Trigger alarm when receiving an email, Twitter, WhatsApp or iMessage (and any other service that works with WiFi) message

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Trigger alarm when receiving an email, Twitter, WhatsApp or iMessage (and any other service that works with WiFi) message

Hello. Is there a way for me to create an alarm that is triggered when I receive a particular WhatsApp, iMessage, email or Twitter message on my iPhone from a particular contact? I want to be able to answer my girlfriend's texts at night, so I need something to wake me up if I am asleep.

I am somewhat of a heavy sleeper and the simple message tone won't wake me up at night. But I don't want that alarm ringing every time she sends me a message. Only when she does it at night… Any ideas?

iPhone 6, iOS 8.1.3

Posted on Feb 9, 2015 8:12 PM

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MacAlbert Author

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Feb 9, 2015 8:23 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

I was planning on looking at IFTTT, but I don't know how to work with it on my iPhone.

Additionally, my girlfriend lives in another country and she can't text me. And for some reason, it is difficult for her to call me. I just need something that wakes me up when she needs to talk to me at night.

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Feb 9, 2015 8:21 PM in response to MacAlbert

You might take a look at ifttt.com. It allows you to automate a lot of things.

You could also just find a loud text alert then go to Settings>Notifications>Messages and set it to repeat the alert 10 times. Then, tell your girlfriend if she needs to talk to you, she should just text, not WhatsApp, email or Twitter. Or tell her to call you.

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