{"id":639,"date":"2026-10-12T08:39:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/help\/account-accountability-schedule\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T15:06:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T20:06:46","slug":"account-accountability-schedule","status":"publish","type":"rd_doc","link":"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/help\/account-settings\/account-accountability-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Add or edit accountability alarms"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What it is<\/h2>\n<p>An alarm is a time you plan to be working. When the grace period after that time runs out and you have not started, you get a nudge. There are three types of alarm, and each one checks something different.<\/p>\n<h2>Where to find it<\/h2>\n<p>Settings &gt; Account &gt; Accountability alarm &gt; Schedule<\/p>\n<h2>Steps<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Press <strong>Add an alarm<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"rd-shot rd-shot-howto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/realdialer-help-howto-account-accountability-schedule-1.webp?v=1791835604\" alt=\"Under Schedule, press Add an alarm\" width=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption>Under Schedule, press Add an alarm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>Pick a <strong>Type<\/strong>: <strong>Call block<\/strong>, <strong>Follow ups<\/strong> or <strong>Custom<\/strong>. For Custom, add a <strong>Label<\/strong> such as &#8220;Write two handwritten notes&#8221;.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"rd-shot rd-shot-howto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/realdialer-help-howto-account-accountability-schedule-2.webp?v=1791835605\" alt=\"Pick the type, days, start time and grace period, then press Add alarm\" width=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption>Pick the type, days, start time and grace period, then press Add alarm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>Tap the <strong>Days<\/strong> you want, for example Mon to Fri.<\/li>\n<li>Set the <strong>Start time<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Choose a <strong>Grace period<\/strong>, from None up to 60 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Press <strong>Add alarm<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>To change one later, press the pencil next to it, edit, and press <strong>Save alarm<\/strong>. Press the trash can to delete it, or use its switch to turn just that alarm off.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"rd-shot rd-shot-howto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/realdialer-help-howto-account-accountability-schedule-3.webp?v=1791835606\" alt=\"Each alarm has its own switch, a pencil to edit and a trash can to delete\" width=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption>Each alarm has its own switch, a pencil to edit and a trash can to delete<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>Set your <strong>Time zone<\/strong> below the list so alarms go off at the right local time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Good to know<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Call block<\/strong> nudges you if you have not started the dialer by the end of the grace period.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow ups<\/strong> nudges you if you have not done a task, logged a call, sent a message or written a note by then.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Custom<\/strong> is a plain reminder at the end of the grace period. Nothing is checked first.<\/li>\n<li>You can have up to 12 alarms.<\/li>\n<li>Nudges go out between 8 AM and 9 PM. An alarm set earlier or later still gets one, but never between 10 PM and 7 AM.<\/li>\n<li>The top switch of the page must be on for any alarm to send.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An alarm is a time you plan to be working. When the grace period after that time runs out and you have not started, you get a nudge. There are three types of alarm, and each one checks something different.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1736,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_rd_doc_route":"\/settings\/accountability","_rd_doc_source_id":"account-accountability-schedule","_rd_doc_checked":"2026-10-12","_rd_doc_meta_description":"An alarm is a time you plan to be working. When the grace period after that time runs out and you have not started, you get a nudge. 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