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Set time, date and time zone

You can change your clock’s settings, including the date, time and time zone. You can set how your alarms and timers work and add clocks for other cities.

Change time and time zone

  1. Open your device's Clock app Clock.
  2. Tap More More and thenSettings.
    • To pick your home time zone: Tap Home time zone.
    • To add a clock for home while in another time zone: Turn on Automatic home clock.
    • To automatically update the time: Tap Change date and time and then Automatic date and time.
    • To set a time zone automatically: Tap Change date and time and then Automatic time zone.
      • Important: Pixel Tablets only support using location to set the time zone.
    • To set a time zone manually: Tap Change date and time and then turn off Automatic time zone.
      • Tap Time zone and select your time zone.

Change alarm settings

  1. Open your device's Clock app Clock.
  2. Tap More MoreAnd then Settings.
  3. Under 'Alarms':
    • Choose how long your alarm rings: Tap Silence after.
    • Choose how long 'snoozing' delays an alarm: Tap Snooze length.
    • Change your alarm’s volume: Use the 'Alarm volume' slider.
    • Have an alarm become louder over time: Tap Gradually increase volume.
    • Choose what the volume buttons do: Tap Volume buttons. They can control volume, snooze an alarm or dismiss an alarm.
    • Pick what day your week starts on: Tap Start week on.

Change timer settings

  1. Open your device's Clock app Clock.
  2. Tap More MoreAnd then Settings.
  3. Under 'Timers':
    • Pick the ringtone that plays when the timer ends: Tap Timer sound.
    • Make the timer sound become louder over time: Tap Gradually increase volume.

Add clocks for other cities

  1. Open your device's Clock app Clock.
  2. Tap Clock.
  3. At the bottom, tap Add Add.
  4. Type the name of a city in the search bar, then tap the city that you want to add.
    • Reorder a city: Touch and hold a city, then move it up or down in the list.
    • Delete a city: Swipe to the left or right on the city that you want to delete.

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