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Big Ben Screenshots

iPhone

About Big Ben

During 2009, the UK Parliament celebrated the 150th anniversary of its world famous Clock Tower, Great Clock and Great Bell.

The name Big Ben is often used to describe the tower, the clock and the bell but the name was first given to the Great Bell. 1859 was the beginning for all three elements when the Clock Tower was completed, the Great Clock started on 31 May and the Great Bell’s chimes were heard for the first time on 11 July.

Have your iPhone (or iPod Touch) display the time of day in style.

Options include:

adding a digital clock display
showing a seconds hand
having it make a tick-tock sound
having it chime every quarter of an hour and toll on the hour (the chiming and tolling sounds will play even when the app is not open, so long as your device is not muted and you allow notifications in the General Settings for Big Ben)

Pointless? Maybe. Decorative? Certainly.

NB Sounds will only play through earphones on 1st gen iPod Touch.

Thanks to all who left comments and suggestions for improvement. In particular to Dave, whose persistence finally motivated us to release this new version.

What's New in the Latest Version 2.1.3

Last updated on Dec 17, 2021

Old Versions

Fixes crash reported by users.

Version History

2.1.3

Dec 17, 2021

Fixes crash reported by users.

2.1.2

Nov 25, 2021

Restores background chiming, which was reported missing on some devices running the latest system.

2.1.1

Sep 20, 2021

Updated notification code for compatibility with latest OS.

2.1

Oct 11, 2015

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

• Now works with iOS 9, while still supporting versions 7 and 8.
• Supports all four iPhone screen sizes: 4, 5, 6 and 6 plus.
• Supports 3D Touch home screen shortcuts on iPhone 6s and 6s plus to quickly toggle digital clock and chimes on/off.
• Improved support for VoiceOver accessibility.
• The movement of the minutes hand is now gradual.
No full screen iPad support yet, but it will come at a later date.

2.0

Apr 22, 2011

new high quality Big Ben art
day photo from 7am, night from 8pm
new high quality sounds
now chimes the Westminster Quarters, even when the app is not running (can be turned on/off in the options)

1.0

Jan 3, 2009

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