How to Turn Off Alarms on Your Phone

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On Android, you can delete alarms in Google’s clock app, Samsung’s clock app, or any other alarm app you use on your phone. On iPhone, you can also remove alarms from the Clock app. Tap the alarm icon and use the edit option or swipe left on an alarm to remove it.

Want to make sure your phone alarm won’t interrupt your sleep? Turn off or clear your alarms! Here we show you how to do just that on both iPhone and Android.

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Turn off or delete alarms on Android

The way you turn off alarms on Android depends on your phone model. Here we cover the steps for Google clock app and Samsung clock app.

Disable alarms in Google’s clock app

If your phone uses Google’s official clock app, launch this app on your phone. Tap “Alarm” in the bottom bar of the app.

Choose "alarm" at the bottom.

On the Alarms page, locate the alarm that you want to disable. Then in the lower right corner of this alarm clock, turn off the switch.

Disable the switch for an alarm.

The switch is now greyed out, indicating that the alarm is disabled.

Alarm turned off in Google's Clock app.

To remove an alarm, tap that alarm in the list. Then select “Delete” from the expanded menu.

Beat "Extinguish" in the menu.

Your selected alarm is now gone from your Clock app.

Disable alarms in Samsung’s clock app

To turn off the alarm on a Samsung phone, launch your phone’s default clock app. Tap “Alarm” in the bottom bar of the app.

Choose "alarm" at the bottom.

On the following page, turn off the switch next to the alarm you want to turn off. Your alarm clock is now deactivated.

Turn off the alarm switch.

To remove an alarm, tap the three dots at the top of the alarm list. Choose Edit.

Choose "To edit" in the menu.

You can now select the alarms to be deleted. Tap the circle icon next to an alarm clock to select it.

After selecting your alarm(s) to delete, tap Delete at the bottom.

Select an alarm and tap "Extinguish."

Note: If you turn off an alarm, you can turn it back on at any time. However, if you choose to delete an alarm, you must recreate that alarm to use it again.

Turn off or delete alarms on iPhone

Disabling alarms on your iPhone is also easy. First, launch the Clock app on your iPhone.

On the bottom bar of the Clock app, tap Alarm Clock.

Choose "alarm" in the bottom bar.

On the Alarms page, toggle the switch next to the alarm you want to disable.

Disable the switch for an alarm.

To delete an alarm, tap Edit in the top left of your screen.

Choose "To edit" in the upper left corner.

Tap the “-” (minus) sign next to the alarm you want to delete. Then select “Delete”.

When you’re done, select Done in the top left corner of your screen.

Choose "-" and choose "Extinguish."

And that’s it. Your phone’s alarms will no longer disturb your rest. Happy sleeping!


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