iPhone Alarm Bug Gave Thousands of Europeans an Excuse to Sleep in

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By Jennifer Welsh
Nov 1, 2010 8:13 PMNov 19, 2019 10:57 PM
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A glitch in the iPhone's alarm software gave many Europeans an extra dose of sleep this morning, when their alarms went off an hour later than expected. While the time on the phone correctly "fell backward" with Europe's scheduled switch from daylight saving time, because of a software bug the alarm function didn't recognize the switch, and all recurring alarms went off an hour later than intended. Frustrated iPhone users took to twitter, said the Daily Mail:

Users of Twitter were also quick to make jokes at Apple's expense today. Garrettc wrote: 'Daddy, do you remember where you were during the great iPhone alarm calamity of 2010?' 'No son, I was asleep'

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