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Alarm basics8 articles
- Alarm basicsWill my alarm ring in silent mode, airplane mode or with the phone off?Does a phone alarm ring in silent mode, airplane mode, Focus or Do Not Disturb, with the power off, or with headphones connected? A table for iPhone and Android.5 min read
- Alarm basicsHow to use alarms on iPhone: set, snooze, sound, label and deleteHow to use alarms in the iPhone Clock app: create one, repeat, label, sound, snooze duration, volume, delete, and setting alarms with Siri.5 min read
- Alarm basicsHow to use alarms on Android: a guide to the Google Clock appHow to use alarms in the Android Clock app: create one, repeat days, sound, songs from music apps, snooze length, volume and delete.5 min read
- Alarm basicsWhat is snooze? Meaning, and how to change the time on iPhone and AndroidWhat snooze means, how it differs from Stop, how to change the time on iPhone and Android, how to turn it off, and why iPhone snooze was 9 minutes.5 min read
- Alarm basicsHow to use a song as your alarm sound (iPhone and Android)How to change your phone's alarm sound to a song you like: steps for the iPhone Clock app and the Google Clock app on Android, and what to check if it fails.5 min read
- Alarm basicsTypes of alarm clocks and how to choose: analog, digital, light, vibration, phoneAlarm clocks grouped by how they wake you: bell, electronic sound, light, vibration, phone apps and smart speakers. The features of each and how to choose.6 min read
- Alarm basicsAlarm, timer or reminder? The differences and when to use eachAlarms, timers and reminders all tell you when it is time. A table of the differences, which to use in which situation, and how to combine them.5 min read
- Alarm basicsNo memory of turning off your alarm? 7 things to reviewYou do not remember turning off the alarm, or it had stopped before you knew it. Seven settings to review: placement, sound, snooze, how you stop it and more.5 min read
How YOBIOKO works15 articles
- YOBIOKOWhat is a “type to stop” alarm? How it works and how to use itTo stop the alarm, you type today's tasks. Here is how YOBIOKO works, what happens until it stops, and who it suits.4 min read
- YOBIOKOSnooze is limited to 2 times: why, and how it worksIn YOBIOKO you can snooze up to 2 times. What happens when you tap ×, what changes from the 3rd time, and how to change the snooze length.4 min read
- YOBIOKOStop for 5 seconds and it rings again: how “no stop until done” worksIn YOBIOKO, the sound rings again if you stop typing for 5 seconds. Why 5 seconds, tips to finish without a ring, and how it shows in your analysis.3 min read
- YOBIOKO6 ways alarm apps make you stop the alarm: math, photo, steps, typing and moreAlarm apps differ in how you turn them off. Button, math, photo, steps, shake, typing: the features of each and how to choose.4 min read
- YOBIOKOHow to make a morning to-do list, with 40 examples you can useA step-by-step way to write a morning to-do list, with 40 examples grouped by getting ready, home, work or school, and things to bring.5 min read
- YOBIOKOWhat is the wake-up check? One more check after the alarm stopsYOBIOKO's wake-up check is a silent notification 10 minutes after you finish typing. If you do not tap it within 3 minutes, the alarm rings again.4 min read
- YOBIOKOHow to read the 16 Morning Types: the four axes and what the letters meanWhat the four letters in your 16 Morning Types result mean: the axes of speed, accuracy, steadiness and recovery, and the letters H, T, P, W, S, F, R and D.4 min read
- YOBIOKOTyping tips for each of the 16 Morning TypesOne typing tip for each of the 16 Morning Types, in one list. Find your type and try one thing tomorrow morning.1 min read
- YOBIOKOWhat is AlarmKit? How iPhone apps can now ring in silent modeAlarmKit is the alarm system that became available to apps in iOS 26. How it differs from notifications, what changes for users, and how YOBIOKO uses it.4 min read
- YOBIOKOAndroid alarm not going off? A 9-point checklistNine things to check when an alarm does not ring or makes no sound on an Android phone: volume, notification permission, battery saving, Do Not Disturb and more.4 min read
- YOBIOKOiPhone alarm not going off or too quiet? An 8-point checklistEight things to check when an iPhone alarm does not ring, is too quiet or goes unnoticed: volume, the alarm's sound, Attention Aware Features and more.4 min read
- YOBIOKOHow the 1000-point score works: speed, accuracy, steadiness and recoveryYOBIOKO scores each morning out of 1000. What decides the score, how to read the ranks, and what to keep in mind to raise it.4 min read
- YOBIOKOWhat is free in YOBIOKO, and what does Premium add?A table comparing what you can do in the free version of YOBIOKO and with Premium ($3.99 per month in the US), and how to open the deep analysis by watching an ad.4 min read
- YOBIOKOHow to write tasks that are easy to type in the morningThe tasks you type with your morning alarm are easier or harder depending on how you write them. Keep them short, include the action, and use plain words.4 min read
- YOBIOKOShopping and errands too: use YOBIOKO tasks as remindersYOBIOKO tasks are not only for morning routines. Use them as reminders for shopping and errands. Notification times, repeats, and how tasks relate to the morning alarm.4 min read