Echo Dot is a very useful device armed with a powerful Alexa voice assistant helping you to organize your daily life. Among many functions, it also has an alarm clock – and you definitely find it useful in the morning until you need to turn it off, which can be tricky at times.
The device actually provides a multitude of different methods to switch on and off its alarms. some of them are pretty easy, some require some preparations and programming to do, but provide more control over your Alexa device.
This article will provide you an explanation about these methods and help you find an answer to the question ‘How to turn off echo dot alarm?’.
Use the action button
The very first and obvious classic method would be the ‘action button’ on top of the Alexa device. Like in any older alarms that you used to press from above, this will stop the Alexa alarm from ringing. You can also find the action button useful when the device doesn’t recognize your voice command, for example, because of extraneous noise.
Also, slightly tapping the device with your palm will move the alarm forward, letting you snooze for some more time.
Stop the ringing with a simple voice command
Of course, the Alexa alarm built-in in the Echo Dot can also be controlled by voice commands, and there are some programmed in to stop the ringing alarm. There are several simple voice commands you could use like ‘Cancel’, ‘Silence’, ‘Halt’, ‘End’, ‘Hush’, ‘Cease’, ‘Abort’, ‘Knock it off’, ‘Lay off’, ‘Discontinue’ or ask the device directly: ‘Stop the alarm’. All those commands also apply to timers you set up previously.
Still, you might want to abstain from using the voice command ‘Quiet’ on the Alexa alarm which will just decrease the volume instead of canceling the alarm altogether.
Tell Alexa to modify the alarm
You can also use the voice command to cancel the alarm before it rings – for example if you woke up before everyone else and don’t want the timer to disturb other people. The command ‘Alexa, stop alarm’ will turn off the alarm. If you want to also disable other Alexa alarms of the day, just say ‘Alexa, cancel’.
You can also tell Alexa to change the alarm’s time and even name them. This way it will be easier to address them later on when you want to change, reset, cancel or delete the alarm.
Using the Alexa app
The Echo Dot device comes with a very helpful companion phone app that can organize your alarms and help to control them. Alexa App gives you another way to turn off the alarm – and it can be the only option to do so if the previous methods don’t work anymore due to possible device age and damage.
- First, you need to install and open your Alexa App on your phone;
- Then, enter the main menu (three horizontal lines);
- Follow the submenu ‘Reminders and alarms’;
- Manage your selected Alexa alarm as you wish: turn it off, modify its parameters, change the alarm’s music or extend it to get yourself some more time to sleep. You can create a new alarm from this submenu too.
Program the Alexa Routine
As another handful function of the Echo Dot, the device has a Routine system. With its help, you can use several alarms to set up a routine that will wake you regularly up in the morning. This is a very helpful function, but you might need to dismiss it when you have some sudden changes to your schedule. To do this, you again will need Alexa App to program some algorithms.
-In the Alexa App, follow submenus ‘More’ and ‘Routines’ to create a new routine;
-Tap ‘When this happens’ and proceed with ‘Alarms’ – this will lead you to the ‘alarm is dismissed event’ that you need to select;
-Select days and time periods when you want to allow the alarm to dismiss the preinstalled routine by tapping ‘Change’;
-If you want, you can ‘suppress’ the routine, temporarily switching it off for a period of twelve hours;
-After setting the event, you also need to set the action happening – for example, a simple alarm ringtone, Alexa’s talking voice through smart speakers, or even a distantly controlled switch of the lights in your Smart Home;
-Tap ‘Save’ to save all changes you made to your alarm.
With this, you will have a programmed regular routine in your Alexa alarm set to wake you up in the morning and also give you some time off when you need it.
F.A.Q. for using Echo Dot’s alarms
Can you snooze Echo Dot alarm?
You can easily snooze the alarm to give yourself some more minutes of morning sleep by tapping the device with your palm. Alexa alarm will stop ringing and repeat the call after 9 minutes.
How do I turn off the alarm on the clock?
You can use one of the methods listed higher in the article to turn off the Alexa alarm on your clock device, change its settings or set up a continuous regular routine.
Conclusion
The newest inventions come into our life each day and bring more ways to make our lives easier and more comfortable. And wither new functions introduced in newer generations, each new device becomes more and more tricky than the previous, but with this article, you now know how to control your alarms in the Echo Dot device.