Clock 2.24

[BlackyHawky]

Fixes

• Fix alarm spinner dialog closing when changing device configuration;
• Fix (again) alarm date picker selecting wrong day;
• Fix crash after dismissing/snoozing alarms for some Android versions;
• Fix NumberFormatException when app is minimizing for some dialog boxes;
• Fix shadow when clicking bottom buttons when creating timer;
• Fix digital city clock background not being perfectly rounded;

Improvements

General

• Improve the app icon:
  • A circle with a gradient has been added;
  • The icon displayed in app stores is now identical to the one in the application;
• Improve the behavior of SeekBar buttons:
  • The buttons are disabled when the minimum or maximum value is reached;
  • The Reset button is disabled when the SeekBar is at its default value;
• Improve the ringtone preview in Alarms settings;
• Use only MediaPlayer in DirectBoot mode:
  • When the device is on, but the user has not unlocked it, advanced audio playback is disabled so that ringtones can be played correctly;
• Reorganize settings by adding the "Colors" category;
• Remove the "Contributors" and "Credits" categories in About;
• Improve DialogFragment when fields are empty (e.g. the alarm labels dialog):
  • Return focus to an active field and reopen the keyboard when returning to the app;
• Enable multiline input (max 2 lines) for labels dialogs;
• Improve responsiveness after applying settings;
• Update translations;
• Improve and clean code;

Alarm

• Ability to sort alarms:
  • Alarms can be sorted by time, next alarm time, name and creation order;
  • Ability to display enabled alarms first;
  • Note: don't expect smooth animation, as this requires many additional changes that are unfortunately difficult to implement;
• Ability to customize the volume crescendo duration per alarm;
• Ability to customize the alarm snooze duration per alarm;
• Ability to customize the alarm auto silence:
  • The value can be changed in the Alarms settings and in the expanded alarm view;
• Ability to adjust alarm volume per alarm (not for Bluetooth devices);
• Ability to create or edit an alarm by setting a delay:
  • To create an alarm with a delay, long press the floating action button;
  • To edit an existing alarm with a delay, long press the alarm time;
• Correctly handle alarm creation from external applications:
  • e.g. from the Warpclock app;
• Reduce alarm title margins on lock screen;

Clock

• Add new dials and a new second hand for the analog clocks:
  • These dials and second hands can be selected independently for the Clock tab, the alarm in the lock screen, the screensaver and the analog widgets;
  • Improve the vector drawables of standard analog dials and their hands to be the same size in the Clock tab;
• Ability to sort cities;
• Ability to add personal note for each city;
• Modernize the city search bar;
• Add Riyadh and Reykjavik cities to time zones in Clock settings;

Widgets

• Open Calendar app when tapping date widgets;
• Ability to change the second hand for standard analog clocks;
• Ability to change the colors of analog widgets;
• Ability to hide or change background colors of Material You widgets;
• Allow transparency of all colors for widgets;

Note

- Due to code changes, some alarm settings have been reset:

• On the main Alarms settings page:
  • "Silence after"
• On the "Customize alarm display" page:
  • "Display time with seconds"
  • "Second hand color"

- Remove and restore your widgets.

- Please make a new backup after updating the app and delete the old one.

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This discussion was created from the release Clock 2.24.

[AlexanderQueen]

Do you compiled with different key? Cause installing over/updating not working.

P.S No matter, i just re-installed it again. Did a restore and only alarms didn't restored. In rest, i'm pretty satisfied.

[BlackyHawky]

@AlexanderQueen

Cause installing over/updating not working.

What exactly do you mean? 🤔
I've always used the same key.

I tested on my device before publishing and everything worked.
FYI: I updated from Obtainium.

The only thing that unfortunately doesn't work for Android versions prior to Android 12 are the analog widgets 😭
I forgot to deal with the seconds hand for these devices because this hand is only available from Android 12.

[AlexanderQueen]

When trying to update over existing app: "...conflict with existing package..."

[BlackyHawky]

@AlexanderQueen
I just tested from version 2.23 to 2.24 and everything works fine (I took the apks from Github.).

What was your previous version and where did you get the APK?

[AlexanderQueen]

GitHub too 🤣🤣🤣

P.S My bad. I remembered that download it from F-Droid.

[BlackyHawky]

So there's no problem.

If the app is installed from F-droid, you'll have to wait for it to be published on this store (which can take up to a week).

I recommend Obtainium for updating apps.

[kaoneko]

Ability to create or edit an alarm by setting a delay:

• To create an alarm with a delay, long press the floating action button;
• To edit an existing alarm with a delay, long press the alarm time;

This is such a cool & useful feature!

(It's very hidden though, so I fear not many people will find out about it...)

[BlackyHawky]

@kaoneko @AlexanderQueen
I have finished working on this point.

Here is how it will work.

In the Alarms settings, there is a switch that will allow the user to choose whether or not to press and hold the action button.

If they disable it, when they click on the center button, two buttons will appear on the sides (as in the stopwatch tab): one to create a normal alarm and one to create an alarm with a delay.
The center button will disappear.

The default behavior will be the switch disabled.

Can you imagine what I'm talking about?

I've tested it and it's very user-friendly.

[kaoneko]

Unfortunately I can't change the window you're showing, which isn't a custom dialog but a material component

I see, that's too bad.

Documentation would be one way to bring attention to the feature without changing anything; iOS has plenty of hidden features triggered by gestures, only discoverable by reading the documenation/Tips app or stumbling upon them by accident. You could add a documentation or tips section in the app. E.g. replace the cog wheel in the upper right corner of the screen with a three-vertical-dots menu with three items:

• Settings
• Tips
• About (instead of having it in Settings)

Or add a welcome wizard/walkthrough thingy, or simply show a hint over the + button until the first time it is used, or show a hint in a popup the first time it is tapped.

Your last proposed implementation through settings is another way to make users aware, while also offering an alternative way to access the feature. If chosen by the user, the + button would work a bit like in Google Calendar:

Maybe the + button should turn into an x button too instead of disappearing, I don't know if Google offers any guidelines about this in their Material Design documentation.

[BlackyHawky]

@kaoneko
Here's a video of what I did:

Watch video

SVID_20250930_225750_1.mp4

Do you think we have to keep the central button displayed ? 🤔

Like that:

Watch video

SVID_20250930_233618_1.mp4

Edit: The menu that appears when you click on the button as shown in your screenshot is only available in Figma and Compose (source).

[kaoneko]

Actually, the first one looks kind of nice, like the big + button is splitting into two smaller buttons 👍

If you go with the last one, I would at least make the x button subdued/grey, so the focus is shifted to the new buttons, and/or make the x button small and the other ones large (switch the sizes around).

If I had to choose between the options presented above, I would pick the first one.

[BlackyHawky]

Done with commit 47eb6f8