# Android app that fires an alarm when it sees a Twitter message?

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**Created:** [July 1, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-app-that-fires-an-alarm-when-it-sees-a-twitter-message/662363 "2013-07-01T16:20:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 1, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-app-that-fires-an-alarm-when-it-sees-a-twitter-message/662363/1 "2013-07-01T16:20:04Z")

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Does anybody know if such an app exists? What I’m looking for is an app that follows a Twitter handle and fires off an alarm if it find certain words in a tweet. I’ve tried googling for this but a search for “tweet” and “alarm” is way too ambiguous. Thanks!