I’m looking for an alarm clock app alternative to the Google Clock, which I use mainly because it allows me to link a Spotify playlist to an alarm. Do you know about any app with similar characteristics? If not, then what is the best alarm clock app you would recommend?

  • Lemongrab@lemmy.one
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    2 months ago

    Chrono from f-droid is the perfect clock app. Good UI, all the features you’d need, no internet permission.

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      24 days ago

      perfect

      Sadly, it seems to lack Google Clock’s ability to pause for a specified date range.

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    2 months ago

    I hope it’s not a Playlist you enjoy the music of. Waking up to good songs sucks the joy right out of them

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      2 months ago

      I want a music playing alarm app that’s permanently locked to Sonny and Cher’s , “I got you babe”.

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    2 months ago

    I’ve enjoyed using the Simple Alarm Clock on F-droid, importantly for me, it requires you to hold down the shut off button for a couple seconds which helps prevent me from accidentally shutting off my alarm instead of snoozing it. Only downside for this app and possibly others is that they may not function if your device OS updates in the middle of the night.

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        2 months ago

        Does an alarm clock really need constant updates?

        I don’t get this fixation on constant updates. If an app works, and risks are trivial, then what updates are required?

        This app doesn’t have internet access, or storage access. I’d say risks are almost non-existant.

        And even for apps with storage or network access, again, if the other layers of your security are in place, and an app has nominal risks, constant updates aren’t necessarily required. Keeping in mind that changes bring errors too.

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          2 months ago

          With new Android versions, permissions (sandboxing) and features change. Even a finished app needs development when new versions may break or alter the environment it expects.