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The other day, I set an alarm to go off on my Samsung Galaxy Watch to let me know when to stop working and head out the door 30 minutes before I had a doctor’s appointment. And I thought I turned the alarm off. But then, about 10 minutes later, when I was already in my car and on the road for that appointment, the alarm went off again! Apparently, rather than turn it off, I had snoozed it. Once again, I hit the “X” to turn it off, and again 10 minutes later, it went off! I was obviously doing something wrong–but what? I finally figured alarms out, and I am guessing I’m not the only one to experience this issue, so I’m sharing it all with you, Related reading
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All about the “Clock” appsThe watch app I use on my Galaxy Watch is the Samsung Alarm app, that’s part of Samsung’s Clock app, including Timer, Stopwatch, and World Clock. You’ll find these clock apps on all of Samsung’s watches, including older Tizen models like the Active 2 or Samsung Watch 3 and newer Wear OS 3 models like the Watch 5 or 4. To add confusion to the mix, both Samsung and Google offer an app called Clock. While you cannot install Google’s Clocks apps (Alarm, Timer, Stopwatch) on a Tizen watch, you can install Google Clock apps on a Wear OS 3 watch. Additionally, you can install Google Clock on all phones, including Samsung phones. But you can only install Samsung Clock on Samsung phones. Yeah, it’s really a mess! How you tell the difference between the Clock appsConfused about which Clock app you use on your phone and watch? Both work the same as an alarm, timer, stopwatch, and world clock on your phone and watch. Look at the icons’ color.
It’s all about Samsung’s (terrible) design!Okay, maybe I’m the only one that thinks a giant X on your watch screen means tapping it turns the alarm off. And tapping the “z” inside a clock means snoozing that alarm. But clearly, Samsung’s design team clearly doesn’t. Not only does tapping the X button not work, but they also overlapped the X and snooze buttons to make things even more confusing! When I couldn’t get the alarm to turn off, I thought maybe I was tapping on the wrong part of the screen, where the buttons overlap. And consequently, every time I tried turning that darn alarm off, it snoozed instead. I even checked that user guide that said to tap the X button to stop an alarm and tap the zZ button to snooze it. That’s exactly what I’m doing, and it’s not working–ugh! Don’t tap an alarm or timer. Slide itAlthough it wasn’t clear to me, there’s a reason Samsung built animation into when an alarm or timer goes off. For the Wear OS 3 Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and 5 models, to turn off an alarm, you’re supposed to swipe up along the edge from the X button in a clockwise curve until you reach the top. If you simply tap the X or press and hold the X, it won’t shut off the alarm. Sometimes, swiping up on a straight line from the X works too–but not always. You don’t slide up but rather slide the icon to the opposite side for other Samsung Galaxy watch models, like the Active 2 or the Galaxy Watch 3. Okay, now that is really annoying. There’s got to be a better way to turn off alarms and timers!And there is–if your Samsung watch includes the physical bezel. For the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic model, try turning your watch’s bezel clockwise to stop the alarm or timer. And if you want to snooze an alarm, turn it counterclockwise. Using my watch’s bezel to turn off or snooze my alarms and timers is much easier than dealing with those on-screen buttons–and it never fails! So again, turn the bezel clockwise to turn your alarm or timer off and turn it counterclockwise to snooze it. Easy peezy! Or shake your wrist to dismiss alarmsAnother hidden way to turn off an alarm is to enable the Dismiss alerts and calls gesture. With this feature on, all you need to do is rotate your wrist twice to dismiss it.
One downside of using this feature is that you can unintentionally turn off a morning alarm since it doesn’t require much movement to turn an alarm off. So if you find that you’re missing your morning wake-up alarm, this feature may be to blame. Some other things I learned about alarms and timers on my Samsung Galaxy watch
If you can’t get your alarms or timers to work on your watch, try these troubleshooting steps and see if they help.
Where is the alarm setting on Samsung phone?To access alarms: 1 Swipe up to open apps and tap Clock. 2 Tap Alarm.
Why can't I turn my alarm off?If you don't spot the Alarm slider in the volume settings, don't worry. On some Android phones, it does not appear unless you open up the Clock app. If your alarm's volume settings are set low, drag the slider to the right.
How do I turn off the alarm on my Samsung Galaxy s20?To cancel your scheduled alarm on an Android, tap "Dismiss" in the Clock app.. Start the Clock app.. Tap the Alarm tab at the bottom of the screen.. Find the upcoming alarm and tap the green button beside it to cancel it.. |