Automating Alarm Management with iOS Shortcuts

Description and use

The author built four Apple Shortcuts to automate creating, viewing, and deleting task‑related alarms, eliminating manual cleanup and clutter in the Clock app.

Problem

Manual deletion of task‑related alarms in the Clock app becomes tedious and cluttered.

Outcome

The four Shortcuts streamline alarm creation, deletion, and viewing, eliminating manual cleanup and reducing clutter.

Workflow

• Create alarms with a unique prefix (&:) using Set Alarm Pro;
• Delete specific or all task alarms via Delete Alarm Pro;
• View existing task alarms with View Alarms Pro;
• Access all functions from Alarms Pro shortcut;
• Add shortcuts to Home Screen widget for quick use.

Evidence

After creating alarms for different tasks, my iPhone's Clock app starts filling up with alarms I no longer need.

Source

The shortcut adds the &: prefix to the title. So every alarm created through Set Alarm Pro follows the same naming convention.

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Delete Alarm Pro uses the Find Alarms action to find alarms containing &: in their labels and deletes them.

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