He mentioned in a comment that the person who bought it didn't know that an app was needed. So it was maybe a gift from someone else.
Any of my friends/family would be laughing along with me, and giving me shit for not being able to setup "something as simple as an alarm clock".
It wasn't even a passive thing he could have overlooked -- he had to actively download an app!
Under no circumstances would I—after realizing that it required an app to function—continue with setup.
_That's_ what's baffling to me about this post. Why didn't he do the same? What the hell did he expect? All I want to know is "_what_ benefit did you think would come from using this that led you to continue with setup despite all of the obvious negatives?"
Either that expected benefit is _huge_—in which case, why not mention it?—or he didn't anticipate any downsides—in which, I don't know, maybe pay more attention in the world.
In any case, this post was essentially devoid of any meaningful information.