# How to use timed loop
**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-use-timed-loop/1257144
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X
**Created:** [May 1, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-use-timed-loop/1257144 "2021-05-01T14:57:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@charvi2k9gsbk2i](https://community.thunkable.com/u/charvi2k9gsbk2i)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-use-timed-loop/1257144/1 "2021-05-01T14:57:41Z")
How to check the condition for every 1 second on tunkable like [code.org](http://code.org)
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### Author:  [@sketch](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sketch)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-use-timed-loop/1257144/2 "2021-05-01T15:13:30Z")
Use the timer Component.
And set IT to 1000 ms
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### Author:  [@catsarisky](https://community.thunkable.com/u/catsarisky)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-use-timed-loop/1257144/3 "2021-05-01T15:14:11Z")
There’s a forever block under the control drawer. Use that inside a “when screen starts” - check the condition abs then wait one second.
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### Author:  [@charvi2k9gsbk2i](https://community.thunkable.com/u/charvi2k9gsbk2i)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-use-timed-loop/1257144/4 "2021-05-01T15:27:33Z")
> [@catsarisky](#):
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> the
ya thank you that might help… can we check if we are offline the app too? cause i basically want to play a sound on selected time by the user using the time input component
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### Author:  [@catsarisky](https://community.thunkable.com/u/catsarisky)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-use-timed-loop/1257144/5 "2021-05-01T15:41:03Z")
If your user doesn’t have the app open, it won’t do anything. Consider having your app make a calendar item instead.
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### Author:  [@charvi2k9gsbk2i](https://community.thunkable.com/u/charvi2k9gsbk2i)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-use-timed-loop/1257144/7 "2021-05-01T15:43:23Z")
didnt get your sorry.
> [@catsarisky](#):
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> If your user doesn’t have the app open, it won’t do anything. Consider having your app make a calendar item instead.
you mean saying that data to spreadsheets and all of that
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### Author:  [@catsarisky](https://community.thunkable.com/u/catsarisky)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-use-timed-loop/1257144/8 "2021-05-01T16:05:59Z")
That’s not what I said.
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### Author:  [@charvi2k9gsbk2i](https://community.thunkable.com/u/charvi2k9gsbk2i)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-use-timed-loop/1257144/9 "2021-05-01T17:15:15Z")
then? I’m sorry i didn’t get you mam
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### Author:  [@catsarisky](https://community.thunkable.com/u/catsarisky)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2021, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-use-timed-loop/1257144/10 "2021-05-01T18:24:18Z")
I suggested having your app create a google Calendar item in your user’s calendar (not spreadsheet) - if your user has their calendar set for alerts, this will work even with the app closed.
However, this would require using the Google calendar API - not a beginner option.
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### Author:  [@charvi2k9gsbk2i](https://community.thunkable.com/u/charvi2k9gsbk2i)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2021, 7:04am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-use-timed-loop/1257144/11 "2021-05-02T07:04:33Z")
> [@catsarisky](#):
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> However, this would require using the Google calendar API - not a beginner option.
Mam any code pics or video suggestions on how to set calendar items? I thought instead of all this we can like the app will share emails to the user. Can we use the share component for the same?
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### Author:  [@charvi2k9gsbk2i](https://community.thunkable.com/u/charvi2k9gsbk2i)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2021, 8:29am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-use-timed-loop/1257144/15 "2021-05-02T08:29:58Z")
@catsarisky
so basically if I have to summarize what I want then:
then I need to check the condition every day
if the date selected by the user using the date input component = current day
then send mail to the user
so basically app should send mail
please reply i have very less time to complete it
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### Author:  [@Dean\_Artis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Dean_Artis)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2021, 9:57am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-use-timed-loop/1257144/16 "2021-05-02T09:57:04Z")
Please stop spamming. If someone can help you then they will.
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### Author:  [@charvi2k9gsbk2i](https://community.thunkable.com/u/charvi2k9gsbk2i)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2021, 10:00am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-use-timed-loop/1257144/17 "2021-05-02T10:00:41Z")
im just asking for updates
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### Author:  [@Dean\_Artis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Dean_Artis)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2021, 10:01am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-use-timed-loop/1257144/18 "2021-05-02T10:01:15Z")
You don’t need to continually ask for them. Just be patient please.
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### Author:  [@charvi2k9gsbk2i](https://community.thunkable.com/u/charvi2k9gsbk2i)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2021, 10:02am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-use-timed-loop/1257144/19 "2021-05-02T10:02:05Z")
Thank you so much for your concern. I’ll be
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### Author:  [@catsarisky](https://community.thunkable.com/u/catsarisky)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2021, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-use-timed-loop/1257144/20 "2021-05-02T14:07:36Z")
It’s not my job to update you. I’m a member of the community, not a Thunkable employee (although they don’t deserve to be nagged either).
You started out asking about a checking conditions every second. That had an easy answer. Then you wanted to know how to notify the user when the app wasn’t open. I suggested a workaround, but it wasn’t really for beginners. Then you said you wanted to send emails to the user. Again, the app won’t send emails when not open, so you’d need a different tool.
I’d like to help you (not do your work for you), but at this point, I have no clue what you actually need. I have my own work to do, so I’ll be doing that. If you have a specific question, you will probably get some help if you show your thinking so far (including screenshots of blocks or a description of what you’ve already learned).
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### Author:  [@tchind](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tchind)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2021, 5:26am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-use-timed-loop/1257144/21 "2021-05-03T05:26:13Z")
> [@How to send reminder to specific user](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-send-reminder-to-specific-user/635847/11):
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> I hv got it!
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> Check this out
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> [How to set Reminder Notifications with Zapier in Thunkable X? - YouTube](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-set-reminder-notifications-with-zapier-in-thunkable-x-youtube/1258683)
Done…waiting has now ended?..
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### Author:  [@charvi2k9gsbk2i](https://community.thunkable.com/u/charvi2k9gsbk2i)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2021, 7:31am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-use-timed-loop/1257144/22 "2021-05-03T07:31:23Z")
so how do we connect our tunkable app with google calendar? what I thought of is we can send mails to users about the reminder or directly create a calendar item so there only they can set a reminder. ?
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### Author:  [@charvi2k9gsbk2i](https://community.thunkable.com/u/charvi2k9gsbk2i)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2021, 7:34am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-use-timed-loop/1257144/23 "2021-05-03T07:34:16Z")
> [@How to send reminder to specific user](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-send-reminder-to-specific-user/635847/11):
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> this
so like how we get mails from a specific app like that… IS it even possible has anyone tried it in their apps?
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### Author:  [@charvi2k9gsbk2i](https://community.thunkable.com/u/charvi2k9gsbk2i)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2021, 7:39am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-use-timed-loop/1257144/24 "2021-05-03T07:39:41Z")
Any app that i can live test?
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