# Speaking Clock

> App to replicate the UK telephone Speaking Clock, with an alarm feature

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.simongarrett.Speaking\_Clock](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.simongarrett.Speaking_Clock)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.simongarrett.Speaking_Clock`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Simon Garrett
- **Category:** ENTERTAINMENT
- **Downloads:** 4,588
- **Version:** 2.2
- **Last updated:** 2023-05-01
- **First published:** 2020-04-13
- **Publisher country:** GB
- **Size:** 6.76 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-11
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simongarrett.Speaking_Clock)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://simongarrett.uk/privacy\_policy.htm](http://simongarrett.uk/privacy_policy.htm)

## Description

A simple app to recreate the Speaking Clock on UK telephone services.<br><br>Do you feel nostalgic for the old telephone speaking clock, but don&#39;t want to pay a minimum of 50p every time you hear it?  This is the app for you.  It also allows alarms to be set, to wake you to the sound of the Speaking Clock. <br><br>For speech, the app uses Android&#39;s Text-to-Speech, and you can select the voice to use, normally in &quot;Accessibility&quot; settings.

## Rankings

- #749,989 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.simongarrett.Speaking_Clock)