Bug report

[Scott Ehrenberg]

The permission to overlay is greyed out, non functional. The message to change the setting is shown on the clock face blocking access to media. There is no way to turn the message off or to turn the overlay permission on.

It is destroying the night clock functionality.

Please issue bug fix.

Scott Ehrenberg

1844 Kinsmere Drive

Trinity, FL

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Home:  (727) 372 7542

[Stefan Fruhner]

Hello Scott, 

it seems there are devices which do not allow to grant this permission. Meanwhile a fix should have reached the majority of users. Can you confirm that v2.11.6 or newer stopped showing the banner? 

Thanks, Stefan

Nachtuhr (Android) 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.firebirdberlin.nightdream

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[Ian Lovat]

Hello, 

This app has been amazing and I've used it every night for many years BUT since the last update, it now switches off during the night so has become less useful. I wake up in the night to a blank screen and have to restart the app.  I use the alarm, radio and weather functions.

I have always had the smart charging option switched on on the phone and I wonder if that has become the problem with the latest update. I intend to see if switching that option off will help but, if so, that is a work around rather than a solution.

I use a Moto G 84 with Android 15.

Thank you for such a great app but it would bring it back to it's previous perfection if there can be a fix to this recent problem.

Thank you.

Ian

[Stefan Fruhner]

Hey Ian, 

version 2.11.7 is currently being rolled out. I identified a bug in the timeout behaviour which is addressed in this new version already. 

Stefan ;)

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Nachtuhr (Android) 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.firebirdberlin.nightdream

[Bernd Rawalski]

Hallo und Gruß aus Essen.

Seid dem letzten Update geht die Nachtuhr wenn sie aktiv ist nach ca. 2 Stunden aus. Sie schaltet sich selbständig aus und der Bildschirm ist schwarz.

An meinem Gerät kann es nicht liegen, da das bei dem Handy meiner Frau auch passiert.

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[Stefan Fruhner]

Hallo, 

das Problem liegt vermutlich daran, dass in der aktuellen Version der Timeout "Nie" nicht funktioniert. Ich habe das in Version 2.11.7 behoben, die gerade verteilt wird.

Viele Grüße, 

Stefan ;)

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[Bernd Rawalski]

Hallo Stefan, Danke für die schnelle Antwort!

Dann warte ich das Update mal ab. 

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[Gagik Baghdasaryan]

Dear Stefan,

I am experiencing the same issue reported by other Night Clock app users: the app screen turns off at a random time during charging. This is a critical problem, as we rely on the screen to display the time when we wake up, not a blank screen. If unresolved, the app becomes unusable for its intended purpose.

From my testing, the issue seems related to Battery Protection mode on my Samsung S23 running Android 16.

• In Basic Protection mode, the phone charges to 100%, and the screen remains on in the morning—no problem.
• In Max Protection mode, the phone charges only to 80% and then stops charging. At that moment, the screen turns off, regardless of whether the clock is running in the background.

A temporary workaround is to use a third-party app such as Caffeine, which can keep the screen on indefinitely or for a set time. However, this requires an extra clicks every morning and is inconvenient.

Have you considered this issue? Is it possible to fix it? I can extract and send you the clock app information if that would help. What we need is for the screen to stay on and display the clock even after charging stops.

With regards,
A formerly happy user of Night Clock,
Gagik Baghdasaryan

Ah! Now I understand clearly — your S23 charges up to 80% (likely due to the battery protection feature) and then stops charging, and at that moment the screen goes off. You want the screen to stay on even after charging stops. ✅

Yes, you can do that, but it’s independent of charging — you need to keep the screen on using the system settings or apps:

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Option 1: Developer Options – Stay Awake

This keeps the screen on while charging, but it might turn off when charging stops. Still worth trying:

1. Go to Settings → About phone → Software information.
2. Tap Build number 7 times → Developer Options enabled.
3. Go to Settings → Developer Options → Stay awake → toggle On.

(Note: “Stay awake” works only while charging, so this alone won’t help once charging stops.)

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Option 2: Keep Screen On Using Display Settings

1. Go to Settings → Display → Screen timeout.
2. Set the timeout to the maximum (usually 10 minutes).

(This will keep the screen on after charging stops, for that duration.)

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Option 3: Use a Third-Party App

Apps like Caffeine or Stay Alive! can force the screen to stay on indefinitely, even after charging stops.

• Download one from the Play Store.
• Enable the “keep screen on” feature.
• You can optionally set it to work only after charging completes.

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💡 Summary:
The system doesn’t automatically keep the screen on when charging stops — you need to use a third-party app or max screen timeout to achieve this.

If you want, I can give you a step-by-step setup using Caffeine to keep your S23 screen on after charging stops. Do you want me to do that?

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[Stefan Fruhner]

Dear Gagik, 

thanks for letting me know. I already have identified two issues which were responsible for turning off the screen too early. I am trying to bring it live as soon as possible. Since the app has more than three users I will have to roll out new versions in stages- This procedure takes a few days until all users are able to download the update. 

Looking forward to see you as a happy user again,

Bye Stefan ;)

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[Ian Lovat]

Hello Stefan

Once again, thank you for a great app. The update a few days ago solved the problem of the clock switching off during the night and restored it back to perfection. 

However, yesterday's update has broken the radio streaming and I now get 'radio stream failure' for any of my saved stations. All was working perfectly before the update.

Thank you. 

Ian

[Stefan Fruhner]

Hey Ian!

I am afraid that was another change I made with this update. In order to improve data security I have restricted cleartext http traffic. Clear text communication is restricted by default on Android. My app had an older setting to allow cleartext traffic in general which is a security risk which I'd like to avoid. 

Chances are good your radio stations offer an https version of the stream. Can you please have a look here 

https://www.radio-browser.info/search?page=1&order=clicktrend&reverse=true&hidebroken=true

radio-brower.info is actually the API which I am using in the app. You can search for your radio stations. Sometimes there are several entries for the same station but the urls might be different. If you find a version starting with http:// then we're good and you can use this one. 

Hope it works for you, 
bye Stefan

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[Ian Lovat]

Dear Stefan,

Thank you for your message.

Oh dear, that's terrible news. The radio station I use all the time is (UK) BBC Radio 4. There's no HTTPS stream and the URL from the link you sent is http and the same as the one I already used. I also use (UK) Classic FM and as far as I can see, the same applies.

Any idea what I can do to rescue the situation?

Best wishes,

Ian

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[Stefan Fruhner]

Hi Ian. 

Alright I see that I cannot easily enforce encryption when I want to allow playing radio streams in the same app. I will reactivate cleartext traffic for radio streams then with the next update. 

Bye, Stefan 😉

Nachtuhr (Android) 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.firebirdberlin.nightdream

[Jules M]

Hello

When the clock is running in auto mode and you double tap the screen and look at your phone. Then after the screen times out or when pressing the power button, the clock would resume if still in the auto on period. 

However, now the clock does not re-auto start unless you disconnect the power cable and reconnect it. 

Thanks

Julian

[Gabriel Z.]

Hola! Cambié de teléfono celular y ya no puedo activar el reloj. 

Antes al enchufarlo por la noche se activaba, ya no. Los seteos están idénticos qué en mi celular anterior... 

Pasé a un:

Galaxy S25 Ultra

SM-S938B/DS 

• Versión de One UI: 8.0

• Versión de Android: 16

Saludos,

Gabriel Zemelman

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Cel. & WhatsApp: +5491126406354

[Paul Mowrey]

I love your Night Clock on my T-Mobile S25 but it has suddenly started to randomly switch to portrait mode with no dimming. I have selected landscape for the orientation in the app. 

Please advise how to fix this. 

Thank You

[Boatload O'Crap]

Every since the most recent Android software update on December 13, 2025, the clock will reset itself after about 3 minutes. It does this while while being charged. I've attached three pictures: one showing the software update details, one showing the clock at 9:38 AM in landscape mode operating normally, and one at 9:41 AM after error in portrait mode.

Details: I set my clock as usual, displaying the time in landscape mode while attached to my wireless charger. It charges normally. About 3 minutes in, the screen briefly flashes to my home screen and then back to the app, but the app is now displaying in portrait mode with the transport controls and menu brightly lit. The display is small and sideways, since the phone is in landscape and the app is displaying in portrait.

I've tried locking the phone in landscape but that doesn't change the results. Please fix this new bug.

Thank you,

Sumner Weymouth

[Arnold Ragsdale]

I'll add another issue I've observed since the recent updates.  If I use auto start, it interferes with adaptive charging, and the phone charges to 100% instead of the 80% it's set for.  If I turn off auto start and manually start Night clock, adaptive charging works as expected.

Pixel 8

Night clock 2.11.12

Thanks,

Arnold

[Rene Jansen]

Goeden dag,

Sinds een week werkt de app niet optimaal.

Na het opstarten schakel het scherm over naar een heldere versie.

Dit gebeurt ongeveer na minder dan een minuut. 

Wat kan ik hier aan doen?