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minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoNow that you mention it, my phone is by far the most reliable alarm clock I’ve ever had. It does DST switches for me. The battery recharges itself. I just never noticed because phones sucked at first.
minus-squaretetris11@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 days agoWe have phones doubling as alarm clocks to thank for the technological gains in RTC (realtime clock) chips, and deeper CPU sleep states. All new chips have robust sleep options these days because phones needed to be reliable alarm clocks when “off”. Efficient RTC chips with alarm pins, born out of that chaotic era
minus-squaregoldfndr@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoWe should also thank Network Time Protocol. And if wireless carriers are using something else, perhaps that too.
Now that you mention it, my phone is by far the most reliable alarm clock I’ve ever had. It does DST switches for me. The battery recharges itself. I just never noticed because phones sucked at first.
We have phones doubling as alarm clocks to thank for the technological gains in RTC (realtime clock) chips, and deeper CPU sleep states.
All new chips have robust sleep options these days because phones needed to be reliable alarm clocks when “off”.
Efficient RTC chips with alarm pins, born out of that chaotic era
We should also thank Network Time Protocol. And if wireless carriers are using something else, perhaps that too.