With the "May Day" holiday approaching, many workers are facing a special adjustment - weekend off. This means that they need to go to work on Sunday (today), which is supposed to be off, as well as Saturday, May 11. However, this compensatory leave system has caused a lot of trouble for iPhone users.
Because Apple's iPhone alarm clock cannot select a legal holiday, it can only be selected from Monday to Sunday 7 days, and the system will not automatically count the weekend of the compensatory holiday as a working day. As a result, every time you take a weekend off to work, iPhone users forget to turn on their alarms on Saturday and Sunday and are late. Although Apple has localized the service for Chinese users, allowing the iPhone's built-in calendar to display the day's work-to-work information, the alarm clock function has not been able to recognize the compensatory time off schedule.
When it comes to localization, it's not just about translating the interface into Chinese. For global products, localization means taking into account important local dates, customs, and even user habits. Apple, as the world's leading technology giant, is obviously a bit "off the chain" in this alarm clock incident.
In fact, the iPhone has some localization of China's holidays in the calendar, which can show which day is off and which day to work, but it cannot be recognized synchronously on the alarm clock... It can be said that it is a loneliness localized. And there are still a lot of missing localization services on iPhone, such as call recording, app avatars and other functions, which are not supported on iPhone, and we will use these functions to a greater or lesser extent. Friends who mind the lack of these features should choose the iPhone carefully, and of course we also hope that Apple can add these features in the future.
The intelligence of Android alarm clock, the envy of iPhone users
Compared with the alarm clock of the iPhone, the domestic Android mobile phone can basically automatically identify holidays and holidays, which makes many dissatisfied netizens begin to complain about the iPhone. While iPhones can't be set up automatically, we can do so with powerful shortcuts.
List of compensatory working days in 2024
Let's take a look at the compensatory working days in 2024, there are a total of 5 Sundays and 3 Saturdays to work. The specific dates are as follows:
| Go to work on Sundays | Work on Saturdays |
| February 4th | May 11th |
| February 18th | September 14th |
| April 7 | October 12th |
| April 28th | |
| September 29th |
One-click holiday alarm clock automatic reminder, so that you are no longer late!
In the calendar app that comes with iPhone, click "Calendar" in the middle of the three options below, click "Add Calendar", and then click the third option that appears "Add Holiday Calendar", at this time, enter "China" in the pop-up search box to add Chinese mainland holiday calendar.
Some users may encounter the situation of opening the "Add Holiday Calendar" blank, at this time only need to open "Settings", change the "Region" in "General" - "Language and Region", and then return to "Chinese mainland" after the replacement is completed, at this time to open the calendar should be able to solve the blank problem.
Step 2: Set up a shortcut
You can reply to [Holiday Alarm] in the background to get the content of the added shortcut to complete the installation, and then use the shortcut to set the alarm. When you open it for the first time, you need to set an alarm time for your usual work, as shown in the figure, after you complete the setting, a new "holiday alarm clock" will appear in the clock app.
Step 3: Create a personal automation
When we open the Clock app, we see that we have added a new "Holiday Alarm" alarm time, and then we open the command pop-up prompt, remember to click "Always Allow".
Finally, open the shortcut's automation settings to create a personal automation. Set a specific time, make sure it's earlier than your alarm time, and then add the shortcut you just set. Don't forget to turn off Ask Before Run and Show at Runtime to make sure your alarm goes off on time.
The above are the tips to make the iPhone alarm clock recognize holidays as well. If you follow this method, you can enjoy your vacation with confidence and boldness without worrying about being late. If this tip is helpful to you, don't forget to like and support it! If you have any questions, please leave a message to discuss.
Vocabulary analysis
- Shortcuts: A feature in iOS that can automate multiple actions.
- Personal automation: A type of shortcut that can automatically execute a specified shortcut based on conditions such as time, location, etc.
- Holiday Calendar: An electronic calendar containing official holiday information that can be imported into a smart device.
- Compensatory leave: The act of adjusting the rest day to a working day according to the statutory holiday arrangement.
- Clock App: An app in your iPhone that is used to set time-related functions such as alarms, timers, etc.
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