"I just tried doing what you describe with the ICS clock / alarm app. It worked as expected for me: after tapping "set", the alarm was set, and Back took me back to the clock.."
Are these the screens you see?
- Clock with alarm time
- 'Alarms' page with list of alarms and 'add alarm' button
- 'Set alarm' page with time, repeat, ringtone, etc. and cancel/delete/ok buttons at the bottom
- Set time - with the dials for hour and minute, and cancel/set buttons at the bottom
I'm talking about adjusting the time dials, hitting 'Set', returning to the 'Set alarm' page, hitting back, which simulates hitting 'cancel', throws away my change (without asking for confirmation), and returns me to the 'Alarms' page.
Does this make more sense? I'm on Ice Cream Sandwich if that helps. (Being forced to upgrade a device with a smaller viewing area to an OS that assumes a galaxy-sized screen, that's a whole separate rant.)
I'm starting to realize it's partly because backing out of an app was a way in my mind to close the app. But ICS doesn't seem to pay attention to that anymore, so you're right, I should just hit the home key.
Are these the screens you see?
- Clock with alarm time
- 'Alarms' page with list of alarms and 'add alarm' button
- 'Set alarm' page with time, repeat, ringtone, etc. and cancel/delete/ok buttons at the bottom
- Set time - with the dials for hour and minute, and cancel/set buttons at the bottom
I'm talking about adjusting the time dials, hitting 'Set', returning to the 'Set alarm' page, hitting back, which simulates hitting 'cancel', throws away my change (without asking for confirmation), and returns me to the 'Alarms' page.
Does this make more sense? I'm on Ice Cream Sandwich if that helps. (Being forced to upgrade a device with a smaller viewing area to an OS that assumes a galaxy-sized screen, that's a whole separate rant.)