Comment by Suppafly
7 days ago
It's not a huge deal, but on google devices, setting a timer is different from setting an alarm. the end result is more or less the same thing, but it uses different underlying functionality and I have to remember to say timer instead of alarm when I'm cooking.
Saying ”set an alarm in 15 minutes” vs ”set at timer for 15 minutes” to Siri also do different things
Really? For me both commands set a timer for 15 minutes.
Yep this gets me all the time. The biggest difference is that a timer will be displayed whereas an alarm is in the background. The display is very handy when cooking.
iOS also differentiates between a timer and an alarm.