16.1.1
2022-11-04
• Fixed: Alarm music interruption.
• Fixed: Issues with EZWake cancel before alarm time.
16.1
2022-10-21
• Detect conflicting alarm app.
• Clarify Leave Time is not Travel Time.
16.0.4
2022-10-06
• Bug fixes.
16.0.3
2022-09-22
• Bug fixes.
16.0.2
2022-09-20
• Bug fixes.
16.0.1
2022-09-12
• Fix crash in Settings > It won't rotate.
16.0
2022-09-09
• iOS 16 support.
• Weather data by Apple Weather (iOS 16 only).
• Dark Sky removed from weather data providers (iOS 14/15).
• Add sleep sounds for Babbling brook and Water fountain.
• iOS 13 no longer supported.
• General performance and stability improvements.
15.5.5
2022-06-01
• General performance and stability improvements.
15.5.4
2022-04-28
• General performance and stability improvements.
15.5.3
2022-04-18
• Fix multiple appointments not all announced.
• Fix slide-to-cancel for leave time.
15.5.2
2022-04-13
• Turn off weather announcements if location not authorized.
• General performance and stability improvements.
15.5.1
2022-04-05
• Fix temperature not displaying at launch.
15.5
2022-04-04
• Add tap temperature for weather announcement.
• General performance and stability improvements.
15.4.1
2022-03-18
• General performance and stability improvements.
15.4
2022-03-08
15.4
• Sleep interval can now be up to 24 hours.
• Allow # character in text announcements.
• General performance and stability improvements.
15.3
2022-02-28
• Background Alarms now break through Do Not Disturb (iOS 15+).
• Updated iPhone stand recommendation to MagSafe stand.
15.2.1
2022-02-10
• General performance and stability improvements.
15.2
2022-01-07
• Add ability to set a specific date for an alarm.
• General performance and stability improvements.
14.8
2021-08-25
• Adds choice of motivational phrases to snooze nags.
• General performance and stability improvements.
14.2.4
2021-01-12
• Improve reliability of weather data fetch for Background Alarms.
• General performance and stability improvements.
14.2.3
2020-12-31
• Improve reliability of weather data fetch for alarm announcements.
• General performance and stability improvements.
14.2.2
2020-12-09
• Fix crash on iOS 13.
14.2.1
2020-12-04
• Minor improvements and bug fixes.
14.2
2020-11-16
• Fix false rotation lock alert.
• Minor improvements and bug fixes.
14.1
2020-10-22
• New setting to add snooze and cancel buttons (instead of tap anywhere).
• The "Show update notices" switch (at the bottom of the Update Notices settings screen) now also stops "Update Available" alerts.
• Minor improvements and bug fixes.
14.0.1
2020-09-27
• Fixed an app crash when selecting Snooze on a Background Alarm notification.
• Fixed an issue with alarm On/Off not showing in Settings on iOS 14.
• Fixed an issue with certain streaming radio sources.
• Fixed an issue with selecting Snooze Limit and AutoSnooze.
• Improved settings readability on large iPads.
14.0
2020-09-18
• TalkingAlarm is iOS 14 ready.
• New setting to dim the clock screen at a specific time (user request).
• Added timer to CritterCam videos (user request).
• New setting to speak trivia with snooze end (user request).
• New setting to enter a name to include in announcements (user request).
• New setting to play a sleep sound during snoozing (user request).
-- Bye-bye bugs --
• Several annoying but non-fatal bugs have been fixed.
13.3.4
2020-07-27
• Periodic announcements now includes an announcement at the stop time.
• Fixes a bug that caused individual alarm recordings to not be saved.
• Minor improvements and bug fixes.
13.3.3
2020-06-01
• AutoDim now only triggers between 6:00 PM and 6:00 AM.
• The settings button now remains enabled when the screen is dimmed (in portrait orientation).
• Fixed issue with UnDim at Sunrise.
• Fixed issue with Temperature not displaying.
• Minor improvements and bug fixes.
13.3.2
2020-04-19
• Fixed issue with HomeKit control for Philips Hue.
• Fixed issue with a rare crash on snooze tap during speech.
• Minor improvements and bug fixes.
13.3.1
2020-03-13
• Fixed issue with Background Alarms after notification banner selects Snooze or Dismiss.
• Minor improvements and bug fixes.
13.3
2020-02-17
• TalkingAlarm now has its own Today widget. Enable it by tapping Edit on your iPhone's Today view (user request).
• New settings to unDim the clock screen at a specific time, or at sunrise (user request).
• Long press the alarm time on the main clock screen to change it without going through settings menus.
• Minor improvements and bug fixes.
13.2.4
2019-12-30
• Fixes a bug that prevented a playlist from being selected.
13.2.3
2019-12-20
• Minor improvements and bug fixes.
13.2.2
2019-11-26
• Fixes a bug introduced in the previous release which can prevent Background Alarms from working.
13.2.1
2019-11-04
• New setting to select speech speed.
• Updated CritterCam links.
-- Bye bye bugs --
• Several bugs have been fixed, including a crash for some users when viewing voice selections.
13.2
2019-10-28
• New setting to select speech speed.
• Updated CritterCam links.
-- Bye bye bugs --
• Several non-fatal bugs have been fixed.
13.1
2019-09-26
-- iOS 13 update #1 --
• Replaced APIXU weather data provider with AccuWeather. TalkingAlarm has three weather data providers in case one or even two are non-responsive (it happens).
-- Bye bye bugs --
• Several non-fatal bugs have been fixed.
13.0
2019-09-18
-- iOS 13 is here! --
• TalkingAlarm is iOS 13 ready.
• Full support of iOS 13 dark mode.
• New setting to display the current temperature on the main clock screen (user request).
• Vibrate and flash with alarm option (user request).
• Settings option to play your voice recording with snooze expiration (user request).
-- Bye bye bugs --
• Several annoying but non-fatal bugs have been fixed.
-- I'd love to hear from you --
• I value your feedback, so if you have something to share then email me using the Feedback link in the app's settings.
9.2
2019-07-19
-- Several terrific enhancements --
• Beautiful new clock screen backgrounds, configurable in iOS 12 for light or dark mode.
• Long press the alarm time to easily skip the next alarm or turn alarms on/off (user request).
• An optional setting to show seconds on a digital clock skin (another user request).
• AirPlay to HomePod for Alarm and Sleep Music is now available.
-- Bye bye bugs --
• Nobody likes bugs, so I've quashed a few in this release to make your experience better... including an annoying bug that prevented some speech from starting.
-- I'd love to hear from you --
• I value your feedback, so if you have something to share then email me using the Feedback link in the app's settings.
9.1
2019-06-14
• New: Select any AM/FM streaming radio station for alarm (US only).
• Minor improvements and bug fixes.
9.0
2019-06-01
• If the app is closed, then reopened in 10 minutes or less (e.g. to answer a call or a text), Alarms, Sleep Music and Leave Time will continue.
• Added an alarm setting for automatic post-alarm periodic time announcements to help you keep track of time while you get ready to leave.
• Added configuration settings to Leave Time.
• Added an optional unique recorded announcement with each alarm.
• Added a Background Alarms setting to use recorded voice announcements for notification banner sound.
• Added an Appointments setting to announce all the appointments for today.
• Added additional EZWake ramp time selections of 15 and 30 seconds.
• Added support for HomeKit multiple homes.
• AirPlay not available on iOS 12.3+.
• Fixed broken link for Fox News Radio stream selection.
• Minor improvements and bug fixes.
8.1
2019-02-13
• Added AirPlay support for sending audio to HomePod.
• Minor improvements and bug fixes.
8.0
2019-01-12
• Added "Critter Cam" streaming video to Skin settings.
• Added a new super-thin digital time font to assist with room darkening.
• Retired legacy voices William and Diane due to continually improving quality of iOS TTS voices.
• Added 1-4 minutes as Snooze Minutes selections.
• Leave Time now restarts if app is exited and then restarted before leave time expires.
• Swipe right during alarm music now skips backwards. Swipe left skips forward as before.
• Added Sleep Music Shuffle mode settings switch.
• "Don't forget to connect me to a charger" announcement is now enabled/disabled with Low Battery Warning (Speech settings).
• Dimming the screen now hides everything but the time to assist with room darkening.
• Other minor improvements and bug fixes.
• Many internal changes - please report any issues or unexpected behavior in Settings -> Tell us what you think -> Fix/improve it.
7.2
2018-10-03
• Added "Stream" option to Alarm sound settings. Six news radio stations are available currently.
• Speech settings "On alarm change" (removed in 7.1) combined with "On rotation to landscape" - now called "Alarm time".
• Added "Share" to settings.
• Minor improvements and bug fixes.
7.1
2018-09-10
7.1
• Added AutoDim setting to dim the clock display 1 minute after device is rotated to landscape (Display settings).
• Removed the Speech setting for announcing alarm time changes - now always ON.
• Added Speech setting to announce the alarm time interval from now with alarm time (default is OFF).
• Added Philips Hue support for HomeKit actions and EZWake.
• Minor improvements and bug fixes.
7.0
2018-07-28
• Added setting to speak a trivia question with the alarm (Speech -> Trivia).
• Changed auto-snooze after 30 seconds to "After announcements".
• Added "connect me to a charger" reminder.
• Changed one of the weather data providers (replaced Weather Underground with Aeris Weather).
• Manual weather location changed to automatic.
• Minor improvements and bug fixes.
6.14
2018-06-22
• Added optional Snooze Limit setting.
• Changed launch screen to black background to avoid white flash in dark room.
• Larger announcement text box to allow longer alarm announcements.
• Minor improvements and bug fixes.
6.13
2018-05-08
• Weather now uses the last valid location if autolocation is selected but the current location is not available.
• Background alarm sound now defaults to verbal explanation of limitations of background alarms.
• Updated FAQ.
• Updated privacy policy.
• Minor improvements and bug fixes.
6.12.1
2018-04-25
• Minor improvements and bug fixes.
6.12
2018-04-18
• Don't show update notice on first execution after update (still available in app settings).
• Speak alarm time on rotation to landscape now only announces once per app launch.
• Add setting to prioritize weather data providers.
• Announce failed weather data fetch.
• Minor improvements and bug fixes.
6.11.1
2018-03-14
• Fix crash when selecting app setting for Speech/Voice if device language is not English.
• Fix crash when selecting alarm homekit actions settings while location services are not available or enabled for the app.
6.11
2018-03-07
• Enhanced TTS voice selection to show all downloaded English voices by country.
• Added setting to enable alarm HomeKit functions only when home and disable when away.
• Minor UI improvements and bug fixes.
• Requires iOS 11.0+.
6.10
2018-02-22
• Recommended wireless charging iPhone stand that works well with TalkingAlarm on a nightstand.
• Minor UI improvements and bug fixes.
6.9
2018-01-23
• Added optional custom voice announcement from text with each alarm.
• Advanced alarm settings now hidden until requested.
• Added setting switch to announce the weather with alarm repeats.
6.8.1
2018-01-09
• Fixed: display won't rotate if app started with alarm off.
6.8
2018-01-03
• Added new Flip-to-snooze setting (Add/Edit alarm -> Snooze).
• New app icon.
• Minor bug fixes and improvements.
6.7.2
2017-11-11
• UI tweaks for iPhone X.
• Alert if weather announcements on but no internet access.
6.7.1
2017-10-07
• Fixes an infrequent ad-related crash.
• Fixes a crash when deleting the only remaining alarm.
6.7
2017-09-27
• Added new TTS voice settings so one voice can make all announcements. App settings / Speech / Voice.
• Added capability to select restful sounds for Sleep music to turn the app into a sleep sound generator. You can set the sound to play for as little as 5 minutes up to all night (until the alarm fires).
• Added setting to make the analog clock's second hand move continuously. App settings / Display.
• Added setting to view this update notice.
• Updated weather data providers.
• Logo now respects the font color selection.
• iOS 11 support.
• Minor bug fixes and improvements.
6.6
2017-03-30
• Added additional dimming range (for those who want a really dark room).
• Added setting to allow background photo or color to hide the clock display (for those who want a clean display with tap-for-time).
• Internal changes to background alarms to take advantage of new iOS 10 notifications API.
• Minor bug fixes and improvements.
• Requires iOS 10.1 or higher.
6.5
2016-10-30
• Added setting to anounce alarm time when device is rotated to landscape mode (so you don't go to bed thinking the alarm is set when it's not).
• Minor bug fixes and improvements
6.4.1
2016-10-04
• A long press on the alarm time flips the Alarm Master switch. For example, if an alarm is set but you wake up before the alarm time and want to kill the alarm without going into the settings
• Minor bug fixes and improvements
As always, we welcome bug reports, suggestions and beta-test volunteers.
Thanks!
6.4
2016-09-14
• iOS 10 ready
• Minor bug fixes and improvements
As always, we welcome bug reports, suggestions and beta-test volunteers.
Thanks!
6.3
2016-07-11
• Add settings option to hide AM/PM indicator in 12-hour mode
• Minor bug fixes and improvements
6.2
2016-06-07
• Quick Actions for app launch directly into alarm time or add alarm, or to set alarm master switch (iPhone 6s/6s plus)
• EZWake configuration for ramp times and ramp order
• Settings option to include all-day events in appointment announcements
• Minor bug fixes and improvements
6.1.2
2016-05-10
• Bug fix for Periodic time announcements