Android Clock to Support Alarm Pause Periods in v8.3

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Key Points of This Article

• The “Clock” app for Android is expected to support a “Pause Alarm” feature to set a temporary deactivation period for alarms.
• An analysis of the in-app code from the v8.3 update for the Android “Clock” app has revealed the addition of strings related to a “Pause Alarm” period. This feature will allow users to prevent an alarm from sounding during a specific date range while keeping it enabled.
• With the addition of the related code, the feature is expected to be rolled out soon.

Google’s “Clock” app for Android is reportedly getting support for a “Pause Alarm” feature, which allows setting a period to temporarily disable alarms.

An analysis of the in-app code in the v8.3 update for the Android “Clock” app, released on Thursday, November 13, 2025, has revealed the addition of strings related to a “Pause Alarm” feature. This will allow users to prevent a set alarm from going off during a specific date range while keeping the alarm itself turned on.

<string name="a11y_click_add_dates">add dates</string>
    <string name="a11y_click_edit_date">edit date</string>
    <string name="a11y_click_edit_dates">edit dates</string>
    <string name="infinite_date_future">Forever</string>
    <string name="infinite_date_future_content_description">Infinity and Beyond!</string>
    <string name="infinite_date_past">Now</string>
    <string name="pause_alarm">Pause alarm</string>
    <string name="pause_alarm_date_range">Pause alarm %1$s</string>
    <string name="pause_alarm_repeat_day_description">%1$s, upcoming alarm</string>
    <string name="pause_nonrepeating_alarm_date_picker_title">Select the dates to pause your alarm at %1$s</string>
    <string name="pause_repeat_everyday_alarm_date_picker_title">Select the dates to pause your alarm at %1$s on %2$s</string>
    <string name="pause_repeat_multi_days_alarm_date_picker_title">Select the dates to pause your alarm at %1$s on %2$s</string>
    <string name="pause_repeat_single_day_alarm_date_picker_title">Select the dates to pause your alarm at %1$s on %2$s</string>
    <string name="remove_pause_alarm_description">remove pause alarm period</string>

<string name="a11y_click_add_dates">日付を追加</string>
    <string name="a11y_click_edit_date">日付を編集</string>
    <string name="a11y_click_edit_dates">日付を編集</string>
    <string name="infinite_date_future">終了日なし</string>
    <string name="infinite_date_future_content_description">終了日未設定</string>
    <string name="infinite_date_past">今</string>
    <string name="pause_alarm">アラームの一時停止</string>
    <string name="pause_alarm_date_range">アラームの一時停止: %1$s</string>
    <string name="pause_alarm_repeat_day_description">%1$s、次のアラーム</string>
    <string name="pause_nonrepeating_alarm_date_picker_title">%1$sのアラームを一時停止する日付を選択してください</string>
    <string name="pause_repeat_everyday_alarm_date_picker_title">%2$sの %1$s のアラームを一時停止する日付を選択してください</string>
    <string name="pause_repeat_multi_days_alarm_date_picker_title">%2$sの %1$s のアラームを一時停止する日付を選択してください</string>
    <string name="pause_repeat_single_day_alarm_date_picker_title">%2$sの %1$s のアラームを一時停止する日付を選択してください</string>
    <string name="remove_pause_alarm_description">アラームの一時停止期間を削除</string>

The “Pause Alarm” feature for the Android “Clock” app has not yet been rolled out, but since the related code has been added, it is expected to launch soon.

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