Android How to Set up an Alarm Clock
Android 16509Table of contents
Default alarm sound
Alarm silent after
Gradually increase alarm volume
Snooze lenght
Assign alarm functions for volume buttons
Default alarm sound
This setting sets the default sound that you hear when you set an alarm. You can either choose a preinstalled sound or one of your own songs.
Android 9
- Open the settings
- Tap on Sounds
- Tap on Advanced
- Tap on Default alarm sound
- Confirm with Just once
- Choose an alarm tone and confirm with OK
Alarm silent after
Here you can choose after which time the continous alarm should stop. This is really useful if you forgot your device at home and it rings constantly, annoying your neighbours.
Android 9
- Tap on Clock
- Open the menu
- Open the settings
- Tap on Silence after
- Choose an option
Gradually increase alarm volume
If you have problems with waking up in the morning, you could activate this option to let the alarm sound ring louder gradually.
Android 9
- Tap on Clock
- Open the menu
- Open the settings
- Tap on Gradually increase volume
- Choose an option
Snooze lenght
You can choose how long the break between two alarms should be.
Android 9
- Tap on Clock
- Open the settings
- Tap on Snooze lenght
- Choose an option
Assign alarm functions for volume buttons
We can define which function the volume buttons should provide when the alarm clock rings. Under Android the following options are available:
- Control volume
- Snooze
- Dismiss
Android 9
- Open the Clock app
- Open the menu
- Open the Settings
- Tap on Volume buttons
- Choose Control volume, Snooze or Dismiss