Why doesn't iPhone have an 'Everyday' button for alarms?

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It would make things quicker for setting up alarms. Am I the only one who finds this annoying?

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But why are you setting alarms weekly though?

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You know what else it needs? A ‘skip next alarm’ button.

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Landry said:
You know what else it needs? A ‘skip next alarm’ button.

Right? It’s weird this isn’t a standard feature. You can kind of do it with the wake-up alarm, but it’s clunky. Tap edit, turn it off, confirm, etc.

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Landry said:
You know what else it needs? A ‘skip next alarm’ button.

Actually, you can do that from the lock screen for the wake-up alarm. Just tap and skip. It’s also possible with shortcuts.

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@Zee
Yeah, but here’s why I don’t use it:

  1. I need multiple alarms. I usually set 5-6 alarms spaced out by 15 minutes.
  2. I sync my alarms with Home Assistant, but the wake-up alarm doesn’t sync. Or maybe I’m doing something wrong.
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Can’t you just tell Siri to set up a repeating alarm for every day?

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Grayden said:
Can’t you just tell Siri to set up a repeating alarm for every day?

I could, but I like pressing buttons more than talking to Siri.

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Rowan said:

Grayden said:
Can’t you just tell Siri to set up a repeating alarm for every day?

I could, but I like pressing buttons more than talking to Siri.

Wait, if you like pressing buttons, why are you complaining about pressing buttons then?

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@Avery
Because I prefer optimized interfaces over pressing buttons!

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Rowan said:
@Avery
Because I prefer optimized interfaces over pressing buttons!

Maybe you just need to embrace the joy of button-pressing more.

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@Avery
Lol, so many downvotes for saying what we’re all thinking :joy:.

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You know what would also be nice? An ‘every other weekend’ option.

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I want an option for ‘Some day’ where it rings randomly.

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It’s so annoying to have to manually tap each day every single time.

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My old Galaxy S8 had this years ago. Why can’t iPhones?

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You could just ask Siri to set a repeating alarm for weekdays or every day. Same goes for deleting alarms; it’s faster with Siri.

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Why not save a recurring alarm and just edit the time as needed? Are your alarm times really changing every week?

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This is the kind of thing Apple will probably push into next year’s update. Remember how long it took them to bring back T9 dialing?

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Maybe you should try using Reminders instead.