Dear Rov. I program my phone to remind me to count Sefira before I go to sleep in case I forgot. I don’t count in shul since we daven Maariv early. Can I have the phone remind me also on Friday night since we are Mekabel (receive) Shabbat early?

Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion is that if it is not too loud and it is in a place where you will not reach it, is permitted.