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I find it hard to believe you couldn't engineer a solution to muffle the sound. Assuming holding down the power button to turn it off didn't work (like, you kno

I find it hard to believe you couldn't engineer a solution to muffle the sound. Assuming holding down the power button to turn it off didn't work (like, you know, every other phone and tablet ever) you could shove it under your mattress, in the freezer, put it in a ziploc and submerge it in the tub/sink, go throw it in the trunk of your car, stick it in a parcel and mail it to the owner...

blensor 6y ago
Or since it's already a while back when headphone jacks were still a thing, plug in your headphones. Although they might take damage from that sound
- TheGallopedHigh 6y ago
  Headphones don’t make a difference on iOS, both the external speaker and the headphones play the alarm. This might be the case for Android too.
- fakedang 6y ago
  Headphones don't work for alarms iirc
xlii 6y ago
Yes, that’s true, however I was sleep deprived, after day long trip and I wasn’t at my top intellectual game at the moment. Also this wasn’t hotel room but instead coworkers flat which wasn’t prepared for guests. I literally was given a couch with a blanket. It wasn’t supposed to be like that nor I was supposed to stay there a lot since we worked pretty much 8-22 following days. So yeah, it’s unbelievable story about my inaptitude at that moment. Could I handled it better? Yeah, probably. But usually stuff like this is matter of chaotic circumstances. Police officers couldn’t turn it off neither and they fiddled with it for a 3 minutes or something like that so it’s not like I was the only one who failed ;)
m463 6y ago
I always think of this in these situations: https://xkcd.com/530/ https://xkcd.com/530/
kulahan 6y ago
For what it's worth, holding down the power button no longer guarantees you're gonna shut down the device. On the iPhone X (at least, maybe earlier models, maybe later), you have to hold down a combination. It doesn't take long to figure out, but it's a really stupid change.
- flingo 6y ago
  Is there a list of devices anywhere for which this doesn't work? It's worked in anything I've tried (haven't tried latest iphones) with only a momentary power switch on it. I was under the impression it was some kind of legal requirement somewhere, and that's why it was so standard.

blensor 6y ago

Or since it's already a while back when headphone jacks were still a thing, plug in your headphones. Although they might take damage from that sound

TheGallopedHigh 6y ago
Headphones don’t make a difference on iOS, both the external speaker and the headphones play the alarm. This might be the case for Android too.
fakedang 6y ago
Headphones don't work for alarms iirc

xlii 6y ago

Yes, that’s true, however I was sleep deprived, after day long trip and I wasn’t at my top intellectual game at the moment. Also this wasn’t hotel room but instead coworkers flat which wasn’t prepared for guests. I literally was given a couch with a blanket. It wasn’t supposed to be like that nor I was supposed to stay there a lot since we worked pretty much 8-22 following days. So yeah, it’s unbelievable story about my inaptitude at that moment. Could I handled it better? Yeah, probably. But usually stuff like this is matter of chaotic circumstances. Police officers couldn’t turn it off neither and they fiddled with it for a 3 minutes or something like that so it’s not like I was the only one who failed ;)

m463 6y ago

I always think of this in these situations: https://xkcd.com/530/ https://xkcd.com/530/

kulahan 6y ago

For what it's worth, holding down the power button no longer guarantees you're gonna shut down the device. On the iPhone X (at least, maybe earlier models, maybe later), you have to hold down a combination. It doesn't take long to figure out, but it's a really stupid change.

flingo 6y ago
Is there a list of devices anywhere for which this doesn't work? It's worked in anything I've tried (haven't tried latest iphones) with only a momentary power switch on it. I was under the impression it was some kind of legal requirement somewhere, and that's why it was so standard.