# Can you set a system alarm? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [November 21, 2021, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-you-set-a-system-alarm/34859 "2021-11-21T12:16:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pierre\_de\_Man](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/pierre_de_man/32/34925_2.png) [@Pierre\_de\_Man](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Pierre_de_Man)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2021, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-you-set-a-system-alarm/34859/1 "2021-11-21T12:16:22Z")
Hi, I wanted to ask this first as a support request, but I was forced to ask it here first. So here we go. Is it possible to make something like an alarm clock? That when I have set a time that the alarm needs to go off, it will first set it as a system alarm, so I can close the app. And when the alarm goes off, it gives a notification, that I can open it and that the app will open after that. Let me try to explain this. I have an app. I can set several alarms in this. The app will set these alarms as system alarms. So I can close the app. At the set time, the alarm goes off and I will get a notification. When I tap on the notification, it will open the app for me. I also would like to do this in my own created app. Because the app needs to do more than just sound the alarm for the set time. The app that I am using now is not working well and that’s why I would like to create my own. I don’t think the stopwatch component will do it for me. Because I have different intervals between the different alarms. I also would like that if it is possible, to set my own alarm sound. Sorry for the long explanation, but I hope my question s clear and hope you can tell me if it is possible. Many thanks for your time and effort. Gr. Pierre ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2021, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-you-set-a-system-alarm/34859/2 "2021-11-21T12:28:56Z")
Sounds like none of your wishes are possible as of now. > [@Webhook Action: How it works?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/webhook-action-how-it-works/20878/33): > > You can’t have a time-based trigger in Glide. A Zapier action or a webhook action can only be triggered by a user action. If you want the time-based trigger to be automatic, use the schedule function of Integromat or Zapier to do so, then try to reproduce the steps you have already done for Integromat/Zapier to look for the data and do the next steps. First off, for your time-based alarm, we don’t have time-based triggers inside Glide. You would need to use third-party services like Integromat or Zapier to send an email or a text message to your device. Second, for your notification thing, iOS does not support native notifications for PWAs, Android supports it only to a certain extent with Glide, so that’s also a no. > [@Pierre\_de\_Man](#): > > I also would like that if it is possible, to set my own alarm sound. Finally, this is also a no. You can’t use custom sounds for now with Glide, even less so for your use case, which is native notification. ---
**Author:** ![Pierre\_de\_Man](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/pierre_de_man/32/34925_2.png) [@Pierre\_de\_Man](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Pierre_de_Man)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-you-set-a-system-alarm/34859/3 "2021-11-21T12:38:02Z")
Thanks for the quick reply. I will checkout your suggestions and see if I can do something with that. ---
**Author:** ![EnrikaCreates](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/enrikacreates/32/51851_2.png) [@EnrikaCreates](https://community.glideapps.com/u/EnrikaCreates)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 9:19am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-you-set-a-system-alarm/34859/4 "2023-03-31T09:19:03Z")
Are time-based triggers available with the new actions beta? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 9:43am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-you-set-a-system-alarm/34859/5 "2023-03-31T09:43:07Z")
Not yet. They are most likely coming in the second half of this year. ---
**Author:** ![gvalero](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/gvalero/32/1037_2.png) [@gvalero](https://community.glideapps.com/u/gvalero)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-you-set-a-system-alarm/34859/6 "2023-04-01T12:54:13Z")
Hola Darren… Do you know if this _time-based trigger_ will run on Glide servers or the APP must be running in order to fire the event? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2023, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-you-set-a-system-alarm/34859/7 "2023-04-01T12:56:35Z")
My assumption is that it will fire on the back end, and individual users will see the effect when they next open the App. ---
**Author:** ![EnrikaCreates](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/enrikacreates/32/51851_2.png) [@EnrikaCreates](https://community.glideapps.com/u/EnrikaCreates)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-you-set-a-system-alarm/34859/8 "2023-04-06T17:09:37Z")
Thanks @Darren_Murphy That’s what I thought. I appreciate the confirmation. This is the update that I’m most excited by. 🙌🏾 I guess I’ll build with Make (Integromat) until then. ---
**Author:** ![davidvm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/davidvm/32/1097_2.png) [@davidvm](https://community.glideapps.com/u/davidvm)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-you-set-a-system-alarm/34859/9 "2023-09-23T16:28:28Z")
Are they out yet? ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-you-set-a-system-alarm/34859/10 "2023-09-23T16:55:18Z")
No, not yet. ---
**Author:** ![davidvm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/davidvm/32/1097_2.png) [@davidvm](https://community.glideapps.com/u/davidvm)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-you-set-a-system-alarm/34859/11 "2023-09-26T21:55:48Z")
Thanks.