How do I set a custom alarm on my Samsung?

You can find your alarm by going to the Clock app on your device. The Clock app allows you to set alarms, change the alarm sound and use Bixby to give you information about the day as you wake up.

Please note: once you set the alarm you must leave the phone on in order for it to sound at the time set. If the phone is switched off the alarm won’t go off. 

1 Swipe up to open apps and tap Clock.

2 Tap Alarm.

Setting an alarm Click to Expand

1 Tap the Add (+) icon or an existing alarm to add or edit an alarm.

2 This screen allows you to change the settings for your alarm. When you're happy, tap Save.

Changing an alarm time Click to Expand

1 Tap the alarm you wish to change or tap the Add (+) icon to set a new one.

2 Scroll up or down to set the time you require.

Please note: if you haven't selected a day for the alarm and scroll to a time that has already past, the clock will automatically change the date of the alarm to the following day.

3 Tap Save.

Changing an alarm date Click to Expand

1 Tap the alarm you wish to change or tap the Add (+) icon to set a new one.

2 Tap the calendar icon.

3 Choose a new date, then tap Done.

4 The date will appear under the time. Tap Save.

Changing an alarm tone or sound Click to Expand

1 Tap the alarm you wish to edit, or tap Add (+)

2 Tap Alarm sound.

3 Tap Ringtone.

Please note: if the alarm is set to use a Bixby alarm you will need to tap Ringtone before you can change the alarm sound.

4 Tap the alarm sound you would like to use.

5 If you'd like to use your own music as an alarm tap the Add (+) icon.

5 The Sound picker will find the audio files you have saved on your phone. Tap the song you'd like to use as your ringtone.

6 The Sound picker will choose a highlight section from the song. If you'd like to use the whole song, tap the Highlights only switch to turn it off.

7 Tap Done.

8 Once you have selected your alarm sound tap the back arrow.

9 Use the slider at the bottom of the screen to change the volume, then tap the back arrow again.

10 To use a Spotify playlist as your alarm sound, tap Spotify.

11 Select the playlist you wish to use as your alarm sound.

12 Tap the back arrow twice.

12 Tap Save.

Changing the Snooze time Click to Expand

1 Tap the alarm you wish to edit or tap Add (+).

2 Tap Snooze.

3 Tap the switch to turn Snooze on or off.

4 Set your preferred Interval and Repeat times.

5 Once you have set your preferred times, tap the back arrow.

6 Tap Save.

Enabling or disabling Read time aloud Click to Expand

1 Tap the alarm you wish to change or tap the Add(+) icon.

2 Tap Alarm sound.

3 Tap Ringtone.

4 Tap the switch next to “Read time and alarm name aloud”.

5 Tap Settings to change Engine, Language, Speech rate and Pitch.

6 Tap the back arrow twice.

7 Tap Save.

Enabling or disabling Bixby briefing Click to Expand

The Bixby briefing reads information such as the current time and weather when the alarm sounds. When setting your alarm, you can either set an alarm sound or Bixby alarm.

Please note: you will need to have Bixby enabled before you can use this feature. More information on how to set up Bixby can be found here.

1 Tap the alarm you wish to edit, or tap Add (+).

2 Tap Alarm Sound.

3 Tap Bixby alarm.

4 Tap the back arrow.

5 Tap Save.

If you're experiencing unusual behaviour on Samsung mobiles, tablets or wearables, you can send us an error report or ask us a question in the Samsung Members app.

This allows us to take a closer look at what is happening. The data is anonymised and only held for the duration of the investigation. Find out more about sending an error report through the Samsung Members app.

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