‘s clock app gets smarter with alarm volume control, visual tweaks

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Published 22 Sep 2015

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is tweaking a few features to its clock app, which makes it a little more useful better looking.

Version 4.2 lets you direct an alarm to gradually increase in volume, should you need that extra boost to get out of bed. so, has moved the overflow menu button (three vertical dots) to the top right of the screen. 

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You can now gradually incrase the alarm volume depending on how difficult it is for you to wake up.

The menu bar is also transparent, keeping in line with ’s llipop Marshmallow design aesthetic. You’re also able to select a separate ringtone for both timers alarms.

Version 4.2 is in the ay Store on A Mirror.

The story behind the story: ’s clock app is the fruition of the company’s acquisition of Bitspin, which made ely. ile that app is still in the ay Store, the last update was in February. updates its core apps pretty regularly, so you usually can’t go wrong with using a stock, app for a key service on your phone.