# Flow based on manual time setting **URL:** \ **Category:** Flows\ **Tags:** flow\ **Created:** [March 13, 2026, 2:51am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-based-on-manual-time-setting/152391 "2026-03-13T02:51:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![qawsedrf57](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/qawsedrf57/32/123371_2.png) [@qawsedrf57](https://community.homey.app/u/qawsedrf57)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 2:51am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-based-on-manual-time-setting/152391/1 "2026-03-13T02:51:33Z")
hello, i was planning to make a flow where i can set a certain time and date in the future so switch devices on or off. on the moment i manualy start the pc every day so i can go to my flow’s to change the time and date but i want to be abble to do that from my cel phone. so i thougt lets grap a logic card: if: varible is changed 1 then: set time to –:– then set date to --:–:– but i can’t find a then card for the time and date settings i gues there wil be a way to accomplish this but i don’t now. can someone give me some guidens? ---
**Author:** ![OH2TH](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oh2th/32/111414_2.png) [@OH2TH](https://community.homey.app/u/OH2TH)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 4:05am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-based-on-manual-time-setting/152391/2 "2026-03-13T04:05:06Z")
There are several apps available to set a time for a flow to start. If you search for “cron” or “time” in the app store you will find for example: [Action Scheduler | Homey](https://homey.app/a/fi.oh2th.alarmutils) [Cron | Homey](https://homey.app/a/io.olae.cron) [CronJob | Homey](https://homey.app/a/dev.schweiger.cron-job) [Timey | Homey](https://homey.app/a/no.kjeet90.timey) However, all of them require Homey Pro, Mini or Self Hosted. They are tools and are not available for the Homey Cloud. ---
**Author:** ![viix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/4af34b/32.png) [@viix](https://community.homey.app/u/viix)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 4:48am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-based-on-manual-time-setting/152391/3 "2026-03-13T04:48:28Z")
Use the alarm function in the homey app and name it something unique. You can then use a flow that checks for the alarm name and it will trigger base on the alarm you set and its much easier to set an alarm then to go into a flow or variable to change things dynamically. ---
**Author:** ![qawsedrf57](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/qawsedrf57/32/123371_2.png) [@qawsedrf57](https://community.homey.app/u/qawsedrf57)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 6:42am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-based-on-manual-time-setting/152391/4 "2026-03-13T06:42:04Z")
sound like the moste easy solution so far, how do i set a alarm in homey? if i try to type a name in a flow card it is not working so i gueas i first need to make a alarm and how do i place a alarm on the dashboard ? ---
**Author:** ![Wim\_Post](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/wim_post/32/56793_2.png) [@Wim\_Post](https://community.homey.app/u/Wim_Post)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 6:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-based-on-manual-time-setting/152391/5 "2026-03-13T06:43:50Z")
![IMG_2109](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/5/a/5a68757270efa05e36de2d672acea82f280e0be2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![qawsedrf57](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/qawsedrf57/32/123371_2.png) [@qawsedrf57](https://community.homey.app/u/qawsedrf57)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 6:45am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-based-on-manual-time-setting/152391/6 "2026-03-13T06:45:25Z")
jes i have that but my flow is more complex so i made it in advanced flows and then you can’t change it easy on the phone ---
**Author:** ![Oyvind\_Lilleberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oyvind_lilleberg/32/140892_2.png) [@Oyvind\_Lilleberg](https://community.homey.app/u/Oyvind_Lilleberg)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 7:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-based-on-manual-time-setting/152391/7 "2026-03-13T07:43:28Z")
On your phone app tap on “More” to open the settings tab. There you can see Alarms in the list of settings. Tap that and you can set your alarms in Homey. ---
**Author:** ![Wim\_Post](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/wim_post/32/56793_2.png) [@Wim\_Post](https://community.homey.app/u/Wim_Post)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 9:05am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-based-on-manual-time-setting/152391/8 "2026-03-13T09:05:35Z")
With this standard flow you could also start ‘start this flow with tag’ instead of turning on the light. In your complex flow you could a add multiple ‘this flow was started with a tag’-triggers and have different actions depending on the tag.