However, there are situations where you might find the native alarm apps lacking or prefer exploring third-party alternatives. For example, if you frequently struggle with deep sleep or find it ...

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The other behavior that affects alarm noise levels is the Face ID attention awareness features available on all modern ...

The Google Clock application doesn’t often gain new features, but a quiet update has added the ability for you to record your own custom alarm sounds. Rolling out via a server-side update to Google ...

Google might soon bring back the original style of dismissing alarms in the Clock app for Android devices with a future ...

The built-in clock app now makes it easy to record custom alarm and timer sounds on Pixel devices. The built-in clock app now makes it easy to record custom alarm and timer sounds on Pixel devices. is ...

Samsung’s Galaxy S20 is shipping out to customers this week, and with it, the latest hardware under the hood and also some new software features, too. One feature that’s slipped under the radar so far ...

Has your alarm clock, as with your digital camera, GPS, and compass, been replaced by an app on your smartphone? The alarm functionality found on Android and iPhone works in the same exact same way as ...

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A Ukrainian tech company has developed an app that notifies users of incoming air raids often before street sirens do. When there is a looming threat, an official pushes a button that triggers an ...