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<\/p>\nIf you, like me, use an iPhone as your alarm clock, you know that how you hit snooze on your alarm can be the difference between waking up on time or rushing out the door. <\/p>\n
And that\u2019s why Apple\u2019s new snooze button design for iPhones is so significant. <\/p>\n
As part of the new iOS 26.1 software update available in November, it is a little harder to dismiss your snooze button. When your alarm sounds off now, iPhone users will see a \u201cslide to stop\u201d feature that replaces the previous \u201cstop\u201d button.<\/p>\n
In order to snooze your alarm for an extra few minutes of sleep, you still tap \u2014 but if you want to stop the alarm, you need to swipe your finger across the screen.<\/p>\n
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How you hit snooze can be the difference in whether you actually wake up on time.<\/p>\n
This may seem like a small gesture, but many Apple users have<\/a> complained<\/a> about the Clock app\u2019s design, and how it\u2019s all too easy to accidentally hit stop when you meant to hit snooze. This new \u201cslide to stop\u201d gesture makes snoozing more of an intentional choice. <\/p>\n The good news is that you don\u2019t have to do much to get this snooze option. This software update is available for iPhone 11 and later, and once you download it, the \u201cslide to stop\u201d function becomes your default setting in the Clock app.<\/p>\n But if you hate this new mechanism and want to tap to stop an alarm like you\u2019re used to, you can revert back to your old snooze setting through your phone\u2019s built-in, customizable features. To do this, go to Settings, then select Accessibility, and then the Touch section. Toggle on the option to Prefer Single-Touch Action.<\/p>\n PowerTheTruth<\/p>\n Your SupportFuelsOur Mission<\/p>\n Your SupportFuelsOur Mission<\/p>\n Join HuffPost members who keep fearless, inclusive journalism alive.<\/p>\n We remain committed to providing you with the unflinching, fact-based journalism everyone deserves.<\/p>\n Thank you again for your support along the way. We\u2019re truly grateful for readers like you! Your initial support helped get us here and bolstered our newsroom, which kept us strong during uncertain times. Now as we continue, we need your help more than ever.