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Re:Try quickly typing 1+ 2 + 3 into the iOS 11 Calculator by jljljl on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @01:07AM (#15539359)
For alarms and clock times, my guess is data validation. The app could correct or block invalid time entries (e.g., accidentally hitting 2500), or it could restrict the entry set.

It also means the number will be in the correct format. your example, 930, could mean many things (930 seconds? 9:30am or 9:30 pm?)

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Re:Try quickly typing 1+ 2 + 3 into the iOS 11 Calculator by npgatech on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @01:22AM (#15539416)
If all inputs are in hh:mm format, then there is no ambiguity of 930 as 9:30 am/pm. There could be a toggle for AM/PM.

Who puts seconds as an input for setting their morning alarm? MAD!

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Re:Try quickly typing 1+ 2 + 3 into the iOS 11 Calculator by dogecoinbase on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @01:27AM (#15539430)
What's the unambiguous setting of 73:45 in hh:mm format?
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Re:Try quickly typing 1+ 2 + 3 into the iOS 11 Calculator by KozmoNau7 on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @05:32AM (#15540348)
3 days, 1 hour, 45 minutes. Simple.

The Android clock app silently corrects 73 minutes to 1 hour 13 minutes.

So for 1:13:45 (hh:mm:ss) you can input "7345" on the keypad and It. Just. Works.

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Re:Try quickly typing 1+ 2 + 3 into the iOS 11 Calculator by lobster_johnson on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @11:38AM (#15542366)
But an alarm clock sets a relative point in time that happens every day. Putting "3 days" into a calendar is fine, but for an alarm clock it makes no sense.
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Re:Try quickly typing 1+ 2 + 3 into the iOS 11 Calculator by KozmoNau7 on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @01:48PM (#15543543)
So you add basic input validation.
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Re:Try quickly typing 1+ 2 + 3 into the iOS 11 Calculator by lobster_johnson on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @01:55PM (#15543637)
Yes, but the person who originally proposed this argued that there was no ambiguity.
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Re:Try quickly typing 1+ 2 + 3 into the iOS 11 Calculator by oneeyedpigeon on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @04:04AM (#15539965)
Invalid input, just as the empty string or a single digit would be.
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