Can Android Developers Access The System Clock/alarm Application?

My Nexus S comes with a default clock application where I can set an alarm. When I set an alarm then I see a little clock in my status bar. If I go to 'Manage Applications' or 'Run

Solution 1:

As far as I can tell, the alarm clock is a system service, which may be why it is not visible to you. There is only one clock on each device, so any alarm you make will utilize the system clock in some form or another. Here is an old tutorial for making an alarm using AlarmManager. And here is a link to an API demo on the dev pages for making an alarm.