# Preferences

Settings hold your details, time zone, how alfred_ writes from each address, when it texts you, and quiet hours. Most of them can also be changed by asking alfred_ in a sentence.

Source: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/preferences  
Updated: 2026-10-24

## Where things are

| In Settings | What's there |
| - | - |
| Connected Accounts | Your email and calendar accounts. See [Connect your tools](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/connect). |
| Preferences | Name, organization and phone; time zone, location and language; Import memory |
| Email | Which address you send from, out of office, Email drafting, Email labeling and Dates from my mail, and for each address: writing style, signature, auto-archive and whether drafts are copied to your Drafts folder. Business voice for a business mailbox. |
| Notifications | Texts from alfred_, meeting reminders, Something moved, flight updates, the in-app meeting banner, desktop notifications, and quiet hours |
| Privacy | Export your data, your sign-in email and password, and Actions without asking (for Claude and ChatGPT). See [Privacy and your data](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/preferences/privacy). |
| Scheduling | Which calendars alfred_ reads, and your booking links |
| Rules | Your email rules, and senders you've pinned or muted |
| Plan & Billing | Your plan, credits, card and invoices. See [Plans & usage](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/plans). |

Your morning brief's time, days and channel are on **Routines → Morning brief**.

## Time zone and details

Under **Settings → Preferences**:

- **Time zone** is used for every time alfred_ mentions, when your brief and reminders arrive, and how "Friday" or "EOD" is read. Follow-up timing pauses for the weekend in this time zone too.
- **Location** adds weather and local news to your brief. Clear it and alfred_ works it out from your phone and time zone.
- **Phone** is the number you text alfred_ from.

* Set my time zone to London
* Update my signature to: Dana Lee, Brightline Accounting
* Make my drafts more formal

## Quiet hours

Quiet hours stop texts from alfred_ at night, or whenever you choose. They're **off until you turn them on**, under **Settings → Notifications → Quiet hours**, with a starting window of 10 PM to 9 AM that you can change. Or text "turn on quiet hours from 9pm to 7am".

| During quiet hours | What happens |
| - | - |
| Your morning brief, if scheduled inside the window | Waits until quiet hours end |
| Meeting and task reminders | Wait until quiet hours end |
| Email rule alerts ("text me when…") | Wait, and arrive together when quiet hours end |
| A flight update on the day you fly | Still arrives |
| You text alfred_ | It answers |
| Email briefs and the app | Keep working |

Quiet hours control when alfred_ contacts you. They don't stop meetings being booked at those times.

## Email per address

Each connected address can have its own **writing style**, **signature** (added to mail alfred_ sends from it), and these switches:

| Switch | Default | What it does |
| - | - | - |
| Auto-archive low-priority mail | On | Newsletters, promotions, notifications and shipping updates go to Archive. Nothing is deleted. Off means alfred_ only suggests. |
| Email drafting | On | alfred_ drafts replies to mail that needs one. Drafts wait for you. |
| Copy drafts to your Drafts folder | Off | alfred_'s drafts also appear in your Gmail or Outlook Drafts. |

If you reply to customers from a business mailbox, add company facts and tone under **Business voice**.

## Video links

Open **Integrations → Zoom** and add your link, and alfred_ puts it on invites when you ask for a Zoom call. On a Google calendar it can create a Google Meet link; on an Outlook calendar, a Teams link.