{"id":271615,"date":"2025-11-04T20:47:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T20:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/271615\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T20:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T20:47:12","slug":"ios-26-2-will-let-you-set-alarms-and-timers-for-reminders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/271615\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS 26.2 will let you set alarms and timers for reminders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ios26-reminder-alarm.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Apple rolled out <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/11\/03\/apple-releases-ios-26-1-for-iphone-with-these-changes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iOS 26.2 beta 1<\/a> for developers today and introduced the ability to set alarms and timers directly from the Reminders app. Here\u2019s how it\u2019s going to work.<\/p>\n<p>A long-requested feature is on its way<\/p>\n<p>On iOS 26.2 developer beta 1, when you set a new reminder in the Reminders app, you can now toggle an \u201cUrgent\u201d setting, which asks for permission to \u201cschedule alarms and timers\u201d:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1024\" width=\"927\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ios-26-alarm-reminders-permission.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1026692\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>This looks like an implementation of Apple\u2019s new AlarmKit framework, which was introduced on iOS 26 and lets apps \u201cschedule prominent alarms and countdowns to help people manage their time\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s Apple\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/documentation\/AlarmKit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">description<\/a> of the framework:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUse AlarmKit to create custom alarms and timers in your app. AlarmKit provides a framework for managing alarms with customizable schedules and UI. It supports one-time and repeating alarms, with the option for countdown durations and snooze functionality. AlarmKit handles alarm authorization and provides UI for both templated and widget presentations. It supports traditional alarms, timers, or both, and provides methods to schedule, pause, resume, and cancel alarms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Did you have this feature on your wishlist? 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