The iPhone Alarm-Apple's mobile operating system:The iPhone Alarm-Apple's mobile operating system. You may not want to reliance your iPhone to wake you up on time if you're "springing forward" for Daylight Savings this weekend. The Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, was hit by a malfunction that caused chronic alarms to fail on iPhones, and iPod Touches. Apple didn't say what caused the problem that let many people oversleep on the first two days of the New Year, but said the alarm will work properly. Bloggers and tweeters complained the malfunction made them late for work and put them at risk for missing planes and trains. They got a few extra, unwanted hours of sleep instead of an alarm. But we all know how that turned out on New Year's day this year Apple said the problem would be fixed with an update. After the New Year's glitch, Apple said the alarm would fix itself after a few days. It did by January 3rd. We suggest playing it safe this weekend and using an alternative alarm.If you want to trust Apple fixed the problem, then go ahead and roll the dice. If you really want to use your iPhone though, here are three options: If you have a recurring alarm, change the "Repeat" setting to "Never." This isn't guaranteed to work, but it's what Apple suggested last fall during Daylight Savings. Apple sold more than 1.7 million iPhone 4's by June 2010, making it the company's most successful product launch.
