Google’s Android clock app has long allowed users to add a custom sound to use on their phones for alarms and timers. However, this process can be a bit challenging. To complete the process, users had to go through a file management system to use the sound as an alarm or timer sound.
With the changes made by Google, this situation is changing. Now users will be able to record any sound they want directly into the clock app.
As reported by XDA Developers, the update for the clock app is now rolling out. Therefore, users will be able to start using the new feature in a short time.
In the statement published on XDA Developers, “with the new feature, you don’t have to go through any hoops and you can record a new alarm or timer sound directly from the Clock app. Once the feature is available on your device, you will see a new Record new option in the Alarm sound and Timer sound settings. Tapping on it opens the Recorder app, allowing you to easily record a new alarm or timer sound.
However, it is also underlined that this innovation is mostly limited to Pixel phones at the moment, as the Pixel-exclusive Recorder app is used to record audio: “Unfortunately, this feature seems to be limited to Pixel devices as it relies on the Pixel-exclusive Recorder app. As Mishaal Rahman pointed out, it seems to be sending the MediaStore.RECORD_SOUND intent targeting com.google.android.apps.recorder, which is the package name of the Recorder app. However, the Recorder app may be available on some custom ROMs that come pre-installed.”
Even though it is mostly limited to Pixel phones for now, we can say that it is a nice development that the feature has started to come directly to the clock app.
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