iOS 823: It's About Time (Apps) - Hidden Clock, Timer, and WatchOS Tools You Never Use

Discover how iOS and watchOS are quietly transforming the way you track, customize, and automate every second, from modular lock screens to Siri-powered alarms. Plus, hear why third-party apps are still running circles around Apple's timer tools.

• Customizing lock screen time display and widgets on iOS

• Apple's system clock app features: timers, alarms, world clock

• Multiple timers and AlarmKit integration for developers

• Timer controls, volume settings, and kitchen use tips

• Handling time zones, world clock widgets, and third-party time apps

• Apple Watch faces, complications, and ongoing third-party face debate

• Accessibility tools: haptic feedback, chimes, and clock customization

• Third-party timer apps: Just Timers, (Not Boring) Timer, Timer+, Overlap

• Frustrations with time zone selection in clock apps

• Time drift, manual clock changes, and device sync issues

• iPhone Duo preorder details and Apple's "get ready" system

• Shortcuts Corner: calendar event alarms and automation tricks

• App Caps: Tiimo planner for ADHD/time blindness, Signal for group messaging

Hosts: Mikah Sargent (twit.tv/people/mikah-sargent) and Rosemary Orchard (twit.tv/people/rosemary-orchard)

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