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A 15-minute nap alarm, one tap away

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.droidactor.alarm A short rest after lunch should not need another alarm's hour and minute. Open Quick nap in Dotori Alarm Clock. Tap +15 minutes to schedule an alarm for 15 minutes from now. You do not need to calculate a clock time or open a new alarm editor. Keep short rest alarms and your usual morning alarms in the same Android app. Tap the…

A 15-minute nap alarm can be easily scheduled using the Quick nap feature in Dotori Alarm Clock app. Open the app and tap on the Quick nap tab. Choose the desired duration from options like 5, 10, 15, 30 or 60 minutes. The nap alarm will be scheduled to ring after the selected duration, starting from the moment you tap the screen.

The list shows the nap label, scheduled time and remaining time. This feature allows you to keep your short rest alarms and regular morning alarms in the same app. The nap alarm uses your default alarm sound, volume, vibration and snooze policy. You can adjust these settings in the app's settings. The snooze limit applies to additional rings after the first one.

You can choose to disable snooze or set 1-10 repeats or unlimited within the current occurrence. The step-down feature shortens later snooze intervals by one or two minutes, with a minimum of one minute. Before saving the nap alarm, a schedule preview shows the first ring and subsequent snoozes. The preview assumes that each ring runs without interruption.

The timer and stopwatch features allow you to track countdowns, set preset durations or enter custom hours, minutes and seconds. Each timer ends with a single beep. The stopwatch supports start, pause, resume and reset functions and can record up to 100 laps with split and cumulative times. The alarm screens display no ads, and the main list shows a banner.

Alarm settings and recent completion results stay on your device without requiring an account. Make sure to check your device's permissions and alarm volume in the system settings before using the app. The app works best when the phone is on and the alarm app is not force-stopped.

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