Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Create, Edit and Delete Alarm in Android 4.4 Kitkat

In some conditions, set alarm is needed to remind us or help us not to forget for certain event or activity, for instance set alarm to wake you up in the mornings or set alarm to remind you that you should do something in certain time. In Samsung Galaxy SIV, you're provided a stock clock app contains with alarm function. It's not just a regular alarm, but it's equipped with some options and features which will help you to customize the alarm according to your need.

How to create a new alarm?
You can easily set your phone as alarm to remind you for certain event or activity by using the following steps:

1. Open Clock app.
2. Tap Alarm tab.
3. Tap to create a new alarm.
4. Specify the day and time:
• Tap or to adjust the time(hour and minute).
• Tap the required day (M=Monday, T=Tuesday, W=Wednesday, T=Thursday, F=Friday, S=Saturday, S=Sunday). The days turn green when they're selected.
• If necessary, check the box next to Repeat weekly to repeat the alarm in the selected days every week. If this option is enabled, you'll see recurring alarm icon is displayed in the left side of the alarm name.
5. Change the alarm type:
   You can change the alarm type by tapping Alarm type, and then select from the following options:
• Melody: select this option to play the alarm tone when the alarm goes off.
• Vibration: select this option to vibrate the phone when the alarm goes off.
• Vibration and melody: select this option to play the alarm tone as well as vibrate the phone when the alarm goes off.
• Briefing: select this option if you want to include today's schedule, weather, information and news headline when the alarm goes off. We'll learn further more about it in another post.
6. Change the alarm tone:
   If you want to use the default tone as the alarm tone, kindly do as follows:
• Tap Alarm tone.
• Select the desired alarm tone you want to use.
• Tap OK button.
If you want to use your music file as the alarm tone, kindly do as follows:
• Tap Alarm tone.
• Tap Add button. You'll be brought to the song list in the Music Player app.
• Select the desired song you want to use as alarm tone.
• Tap Done button.
7. Adjust the alarm volume by sliding the volume bar to the right to increase the volume or to the left to decrease volume.
8. Specify the alarm location:
   You can set the alarm to ring in the specified location by using the following steps:
• Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Location alarm to the right to enable it.
• Tap Location alarm.
• Enter the required location.
• Tap Done button.
• The alarm will ring if you're in the specified location. As a note, if the phone hard to work out with the location you have added, the alarm will ring regardless of the location setting.
9. Snooze the alarm:
• Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Snooze to the right to enable it.
• Tap Snooze and then select the required snooze interval and then define how many times it'll be repeated.
• Tap Save button.
10. Enable smart alarm:
    Enabling this option will set the phone to play the sound quietly a few minutes early and slowly increase in volume. Here are the steps:
• Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Smart alarm to the right to enable it.
• Tap Smart alarm.
• Select the required smart alarm interval.
• Select the required tone.
• Tap Save button.
11. Enter the name for the alarm in the Name field.
12. Tap Save button to save the alarm.
13. Once the alarm is created, the alarm icon will be displayed on the status bar and on the lock screen and it will disappear when the alarm is turned off.

How to edit an alarm?
If you have made a mistake when created a new alarm or if you want to adjust the alarm settings, then you can edit the alarm with ease by using the following steps:

1. Open Clock app.
2. Tap Alarm tab.
3. Long tap the required alarm and then select Edit.
4. Now, you can adjust the required alarm settings.
5. Tap Save button to save the changes.

How to delete alarm?
If you want to delete old/unused alarms, then you can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open Clock app.
2. Tap Alarm tab.
3. To delete a single alarm go to the step #4, while to delete multiple alarms go to the step #5.
4. Deleting a single alarm:
• Long tap the required alarm and then select Delete.
• The selected alarm will be deleted.
5. Deleting multiple alarms:
• Tap the Menu key and then select Delete.
• Select the required alarms you want to delete, or tap Select all to select all of your alarms.
• Tap Delete button.
• The selected alarms will be deleted.

FYI, there are another alarm-related settings available in this phone: 1) Single tap feature which will allow you to turn off or snooze the alarm by single tapping the on-screen icon, 2) Flash notification feature which will set your phone flashes the camera light when the alarm goes off (this feature is designed for those of users who hard hearing because the flash notification will be more noticeable than the alarm tone).

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Set Briefing Alarm

Alarm is one of useful feature inside Samsung Galaxy SIII that you can use to remind you about an important activity or appointment. Here you can determine the time and day you wish the alarm to ring to remind you.

See also: How to Set Alarm on Samsung Galaxy S3

In certain conditions, if you want to set the alarm not only ringing, but also tells you about the weather, your schedule and a news headline, then you can configure a briefing alarm which will allow you to get that.


How to configure briefing alarm?
Below are steps you need to do to set up briefing alarm on your Galaxy SIII:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Tap Clock.
3. Tap Alarm tab.
4. Create new briefing alarm by tapping the (+) sign.
5. Set the time and day as your wish.
6. Tap Alarm type.
7. On pop up menu select Briefing.
8. Tap OK button in an information window.
9. In the News widget settings, you can select the country and category of the news as your wish.
10. Once you've finished, tap Back button to return to the create alarm screen.
11. Tap Briefing content.
12. On pop up menu, check all boxes next to the option (Weather, Today's schedule and News).
13. Tap Save button to save your briefing alarm.
14. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode

By knowing how to create a briefing alarm, now your alarm will not only ringing, but also give you the information about the weather, your today's schedule and news headline. So, have you ever tried to create briefing alarm on your phone?

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Set Alarm

Samsung Galaxy SIII is a great smartphone that has a lot of useful features and apps that will facilitate your activities. One of the useful apps on this phone is a Calendar. By using this apps you can add or delete an event in it to remain you about your important activities or appointment.

See also: How to Add or Delete Calendar Event on Samsung Galaxy S3

Another way that you can use to remain you about your important activities or appointment using this phone is by setting an alarm.


How to set up new alarm?
You can do this with ease by following the steps below:

1. Go to Apps through Home screen.
2. Scroll to Clock, then tap on it.
3. To create new alarm, tap Create alarm.
4. Here you can set the time for your alarm by using arrow up or arrow down to the required time.
5. To repeat your alarm, tap the required days located under the Alarm repeat. When the day is shows blue means the day is selected.
6. Tap Alarm tone to select your alarm tone.
7. On pop up menu you can select Sounds or Go to My files option.
• If you select Sounds, then you will see a list of alarm tone available. Tap on each of them to listen to them. Tap to the one you like to use then tap OK button. When the dot indicator next to sound shows green means this sounds is selected.
• If you select Go to My file, then go to the required folder. Tap on each of the tone available to listen to them. Tap to the one you like to use then tap Done button. When the dot indicator next to alarm tone shows green means this tone is selected.
8. Switch the slider next to Snooze option to the right to turn on the snooze or slide to the left to turn off the snooze.
9. Enter your new alarm name by tapping Name field. Type the required name for your alarm.
10. Once you finish set all the required alarm setting then tap Save button located on upper right corner.

Well, by knowing on how to set an alarm, now you have not to worry missed an important activities or appointment. So, try this useful tips then share your experience here through the comment below :)