Over the weekend when Britain switched from summer time back to GMT, the iPhone's clock automatically made the change, but forgot to update its alarm settings. This little glitch gave users an extra hour of sleep.
The glitch was first noted last month in New Zealand and then a week later in Australia, with users woken up an hour early for that part of the world's hour jump forward. I guess iPhone didn't think to fix the problem or notify the UK users in time for their switch. Knowing this, I think all iPhone users here should expect the same result as our time change approaches next weekend. I wouldn't mind getting an extra hour though, just as long it it occurs Sunday and not Monday because i have an accounting quiz.
Thanks for the information Mallary ! This helps a lot, as I really do not want this to happen to me. As much as I would like to have an extra hour of sleep, but do not want to go an hour late to our classes!
ReplyDeleteI am sure apple would solve this little glitch with their next iPhone software update, as it has been doing for all of its other primitive technology bugs.
I think it is interesting that we have become so reliant on our cellphones for alarms and timepieces that so many people would be affected by a glitch in programing! It seems like we might be on a slippery slope!
ReplyDeleteI read this and this is such a crazy thought! An entire country waking up an hour early because of a glitch in the software. I always rely on my phone to change correctly during Daylight Savings time, but I won't be relying on my iPhone this time!
ReplyDelete