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turns out on the google clock if you dont let the animation finish before pressing okay itll choose whatever time the minute hand happens to land on, so you can very easily accidentally set your alarm almost an hour after you meant to. whoever implemented this deserves to be shot
in reply to alice

cannot
really see tin the video, but yeah
looks buggy. Did you report this to
#AOSP maybe?

(Also FYI, there is a quite handy
screencast feature included in
newer Android versions
nowadays, including an optional
tapping indicator.)

#aosp
in reply to rugk

@rugk the bug isn't in aosp clock app. At least on android 13 I wasn't able to recreate it
@rugk
in reply to ^-^

@usanam ah okay then your CustomROM or manufacturer? Because it very much looks like the default clock app.
@^-^
in reply to rugk

@rugk @usanam its the google clock app, its not part of aosp but it is part of gms. i suppose i could report it to google if i can figure out how but im sure other people have already
@rugk @^-^
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alice
@toastxc it does... idk how this went through qa
in reply to alice

this can't be an accidental thing, right? It just seems so oddly specific
in reply to alice

this is just the rolling HP mechanic from earthbound
in reply to alice

This tells me they don’t have any functioning QA. Because that’s not right.
in reply to alice

they probably just want users yelling at google assistant for this

there's a different problem with that. i live in a country with 24-hour time. so, when i say "wake me up at 12:00", it should set an alarm on 12:00, right?

wrong! if im doing this before midnight, the alarm will ring AT midnight, because the assistant thought it will be a good idea to wake me up at 12:00 AM, in a 24-hour time scheme!

in reply to alice

I don’t like the picker anyway, the only option should be typing the numbers in, like on an old Sony Ericsson :3
in reply to Coffee

@coffee ios shortcuts are so nice. also what the fuck pebble still works on modern ios?
in reply to alice

It does! If you didn't have it installed back when it was on the appstore, you'll have to re-sideload it every week or run a custom appstore that will wirelessly refresh the signature, but otherwise it's fully functional.
in reply to alice

that's a great find

I love these stupid little bugs that show you exactly how something was implemented.

in reply to alice

you guys dont get it, its software with analog soul
in reply to alice

this is the most touchscreen smartphone kind of dumb shit i've seen since touchscreens and smartphones
in reply to alice

@alice @Toast oh I can see it exactly...

They would have done it that way probably to cut corners on code work when creating the animation, and nobody thought to try speed running it.

in reply to alice

everything about this time-selection method deserves some very rude words towards their general direction. But at least it's better than app which have to numeric inputs, so you have to click up to 30 times depending on direction.

Just let me input it with the bloody virtual keyboard.

in reply to alice

This is certainly not reminiscent of a famous and tragic example in the world of software development that usually is teached in each related class, not at all.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-2…

in reply to alice

they also change the alarm screen (snooze / stop) every other day... lol
in reply to alice

inb4 iOS users laugh, because the iOS alarm clock app is also hot garbage
in reply to alice

this is terrifying because it implies that the animation is not just for show after the time has been set, but the minute hand position somehow gets read back to determine the time?? what the fuck
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in reply to alice

This happens for me so often in the calendar app, often resulting in times such as 19:02 instead of 19:00