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iOS 17: Siri Substitutes a Timer for Alarm

I updated to iOS 17. Siri no longer sets and an Alarm with the following prompt:

"Hey Siri, set an alarm for 60 minutes"


Instead, she sets a timer for 60 minutes.


In prior iOS versions, she would set an alarm for the appropriate time. For instance, if you used the prompt above at 8:00, she would set an alarm for 9:00.


This allowed me to keep a log of my timers for the day, incase I needed to back track.


What prompt can I use to get Siri to set an Alarm using relative time (e.g. "set an alarm for 60 minutes"). I do not want to use a prompt that uses a specific time, as I don't know the current time when setting the alarm.


iPhone 13, iOS 17

Posted on Oct 6, 2023 8:50 AM

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Posted on Oct 7, 2023 1:15 AM

I am having this same issue and I am very frustrated with apple. If I wanted a timer I would have said timer. I want an alarm , so set the Alarm siri!

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iOS 17: Siri Substitutes a Timer for Alarm

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