Siri commands for Timers, alarms and clocks on iPhone
The most reliable thing Siri does, on any device. There are 14 of them below — each with what it actually does.
How it looks on iPhone
Say Hey Siri, Set a timer for 10 minutes
and iPhone responds with
starts a single countdown.
Using a Mac as well? See Mac Siri commands for timers, alarms and clocks.
All 14 Timers, alarms and clocks commands
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Set a timer for 10 minutes
Starts a single countdown.
Set a pasta timer for 9 minutes
Named timers let several run at once.
How much time is left on my timer?
Reads the remaining time without unlocking.
Pause the timer
Holds the countdown where it is.
Stop the timer
Cancels it entirely.
Set an alarm for 7 a.m.
Creates a one-off alarm.
Wake me up in 20 minutes
Sets an alarm relative to now — useful for naps.
Set an alarm for every weekday at 7
Creates a repeating alarm.
Change my 7 a.m. alarm to 7:30
Edits an existing alarm rather than adding one.
Turn off all my alarms
Disables every alarm at once.
What time is it?
Local time.
What time is it in London?
Time in another city, with the date if it differs.
Start the stopwatch
Opens Clock and starts timing.
What’s the date this Saturday?
Resolves a relative day to a calendar date.