Users in New South Wales, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory, South Australia and Tasmania woke up early when their recurring alarms sounded an hour ahead of their scheduled time after the DST switch at the beginning of the week, according to ZDNet.
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iOS DST fix is on the way
Setting alarms to go off an hour later works as a temporary fix, as does setting individual alarms for each day. Relying on workarounds, however, should be a short-lived solution.
“We’re aware of this issue and already developed a fix which will be available to customers in an upcoming software update,” Apple representatives said.
The company isn’t saying exactly when the software update will be available.
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