diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/clock/activities/ReminderActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/clock/activities/ReminderActivity.kt
index 880e2a31..c3a8d324 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/clock/activities/ReminderActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/clock/activities/ReminderActivity.kt
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.isOreoPlus
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.activity_reminder.*
 
 class ReminderActivity : SimpleActivity() {
-    private val INCREASE_VOLUME_DELAY = 3000L
+    private val INCREASE_VOLUME_DELAY = 300L
+    private val MAX_VOL = 10f // max volume set to level 10
 
     private val increaseVolumeHandler = Handler()
     private val maxReminderDurationHandler = Handler()
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ class ReminderActivity : SimpleActivity() {
     private var didVibrate = false
     private var wasAlarmSnoozed = false
     private var alarm: Alarm? = null
+    private var audioManager: AudioManager? = null
     private var mediaPlayer: MediaPlayer? = null
     private var vibrator: Vibrator? = null
     private var lastVolumeValue = 0.1f
@@ -168,8 +170,10 @@ class ReminderActivity : SimpleActivity() {
     }
 
     private fun setupEffects() {
+        audioManager = getSystemService(Context.AUDIO_SERVICE) as AudioManager
+
         if (!isAlarmReminder || !config.increaseVolumeGradually) {
-            lastVolumeValue = 1f
+            lastVolumeValue = MAX_VOL
         }
 
         val doVibrate = if (alarm != null) alarm!!.vibrate else config.timerVibrate
@@ -197,18 +201,18 @@ class ReminderActivity : SimpleActivity() {
                 }
 
                 if (config.increaseVolumeGradually) {
-                    scheduleVolumeIncrease()
+                    scheduleVolumeIncrease(MAX_VOL)
                 }
             } catch (e: Exception) {
             }
         }
     }
 
-    private fun scheduleVolumeIncrease() {
+    private fun scheduleVolumeIncrease(maxVolume: Float) {
         increaseVolumeHandler.postDelayed({
-            lastVolumeValue = Math.min(lastVolumeValue + 0.1f, 1f)
-            mediaPlayer?.setVolume(lastVolumeValue, lastVolumeValue)
-            scheduleVolumeIncrease()
+            lastVolumeValue = (lastVolumeValue + 0.1f).coerceAtMost(maxVolume)
+            audioManager?.setStreamVolume(AudioManager.STREAM_ALARM, lastVolumeValue.toInt(), 0)
+            scheduleVolumeIncrease(maxVolume)
         }, INCREASE_VOLUME_DELAY)
     }