After the release of iOS 26.1many users have noticed a small change, especially those of us who have the alarm set daily, and are used to removing it frequently. And it is no longer done in the same way as before.
Until now, to snooze or remove the alarm, you only had to touch a button, something simple and convenient. However, now, with iOS 26.1, things change, and we will have a new way to cancel alarmwhich makes many people like it, since it is more difficult to do it accidentally, but others don't quite get used to it.
How to change the way you turn off the alarm in iOS 26
With iOS 26.1 Apple has made a small change, but one that affects millions of people every morning: now, when an alarm goes off, The big “Stop” button no longer appears that we all used half asleep. Instead, you'll see a slider that you have to drag to turn it off, just like when you used to unlock your iPhone or take a call. It's a more “intentional” gesture, which Apple considers safer to prevent people from accidentally turning off the alarm when they really just wanted to snooze it (which still works with just a press).
The idea is not bad: with the traditional button, it was very easy to press one too many and accidentally turn off the alarm, which caused more than one person to arrive late thinking they had it activated. But, as often happens with these changes, not everyone is happy. For many, who have just woken up, it happens that they don't feel like swiping anything, that it is a slower gesture, or that they simply prefer the usual system because it has been automated after years, since they never snooze the alarm, so they are not afraid of making a mistake.
The good thing is that Apple, despite being quite restrictive in some settings, allows us to modify it. If this type of slider bothers you, you can go back to the old “Stop” button in a totally official way, and it's also very simple. You just have to go to Settings, then enter Accessibility, then in the section called “Touch” and activate the option “Prefer single touch actions”. As soon as you do this, the alarms work exactly as before: the big button appears and you don't have to swipe anything.
In short, Apple has changed the gesture so that turning off an alarm requires a more human and less impulsive action, but if you are one of those who prefer the quick and classic method, you can recover it in less than a minute. This way everyone can use the system that works best for them in the morning, which is already the most complicated part of the day, and we don't feel like making it more complicated, right?
Leave us a comment with your opinion about this change. In my opinion, despite being different and having to get used to it, I like it, since snoozing is still just as simple, and when I want to get up, being forced to make a more “difficult” gesture helps me do so, so I don't mind.
