Android Clock v8.5: New Alarm Gestures and Vibration Intensity Settings Rolling Out

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📝 Key Points of This Article

• New features are reportedly coming to the stock Android “Clock” app, including settings for selecting an alarm dismissal gesture and the ability to set different vibration intensities for alarms and timers.
• Analysis of the in-app code in the Clock app v8.5 update for Android confirmed the addition of descriptions regarding these new features.
• The alarm dismissal gesture setting will likely allow users to choose between swiping or tapping. For the vibration intensity feature, it appears users will be able to select from three levels—Low, Medium, or High—separately for both alarms and timers.

New features are reportedly being rolled out to the stock Android “Clock” app, primarily used on Google Pixel devices. These updates include a setting to choose an alarm dismissal gesture and the ability to set different vibration intensities for alarms and timers.

Analysis of the in-app code in the Clock app v8.5 update for Android, released on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, confirmed that descriptions for these new features have been added. The alarm dismissal gesture setting will reportedly allow users to choose between swiping or tapping to dismiss their alarms.

• Alarm dismissal gesture setting

<string name="choose_alarm_dismiss_gesture_dialog_title">Choose how to dismiss</string>
    <string name="dismiss_alarm_gesture_setting_swipe">Swipe</string>
    <string name="dismiss_alarm_gesture_setting_tap">Tap</string>
    <string name="dismiss_alarm_with_a">Dismiss alarm with a</string>

<string name="choose_alarm_dismiss_gesture_dialog_title">アラームの解除方法を選択</string>
    <string name="dismiss_alarm_gesture_setting_swipe">スワイプ</string>
    <string name="dismiss_alarm_gesture_setting_tap">タップ</string>
    <string name="dismiss_alarm_with_a">アラームの解除方法</string>
    <string name="alarm_firing_dismiss_gesture_promo_toolbar_content_description">アラームをスワイプまたはタップして解除できるようになりました。</string>

As for the new feature allowing separate vibration intensities for alarms and timers, it appears that users will be able to select from three levels: Low, Medium, and High.

• Alarm dismissal gesture setting

<string name="choose_alarm_dismiss_gesture_dialog_title">Choose how to dismiss</string>
    <string name="dismiss_alarm_gesture_setting_swipe">Swipe</string>
    <string name="dismiss_alarm_gesture_setting_tap">Tap</string>
    <string name="dismiss_alarm_with_a">Dismiss alarm with a</string>

<string name="timer_vibration_intensity_title">タイマーのバイブレーションの強さ</string>
    <string name="vibration_intensity_high">強</string>
    <string name="vibration_intensity_low">弱</string>
    <string name="vibration_intensity_medium">中</string>
    <string name="vibration_intensity_off">OFF</string>
    <string name="vibration_intensity_title">バイブレーションの強さ</string>

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