Alarms not working

[nemecek_f]

Hello,

I have serious problem with my Lumia 820 and WP8.1. Alarms work only sometimes. Otherwise they just don't ring. Only "solution" I have found was to delete all alarms and create new. I did it, alarm worked for two days and now again nothing. It's pretty disappointing..

Does anyone know how to solve this? Thanks

 

[TheRotfler]

On some phones (mine included), *every* background process stop working while/after charging. A reboot is needed.
Maybe this is your case.

 

[Andrew Gordon]

I'm having the same problem with my 1520 regarding alarms and notifications and I always put my phone on the QI charger over night. Are you saying that if I charge the phone before sleep then restart it and leave it off charging during sleep the alarms will work, or by reboot do you mean hard/soft reset?

 

[TheRotfler]

I'm having the same problem with my 1520 regarding alarms and notifications and I always put my phone on the QI charger over night. Are you saying that if I charge the phone before sleep then restart it and leave it off charging during sleep the alarms will work, or by reboot do you mean hard/soft reset?

Alarms/notifications are background processes, just like live tiles or main account sync.
In my case, a simple reboot after disconnecting from charge, fix it (no hard/soft reset, just long press power button to turning off, then short press to power on). Maybe your, too.

 

[Andrew Gordon]

Alarms/notifications are background processes, just like live tiles or main account sync.
In my case, a simple reboot after disconnecting from charge, fix it (no hard/soft reset, just long press power button to turning off, then short press to power on). Maybe your, too.

Thanks for the reply. I've been off work for a week so it's really important that my alarm goes off tomorrow!
I'll make sure the phone is charged and reset before I go to sleep, leave it off the charger overnight and keep my fingers crossed.

 

[nemecek_f]

On some phones (mine included), *every* background process stop working while/after charging. A reboot is needed.
Maybe this is your case.

So I have to restart my phone after every charging? Well, at least there is a solution... I am curious if MS fixes this sometimes or maybe I just buy an analog alarm clock...

 

[nmercy]

After you updated did you refresh your phone? I have an 8x and my alarms are working properly after the update and I did not refresh my phone, just curious.

 

[Stefan Ilchev]

Since i am with 8.1 on my Ativ S, the alarm dont work too. Just now ive read about restart after charge and will try it. I hope it will be fixed soon as possible, because the people who work need it

 

[nemecek_f]

After you updated did you refresh your phone? I have an 8x and my alarms are working properly after the update and I did not refresh my phone, just curious.

I did factory reset before installing WP 8.1.

 

[nmercy]

I did factory reset before installing WP 8.1.

Maybe do one now that it has been installed... Either that or could be a driver issue possibly since we're all only running the WP OS but don't have the manufacturer driver packs yet.

 

[Andrew Gordon]

Alarms/notifications are background processes, just like live tiles or main account sync.
In my case, a simple reboot after disconnecting from charge, fix it (no hard/soft reset, just long press power button to turning off, then short press to power on). Maybe your, too.

Well this has been working for me all week so far. I charge the phone before going to bed and then switch it off and on again and my recurring weekday alarm has worked every morning. Thanks again.

 

[TheRotfler]

Well this has been working for me all week so far. I charge the phone before going to bed and then switch it off and on again and my recurring weekday alarm has worked every morning. Thanks again.

You're welcome

 

[TheRotfler]

Just received two update of Photostream app (now 8.1 compatible) and the issue seems to be solved: no more stopped working live tiles, no more stopped working background process when disconnecting from charger. Could it be related to lockscreen apps?

 

[radsdau]

I have exactly the same problem. Lumia 820, WP8.1. Some alarms work, some don't, and it seems intermittent.
This is a very serious issue; alarms are really important! Getting up for work, catching a plane, etc. I REALLY hope this is just a prerelease bug. It used to happen in win mobile, and that was very bad.
Looking forward to hearing someone found and fixed a legit bug.

 

[tiwahu]

I had this problem since installing 8.1, even after doing a hard-reset as a attempt to fix it. Deleting and recreating alarms didn't always work, so I got into a routine of rebooting the phone before going to sleep and the morning alarms became much more reliable. I'd like to think the recent update released earlier this week fixed this problem...I haven't had a problem since, but I'm still doing the nightly reboot. Maybe over the weekend I'll give it a try without the reboots.