Tip: Alarm Shortcut in Nokia Clock

October 5th, 2008 • Mark Guim • Filed Under •

I recently found out a faster way to setting up an alarm in the built-in Clock on my Nokia N95 8GB. It should also work with other S60 devices. While the clock app is open, just start pressing a number corresponding for the alarm and a form pops up automatically. I can’t believe I just discovered this!

Alarm 1 Alarm 2

This shortcut saves you 2 keypresses so that you don’t need to press “options” and “new quick alarm.” Did you know about this from the beginning, or just found out about it recently like me?

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  1. Cj on 6 October 2008:

    Hehe yeah its been around since the 6630 days if i’m not mistaken. Gotta love the shortcuts !

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  2. Micky on 6 October 2008:

    I didn’t know about this shortcut Mark, well done on finding it.!

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    Meraj Chhaya on 6 October 2008

    I didn’t know about it either, great find Mark. Nokia should include “Did you know?” pop-ups in every app.

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  3. Urso.lv on 6 October 2008:

    Doesn’t work on my E71.

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    Mark Guim on 6 October 2008

    tried it on the e71. it works but you have to press the shift button first.

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    Rumi on 8 October 2008

    Doesn.t Wrk on N73 ! :( Nice info checked in the N82..Wrking Fine !

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    Mark Guim on 6 October 2008

    i meant ctl. the button all the way to bottom left.

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    urso.lv on 6 October 2008

    I prefer to press the Dpad (center select key) twice and start typing.

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  4. Ravindra on 6 October 2008:

    Hehe a great finding I never knew about it before.

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  5. marco on 6 October 2008:

    Doesnt work on the e90. It changes the time, not the alarm.

    Anyway, nice tip for those with the right phone :)

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  6. Miikka on 6 October 2008:

    Also not working on my good old e70.
    Good tip anyway!

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  7. asynadak on 6 October 2008:

    This is a piece of shortcut!!! Thanks for sharing! I use the alarm every single day, but never thought of start typing the time directly.

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  8. Faiz on 6 October 2008:

    I actually found it in the help documentation in my n82…infact for a lot of in built apps, you can probably find some unique shortcuts in the help documentation.

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    Mark Guim on 6 October 2008

    Ha! my instruction booklets never left the box. I should start reading them.

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  9. Greg on 6 October 2008:

    Doesn’t work on Nokia E50. Sad really.

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