Not going to lie, I miss that UI so much.Well no, it was originally swipe to turn off.
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iOS 26.1: Bring Back the Tap-to-Stop Alarm Button
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dude, give 'em a break! They're still trying to figure out how to put a backlight in the "Magic" Keyboard...
I don't believe that is the case, otherwise people wouldn't have anything to complain about.
I also sleep with my watch on and have on occasion also tapped the wrong option.
I've discovered - far later than I should've - that pressing the crown is the same as tapping the snooze on the watch face.
Hope that helps.
It's pretty poor when a global smart phone creator gets a flipping snooze button wrong on their latest OS.
Equally sized, adjacent buttons for stop and snooze was so obviously not going to go down well. Why does a company like Apple have to learn such a basic human tactile experience the hard way, when they are capable of doing things so well, and had already got this right!?!
It's almost as if someone that doesn't use an alarm clock designed it, having never met a human in it's life.
Equally sized, adjacent buttons for stop and snooze was so obviously not going to go down well. Why does a company like Apple have to learn such a basic human tactile experience the hard way, when they are capable of doing things so well, and had already got this right!?!
It's almost as if someone that doesn't use an alarm clock designed it, having never met a human in it's life.
and then which option would you want as default?
seriously where does customisation end?
i dont like the font on the button...???
i dont like the colour of the button...???
this is making it safer for the majority of people to not dismiss the alarm accidentally.
that's usability over customisation.
No - i like the slide to stop function! If anything they should make it "Hold to snooze" and keep the slide to stop function!!
Apple has changed how you dismiss iPhone alarms in iOS 26.1, and your morning muscle memory may have needed tweaking as a result. By default, the Clock app now requires a slide gesture to stop an alarm from the Lock Screen, replacing the previous tap-to-stop button that was redesigned in iOS 26. Snoozing still works with a simple tap, but turning off an alarm entirely demands the extra swipe motion.
The change appears designed to prevent accidental dismissals when you're reaching for your phone in the morning. By requiring a more deliberate action, you're less likely to silence your alarm when you meant to hit snooze. If you don't like the change, you can revert the alarm interface back to the previous Stop button by following these steps.
The change will take effect the next time you set an alarm. If you want to revert back to the slider, simply toggle off Prefer Single-Touch Actions.
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
- Tap Accessibility.
- Under "Physical and Motor," tap Touch.
- Swipe to the bottom of the menu and toggle on Prefer Single-Touch Actions.
Article Link: iOS 26.1: Bring Back the Tap-to-Stop Alarm Button
I would never argue for less when it comes to customization options, I can tell you that much.
Or people just like to do things differently than you do or in ways you haven't thought of. I personally use my alarm to wake up and my snooze as a reminder to get up. I prefer to be awake for a few minutes before getting up. I'm not on army boot camp and am not a drop dead loser who has no self control.
and every customisation takes time to implement and introduces another fail point... I've seen plenty of screens that just dont work when (usually) older people use Extra Large fonts and buttons fall off the screen or text doesnt fit.
there is a limit of what works.
and a simple drag is a better choice for this button than a tap.
go read some interface usability design docs.
it's something i've read and worked with for 35 years in IT...
the whole flat design debacle took things too far and didnt make systems clearer to use for many people.
i'm glad buttons look like buttons again and not hover over links
we've endured some usablity nightmares over the years.
this button action is not one of them.
Finally someone gets it. Never used Snooze on any clock in my life.
I just want to tap it to turn it off.
The real ones know that these changes are pointless because the Side Button can still dismiss and snooze alarms. Trust me, when you're half-asleep, it's way easier to press the Side Button than touching the screen.
I've worked in software myself for over 20 years now, and this would be very simple to implement. Especially since the code has mostly been written already, and it would give users two options instead of one.and every customisation takes time to implement and introduces another fail point... I've seen plenty of screens that just dont work when (usually) older people use Extra Large fonts and buttons fall off the screen or text doesnt fit.
there is a limit of what works.
and a simple drag is a better choice for this button than a tap.
go read some interface usability design docs.
it's something i've read and worked with for 35 years in IT...
the whole flat design debacle took things too far and didnt make systems clearer to use for many people.
i'm glad buttons look like buttons again and not hover over links
we've endured some usablity nightmares over the years.
this button action is not one of them.
I think Apple forgot Standyby mode exists when they made this change as the phone is more likely to be in Standby mode when you wake up.
You seem to be saying this somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but I think this is quite plausible; personally, I disabled Standby entirely during early public betas of the feature and have never turned it back on, because something having to do with it made me miss my alarm and get up late a couple of times. It wouldn't surprise me if some Apple employees did the same thing, for much the same reason.
I'm all for testing betas, but some features just need to be rock solid... at least by the time they reach the public beta.
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i'm not arguing it is hard to implement.
it;s just bad usability to allow a tap to dismiss something many see as critical...