It is really great that Symbian is starting to show signs of maturity across their OS. One of the really great features of the Nokia E71, is the highly manageable alarm clock. We take this feature for granted, but we must admit that we use this feature alot more than quite a few other features on our phones.

Setting up the alarm on the Nokia E71 is slightly different to the standard Symbian S60 layout, in that it is now found in a new folder in the menu and the alarm settings now allow it to be a lot more customisable.

Follow this easy step by step guide to set up the alarm:

1. Press the menu button. By default, this is the button with the home icon. See the diagram below:

   Nokia E71 Menu Button

2. Open the Office folder.
3. Open the Clock application
4. Use the right scroll to open the alarm tab.
5. Press the Options button and click on New Alarm.
6. Set the time.
7. Give the alarm a name.
8. Set how often you would like it to repeat, daily, weekly, or workdays.
9. Click OK!

You can have multiple alarms set for multiple tasks, with multiple repeat schedules, which is very cool.