# Sound won't play after timer fires **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [April 19, 2019, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-wont-play-after-timer-fires/74920 "2019-04-19T19:41:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Evelyn\_Olson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/evelyn_olson/32/31640_2.png) [@Evelyn\_Olson](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Evelyn_Olson)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-wont-play-after-timer-fires/74920/1 "2019-04-19T19:41:16Z")
![27](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/5/8/585e990149172ec59cc2f07fb25fe82bf575c351.png) Hi! I want to have a sound that plays as an alarm after my timer fires. It vibrates perfectly fine, but does not play the sound. How can I fix this? Thanks! P.S This app is for a contest and the deadline is really soon, so I need to figure this out quick! ---
**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-wont-play-after-timer-fires/74920/2 "2019-04-19T20:09:15Z")
Hi, First, make a short name for the sound (after adding it to the project, its name can be changed) and check that the sound plays without a timer (when pressed, for example, on the button). Does my example below work for you? [https://x.thunkable.com/projects/5cba2a2c4eb2b1a3add047e6/project/properties/designer/](https://x.thunkable.com/projects/5cba2a2c4eb2b1a3add047e6/project/properties/designer/) ---
**Author:** ![Evelyn\_Olson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/evelyn_olson/32/31640_2.png) [@Evelyn\_Olson](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Evelyn_Olson)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-wont-play-after-timer-fires/74920/3 "2019-04-19T20:29:40Z")
The sound doesn’t play either way… do I need to find a new one? ---
**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2019, 6:03am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-wont-play-after-timer-fires/74920/4 "2019-04-20T06:03:42Z")
My example works well for me on both iOS and Android. If your sound does not play, it is very strange. Is the sound on your phone turned on? mp3 files phone plays? ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-wont-play-after-timer-fires/74920/5 "2024-11-08T12:13:59Z")