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I don't like getting woken up by phone calls in the middle of the night, so I put my phone into 'silent' mode when I go to sleep. I also use my phone to wake me up in the morning, using its alarm feature.
The problem is that in my sleepy state I often forget to set my phone back to 'normal' mode when
I wake up. So I get to lunchtime wondering why nobody has called, then check my phone and find a ton of messages. Durrrh.
This happens so often that I thought it would be useful to have a new mode called 'sleep' mode - it's like silent mode, but it automatically switches back to 'normal' mode when the main alarm goes off. A simple tweak that would solve my problem.
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I think some phones already have this, it's called "ringer profiles". You can select various settings and program them to take effect at certain times... I think. My phone has the ringer profiles, but I'm not sure if it can automatically adjust on a timer or not. I'll play around with it for a while and let you know what I find. |
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Edit: My ringer profiles allow me to store pre-selected settings under different profile names. The selectable settings are: |
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Ring Volume, Silent Mode, Increasing Ring (on/off) Vibrating Alert, Key Sound, Forward Calls, Accept Calls, and Answering Mode. |
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Interestingly enough, there is no option for selecting a time for these profiles, which one would think should be simple enough to include. I have to manually select which profile I want. Bun! + |
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Most phones (the ones that I have had, at least) will ring the alarm even when turned off. So you could set your alarm to wake you in the morning and then turn the thing off. Keep it in the ringing mode that you will use during the day. |
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When the alarm sounds, you get up and the phone asks whether you want it to start-up. |
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Yeah, mine does the same thing. Keeps calls from pestering you at night, saves the battery, and the prompt to turn it on should be enough to prevent you from inadvertently missing calls later in the day. |
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