How to Set a Music Alarm With Your Google Home Speaker
Photo: David9182 (Shutterstock) Waking up to your favorite music is better than waking to a blaring alarm—it’s just more civilized. If you have a Google Home speaker, it’s easy to…
Three Ways to Set an iPhone Alarm Without Waking Your Partner
Life can get stressful when you and your partner have different schedules. If you need to rise at 4 a.m. to make it to work on time, and your partner…
Your Pixel’s Alarm Clock Has a Weird but Fatal Flaw
Whomst among us still relies on a traditional alarm clock to wake up? It’s one more task smartphones have come to dominate in their brief tenure. But both options have…
Don’t Rely on Your Pixel Watch to Wake You Up
Photo: Yasin Hasan (Shutterstock) The best alarm clock is the one on your wrist. Smartwatches can wake you with gentle taps, rather than blaring alarms, resulting in a more peaceful…
Record Your Own Morning Alarm on Your Pixel
Photo: DGLimages (Shutterstock) How do you prefer to wake up? One of your smartphone’s stock alarm sounds? Maybe a particular song that really gets the day started? Well, if you’re…
Do This Instead of Keeping Your Phone Out of Your Bedroom at Night
Photo: Antonio Guillem (Shutterstock) Keep your phone out of your bedroom: That’s standard advice for good sleep hygiene, and I’ve never been able to do it. For one thing, it…
You Should Adjust Your Smart Home Before You Travel
Photo: RossHelen (Shutterstock) The promise of the smart home is usually about what you can do while you’re there. You can set the lights to turn on as you walk…
Your iPhone’s Alarm Doesn’t Have to Be so Annoying
Photo: Jeramey Lende (Shutterstock) We all know the iPhone’s alarm is anything but a gentle wake-up. “Radar,” as the alert tone is called, is abrasive, startling, and unforgiving. In contrast…
What to Do About Your Broken Android Alarm Clock
Photo: Monkey Business Images (Shutterstock) Most of us rely on our smartphones to wake up in the morning. Unless your battery really sucks, we don’t encounter a Home Alone situation…