How to use the online alarm clock
You are wrapping up what you are doing at 5:32 pm, gathering the cricket bag and heading out to take your child to practice. Setting the alarm now gives the departure a clear edge, before small last-minute jobs absorb the rest of the afternoon. Leaving promptly also keeps the journey from drifting towards 6:00 pm.
With bags being zipped, doors opening and family noise filling the room, choose a volume you can hear from wherever you are finishing up. Test the sound before relying on it, especially if music, television or kitchen appliances are running nearby. A browser alarm may fall silent when it is no longer actively running or the handset goes to sleep, so cricket practice could begin without you; use a separate phone alarm if missing the departure would matter.
The sound around the house and street can shift quickly at this point in the afternoon, as people return from work and after-school activities begin. Keep the phone close rather than leaving it beneath a coat or inside the cricket bag. If the drive involves a busy school route, allow a few minutes for collecting water, checking the kit and getting everyone into the car without turning the final moments into a rush.
Common questions
Can I change the sound?
Yes, there is a short list of tones to pick from before you press Start. Softer sounds are easy to sleep through, so a firmer bell tends to be the safer choice for anything early in the morning.
Will it still be right when the clocks change?
Yes. It reads your device's local clock, so the move between GMT and BST at the end of March and October is picked up automatically, as long as the computer's date, time and time zone are set correctly.
Can I use this on a phone?
It works in a mobile browser, but phones lock the screen and suspend background tabs far more readily than a laptop does, which can stop the alarm sounding. For anything important, a desktop or a plugged-in laptop is the steadier option.
Does the alarm still work if I close the tab?
No. Everything runs inside this page, so closing the tab — or quitting the browser altogether — ends the countdown there and then. Leaving it open in the background is all it asks, and switching to another tab makes no difference.
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