How to set an alarm with Cortana

Cortana knows how to sing. She can besides tell jokes. She can practice a lot of other things, but one feature that we frequently utilise is setting the alarm. Some of you may know how to exercise this already, just continue reading if this is new to yous. Watch our how-to video after the break.

To get started, press and concur the search button on your device with Windows Phone eight.i Preview for Developers. When Cortana appears, you can say the post-obit things:

Wake me up in fifteen minutes
Set up an alarm for 5:xxx A.M.
Wake me up at viii A.M.

If there are any alarms y'all want to turn off, simply say, "Plow off my alarm." Cortana volition enquire which alert to turn off. Tell her which one, if you remember. We prefer proverb, "Get to my alarms." From there, we can toggle on or off the alarms we've set up.

There is another style to bring upwards Cortana. You can click the live tile if that is gear up on your home screen. If you oasis't done information technology yet, here are some reasons why y'all should pin Cortana to the home screen.

We've tried digging further if we tin can set alarms for specific dates. It does not work. For instance, Cortana does non sympathize, "Set an alarm for July 10th at 5 A.M." She also does not understand, "Set an alert at vi A.M. every Thursday."

Cortana is a characteristic available on Windows Phone 8.i. It'due south non widely available still, simply you tin can endeavour it on your device by installing the Preview for Developers. Another limitation is that Cortana is but available for certain regions. One workaround, of course, is to change the region setting in your device.

Do you lot think this feature with Cortana is useful on Windows Phone? Will you be setting alarms with Cortana frequently? Let us know in the comments!