# Why is alarm not ringing?

**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-alarm-not-ringing/2158772
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X
**Created:** [December 1, 2022, 6:54am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-alarm-not-ringing/2158772 "2022-12-01T06:54:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![krishanveer.gangwars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c57346/32.png) [@krishanveer.gangwars](https://community.thunkable.com/u/krishanveer.gangwars)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2022, 6:54am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-alarm-not-ringing/2158772/1 "2022-12-01T06:54:31Z")

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I am facing the issue with switch component why the alarm is not ringing…plz helpme out  
[https://x.thunkable.com/projects/6384f9630fe6830219d92f5f/c4576079-09d4-4b69-bf12-4c617fbc3e2d/designer](https://x.thunkable.com/projects/6384f9630fe6830219d92f5f/c4576079-09d4-4b69-bf12-4c617fbc3e2d/designer)

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### Author: ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2022, 7:47am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-alarm-not-ringing/2158772/2 "2022-12-01T07:47:08Z")

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I added a debug label and when I set an alarm, I can see that the two time text strings do not match:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/1/d/1deac8899c3801108c957bfc2de1d2b1f8a0a039.png)

You need to add a space (" ") before each “PM” or “AM” in your blocks.

Modified project link: [Thunkable](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/1521de62753cb503d384a152d49842d8)

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### Author: ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2022, 7:48am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-alarm-not-ringing/2158772/3 "2022-12-01T07:48:58Z")

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I hope you realize that an alarm will not work in a Thunkable app that is in the background of the OS.

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### Author: ![krishanveer.gangwars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c57346/32.png) [@krishanveer.gangwars](https://community.thunkable.com/u/krishanveer.gangwars)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2022, 8:58am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-alarm-not-ringing/2158772/4 "2022-12-01T08:58:16Z")

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Thank you…i was not able to figure it out…but now its clear…

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### Author: ![krishanveer.gangwars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c57346/32.png) [@krishanveer.gangwars](https://community.thunkable.com/u/krishanveer.gangwars)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-alarm-not-ringing/2158772/5 "2022-12-01T14:16:38Z")

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yes thank you 😀

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-alarm-not-ringing/2158772/6 "2023-03-01T14:17:00Z")

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