How to set and delete an alarm on a Google Pixel (Android 17)

In short

Open the Clock app, tap Alarms, then the + button. Pick the hour and minutes on the dial and tap OK. The new alarm is switched on. Tap the day letters to repeat it, change Sound or Vibrate, then Save. To remove an alarm, open it and tap Delete.

11 of 11 steps show a real screenshot from our Pixel 10a. Each step was checked against the maker's own instructions, linked at the end.

Steps

1. 1

   Tap + on the Alarms tab

   Open the Clock app. Alarms is the first tab at the bottom, next to World clock, Timers, Stopwatch and Bedtime. Tap the + button at the bottom right. Our two old alarms, Mon–Fri 08:30 and Sat Sun 09:00, were both off.

   Done
   
2. 2

   Pick the hour

   Select time opens with a dial. On our 24-hour phone the dial shows 0 to 11 on the outer ring and 12 to 23 inside. Tap the hour; ours started at 08.

   Done
   
3. 3

   Or type the time

   The keyboard icon at the bottom left of the dial lets you type the time instead.

   Done
   
4. 4

   Pick the minutes and tap OK

   After the hour, the dial switches to minutes, labelled in steps of 5. We set 06:00 and tapped OK.

   Done
   
5. 5

   Check the new alarm

   The alarm is added at the top of the list, already switched on and labelled Tomorrow. Its options open below it.

   Done
   
6. 6

   Repeat it on some days

   Tap the day letters M T W T F S S to make the alarm repeat on those days. With no day picked, ours said Upcoming alarm Tomorrow.

   Done
   
7. 7

   Change the sound

   Sound was Default (Fresh Morning) on ours. Tap it to pick another sound. Alarm name, just above, lets you give it a label.

   Done
   
8. 8

   Vibrate, weather and routines

   Vibrate was on, Weather forecast was off, and Routines had a + to add one.

   Done
   
9. 9

   Tap Save

   Tap Save at the bottom right to keep your changes.

   Done
   
10. 10

    Delete an alarm

    To remove an alarm, tap it to open these options and tap Delete at the bottom left.

    Done
    
11. 11

    Check it is gone

    After Delete, the 06:00 alarm was gone from our list. Only Mon–Fri 08:30 and Sat Sun 09:00 were left, both still off.

    Done
    

If you do not see this option

• No AM or PM on the dial? Google says that with the 12-hour format you also choose AM or PM. Our phone, set to region Germany, uses the 24-hour clock, so its dial runs from 0 to 23 with no AM or PM. Source: Set, cancel, or snooze alarms on your Android device
• Routines not working? Google says alarm routines need Google Assistant, the Clock app by Google and the Google Search app. On ours, Routines showed only a + to add one. Source: Set, cancel, or snooze alarms on your Android device
• Want music from Spotify or another app? Google says music services such as Spotify need their own app, and some need a premium or signed-in account. Otherwise pick a sound from the phone. Source: Set, cancel, or snooze alarms on your Android device

If this does not work

• Alarm made no sound? Google says an alarm won't go off if your ringtone is silent and vibration is off, and that an alarm volume below 30% may be too low. See Pixel not ringing.
• Silenced at night? Google says Do Not Disturb can silence an alarm unless alarms are allowed in its settings: how to use Do Not Disturb and modes.
• Battery Saver was on? Google says Battery Saver may stop an alarm from going off. See how to use Battery Saver on a Google Pixel.
• First of two alarms didn't ring? Google says that if you set 2 alarms too close together, the first one may be cancelled. Leave more time between them.

Good to know

Our Clock app showed a tip when we opened it: Now you can swipe or tap to dismiss your alarm, with a Customise button. We didn't open it.

Google says tapping Snooze delays a ringing alarm by 10 minutes.

About this guide

Device

Android

Shown on

Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005)

App

Clock

Path

Clock › Alarms

Real screenshots

11 of 11 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Sources

• Clock Help: Set, cancel, or snooze alarms on your Android device

Links checked October 2026. Menus and features can change with updates.

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