap the alarm dismiss button which shows up at the top of the screen.
<https://i.postimg.cc/QthknFhy/alarm01.jpg>

Simple Alarm Clock
<https://github.com/yuriykulikov/AlarmClock>
<https://f-droid.org/packages/com.better.alarm/>
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.better.alarm>
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On Sat, 18 Nov 2023 16:31:54 +0100, db wrote:

My Google clock, which came with the Android system
on the phone, annoys me. I use the alarm clock, and
when it goes off, the STOP button doesn't work until
I have pressed it many times, if at all.

On Sat, 18 Nov 2023 10:19:56 -0800, Stan Brown wrote:

I'm not sure I have the Google clock, but I have to press the X and
swipe upward an inch or so to stop the alarm. Might be worth trying
for you. Also left, right, and down.

On Sat, 18 Nov 2023 13:25:35 -0600, Wally J wrote:

I tap the alarm dismiss button which shows up at the top of the screen.
<https://i.postimg.cc/QthknFhy/alarm01.jpg>

That picture seems to be in the app's settings, to disable an alarm
before it fires. I might have misread, but I thought the OP wanted to
dismiss an alarm while it's actually sounding.

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Stan Brown, Tehachapi, California, USA https://BrownMath.com/
Shikata ga nai...

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Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote

On Sat, 18 Nov 2023 13:25:35 -0600, Wally J wrote:

I tap the alarm dismiss button which shows up at the top of the screen.
<https://i.postimg.cc/QthknFhy/alarm01.jpg>

That picture seems to be in the app's settings, to disable an alarm
before it fires. I might have misread, but I thought the OP wanted to
dismiss an alarm while it's actually sounding.

Hi Stan,
Thanks for looking at the image as sometimes I wonder if it's worth the
effort to bother making them since almost nobody else ever does that.

To answer your question, that particular image showed that at 10:57 I set
an alarm for 11am sharp, and then, _as_ the alarm sounded, a notification _also_ popped up - which allowed me to easily tap "Snooze" or "Dismiss".

Essentially, the "sound" and the "notification" are concurrent.
a. If I tap "Snooze", the alarm goes off for the prescribed snooze period.
b. If I tap "Dismiss", the alarm goes off permanently (unless rescheduled).

I "think" the OP's problem is he can't easily do that because the default
alarm app he's using isn't recognizing his taps for some reason it seems.
*Clock* by Google LLC
free,adfree,*REQUIRES GSF SPYWARE*,4.1,star,601K reviews,1B+Downloads
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.deskclock>

Normally I test apps, but I already know the Google Clock is garbage,
so my purposefully helpful suggestion is to use a better clock app.

For example, a good well-established FOSS Google-clock-replacement app is
this one, with over a billion downloads (so it's robust open source code).
*Clock* by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
free,adfree,*FREE OF GSF SPYWARE*,4.1,star,243K reviews,1B+Downloads
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sec.android.app.clockpackage>

Of course, I love that it is GSF spyware free, which is one of the critical filters I use when searching or free ad-free apps on the Google Play Store (where all my searches are anonymous on the Google Play Store repository).
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On 20.11.2023 20.32, Stan Brown wrote:

On Sat, 18 Nov 2023 16:31:54 +0100, db wrote:

My Google clock, which came with the Android system
on the phone, annoys me. I use the alarm clock, and
when it goes off, the STOP button doesn't work until
I have pressed it many times, if at all.

On Sat, 18 Nov 2023 10:19:56 -0800, Stan Brown wrote:

I'm not sure I have the Google clock, but I have to press the X and
swipe upward an inch or so to stop the alarm. Might be worth trying
for you. Also left, right, and down.

On Sat, 18 Nov 2023 13:25:35 -0600, Wally J wrote:

I tap the alarm dismiss button which shows up at the top of the screen.
<https://i.postimg.cc/QthknFhy/alarm01.jpg>

That picture seems to be in the app's settings, to disable an alarm
before it fires. I might have misread, but I thought the OP wanted to
dismiss an alarm while it's actually sounding.

That's correct. I have of course tried everything, pressing, swiping
in all directions, no luck. Sometimes it eventually works. And
sometimes I can get out of it, go to the clock and switch it off.
But mostly I am stuck there, the rooster crowing at me (and others).
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Dieter Britz

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db <dieterhansbritz@gmail.com> wrote

I have of course tried everything, pressing, swiping
in all directions, no luck. Sometimes it eventually works. And
sometimes I can get out of it, go to the clock and switch it off.
But mostly I am stuck there, the rooster crowing at me (and others).

In less than 5 minutes, you could have lots more information if you want.

I used to handle the QA department for a high-tech Silicon Valley startup,
and I was amazed at 2 kinds of people (on the far ends, which everyone is):
a. Those that inherently knew how to debug
b. Those that didn't

The _first_ thing I'd do, to debug, if I were you, would be to install any other alarm app to see if that alarm app _also_ has the problem you have.

A. If it does, then it's likely something systemic (e.g., notifications).
B. If it does not, then it's likely something app specific.

It would take you only five minutes to run that debug test & let us know
what your results are - I'll help - I'll even suggest that debug test app.

*Clock* by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
free,adfree,*FREE OF GSF SPYWARE*,4.1,star,243K reviews,1B+Downloads
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sec.android.app.clockpackage>

My suggestion?
1. Run that app & see if it does the same thing.
2. Report back what happened.
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A useful debug trick is to try the same thing using a different app.

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On 23.11.2023 15.45, Wally J wrote:

db <dieterhansbritz@gmail.com> wrote

I have of course tried everything, pressing, swiping
in all directions, no luck. Sometimes it eventually works. And
sometimes I can get out of it, go to the clock and switch it off.
But mostly I am stuck there, the rooster crowing at me (and others).

In less than 5 minutes, you could have lots more information if you want.

I used to handle the QA department for a high-tech Silicon Valley startup, and I was amazed at 2 kinds of people (on the far ends, which everyone is): a. Those that inherently knew how to debug
b. Those that didn't

The _first_ thing I'd do, to debug, if I were you, would be to install any other alarm app to see if that alarm app _also_ has the problem you have.

A. If it does, then it's likely something systemic (e.g., notifications).
B. If it does not, then it's likely something app specific.

It would take you only five minutes to run that debug test & let us know
what your results are - I'll help - I'll even suggest that debug test app.

*Clock* by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
free,adfree,*FREE OF GSF SPYWARE*,4.1,star,243K reviews,1B+Downloads
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sec.android.app.clockpackage>

My suggestion?
1. Run that app & see if it does the same thing.
2. Report back what happened.

I searched for it under Play Butik (i.e. shop) and it found it,
but the only thing I can do with it is to see reviews or
something called Play Pass, which does nothing. But I get
your point, I can try that with another one that I can install.
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Dieter Britz

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