There must have been some update that set the "Silence Alarms when system sound is off" to be set to active by default. Well I almost missed an appt and would have been charged close to a $100 fee because I'd turned my ringer off earler. Then later set an alarm, but slept through it because I did not hear it. I know I would never change an alarm to silent. Call me crazy, but kinda defeats the purpose of an alarm to me. Please, this is the second time something similar has happened to me. -- With Any update, please do not set this clock setting to default active if you cant keep the current settings. Thanks for everything. 
