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Android Authority
a day ago
- Android Authority
Google Home's latest bug: Setting an alarm for this time is nearly impossible
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A recent Google Home bug prevents smart speakers and displays from setting alarms for 12:30am. Google Assistant-equipped Home devices like the Nest Hub and the Nest Audio recognize standard alarm command phrasing, like 'Okay Google, set an alarm for twelve thirty am,' but they set the alarm for 12:30 p.m. instead. Saying 'zero zero thirty' aloud appears to be the only working time input for setting an alarm for 12.30am. Google Home is no stranger to more than the occasional bug like bricked Nest Hubs and gimped Thermostat commands. To Google's credit, the company does roll out updates that fix the issues, but these issues are often embarrassing to have occurred in the first place. You can now add another bug to the list, with Google Home smart speakers and smart displays strangely unable to set a very specific alarm. Reddit user ReddBroccoli infuriatingly points out that their Google Assistant-equipped Nest Hub fails to set an alarm for 12.30am. Strangely, no matter which variation you try, the Nest Hub will set an alarm for 12.30pm. Here's a video from the Reddit user showing their Google Home smart display's inability to set an alarm for 12.30am: I tried out the basic alarm command 'Hey Google, set an alarm for twelve thirty am' on my Google Nest Audio, and sure enough, Google Assistant keeps setting an alarm for 12.30pm. Even saying 'half-past midnight' for the time doesn't work. The only command that works for this particular hour is saying 'zero zero thirty' out loud. You'd think the smart speaker/display is set to accept time in only the 24-hour military time format, but my Nest Audio replies back, 'Okay, alarm set for 12.30am,' acknowledging and using the 12-hour time system. The Reddit user mentions the command used to work, so something changed in the backend recently. We've contacted Google for comments on the above issue. We'll keep you updated when we learn more. Until then, we recommend using your phone to set an alarm, as your Google Assistant-equipped smart home clearly isn't up to the task. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
Android Authority
06-05-2025
- Android Authority
Samsung says no one should need more than this many alarms
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung Galaxy devices have a limit of 100 alarms. This is actually an increase over the limit of 50 from about five years ago. Is waking up every morning a struggle for you? We know the feeling. A common way of trying to get up from your deep slumber is to set multiple alarms, maybe a couple minutes apart for each, to get your butt out of bed. Frequently take naps throughout the day? You may also be setting alarms for those too. But just how many alarms is too much? At least on Samsung devices, over 100 alarms is just too much. As spotted by Reddit user Sernian, it's impossible to add a new alarm once you've reached the 100 alarm threshold. Though this appears to be on the Galaxy S24 Ultra subreddit, it's not the only Samsung device with this limitation. Yes, even your shiny new Galaxy S25 Ultra can't have more than 100 alarms. Believe it or not, this restriction isn't actually new and has been around for several years. Back in 2019, the limit was actually 50, according to a Samsung Community support thread, so Samsung has actually doubled the limit for those who need more alarms in their life. We can only guess that developers probably had to put an upper bound on this somewhere, and 100 is just a nice, round number. But having a limitation at all is a bit of an odd choice, considering that some people may have varying schedules that may require a lot of different alarms. And then there are the times when you use Gemini to set alarms because of hands-free convenience, and each one gets saved to use in the future if you want. So if you want to take a nap for 30 minutes and tell Gemini to create an alarm for 30 minutes from now, it's saved in the app. It's better to use a timer for those situations, since you're just adding clutter to your Clock app if you tell Gemini to set alarms. Ryan Haines / Android Authority If you're always using Gemini to set alarms, then you may want to check out how many alarms you actually have saved right now on your Samsung Galaxy device. It may actually be more than you think. And it would be a good idea to clear them out so you don't hit that 100 limit, just in case you actually do need to create a new alarm in the future. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
