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Do Alarms Turn Off Automatically After a Long Period of Time? (self.askandroid)

submitted 11 months ago by counselwolf to c/[email protected]

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Do Alarms Turn Off Automatically After a Long Period of Time?

Here's the story. I went to a vacation overseas but still would like to receive sms. So I left my old phone back home with my sim and setup an sms forwarding stuff that automatically sends all my received sms to my email. (using Tasker and AutoMail since I already use those).

Unfortunately, I forgot to turn off my weekday alarm. I was wondering if the alarm turns off after some time that it wasn't dismissed (an hour? half a day? etc.) because I'm worried that my neighbor (we live in a condo) would go nuts if my phone is ringing 24/7 while I'm away.

Phone is on Android 10, LG G7 ThinQ, and the alarm app is Sleep As Android.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

According to my college roommate’s alarm at 6:30 in the morning, they do not

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

I have a midday alarm clock on my android tablet. I had set it when I was unemployed and needed a reminder every 1:30PM to take my medication.

Since getting a job, I haven't been home at 1:30, and when I get home, the tablet is silent and says "missed alarm" on it.

So in short, yes...eventually. But I don't know how long it blares for.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Yes. Slept through one before

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Mine does on multiple Android phones (Honor, Samsung, ). The alarm will turn off after a while and become a notification "Missed alarm" if the phone was on.

You can test it easily to check if it's different for you: Set up an alarm without ringtone and vibration and just leave it alone for a while. That's how I found out, because I just need one alarm when my phone is in sight.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Yup I got the google pixel 3 and then the 6. On both phones, it will turn off after 30 minutes. I sometimes will sleep through it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, just this morning I slept through one on Android 14. I woke up much later with a notification something like "skipped alarm" or something like that

But... You're using sleep as android so I don't know if something gonna change

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

You're using sleep as android

OP could've changed the settings according to the docs to repeat backup alarms with that app :)

https://docs.sleep.urbandroid.org/alarms/backup.html

RIP their neighbour.

Fun tidbit? I have a Cubot King Kong Pro (yes, it's called that) which has the old Nokia feature of actually turning the phone on if its off to sound a scheduled alarm. I left my Cubot in my locker at work and it wasn't until I got back in a week or so later did my locker neighbour tell me about my locker, making funny sounds....I have "Fuck You Mr Garrison" as one of my alarm tones.

Ooops.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

My roomate left his phone on the charger while away for the weekend (obviously a mistake) and his alarm was going off for over 4 hours before I just jimmied the lock on his door to stop it.

I'm not sure if the alarm on Android ever stops without manually being stopped.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

You could have telephoned the phone. The ringing stops the alarm. When you hang up - silence!