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Re:Apple introduces a universal design across platforms by Suppafly on Monday June 09, 2025 @10:30PM (#44231860)
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.
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Re:Apple introduces a universal design across platforms by OccamsMirror on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @01:31AM (#44232887)
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.
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Re:Apple introduces a universal design across platforms by kaztal on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @02:28AM (#44233302)
Saying ”set an alarm in 15 minutes” vs ”set at timer for 15 minutes” to Siri also do different things
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Re:Apple introduces a universal design across platforms by prennert on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @07:02AM (#44235252)
Really? For me both commands set a timer for 15 minutes.
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Re:Apple introduces a universal design across platforms by lynx97 on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @04:55AM (#44245573)
iOS also differentiates between a timer and an alarm.
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