I realise, after some playing, it may be because my phone spends most of its time in silent... if I set an alarm, surely it should ignore that?
I want my phone to be quiet through the night, but I need it to be loud to wake me. Surely that makes sense?
If you use a third party alarm, can Google Now interact with it? I generally set my alarm by telling the phone to 'wake me at 6:20' for example.
Monday? Source?