The design of the alarm clock in iOS 26 has changed significantly, especially the controls. In the first version, the buttons for ‘Snooze’ and ‘Stop’ were the same size and were located one below the other at the bottom of the screen, which was not appreciated by everyone.
After the criticism, Apple adjusted the design. Since iOS 26.1, the stop button has been replaced by a sliding switch below the sleep option. This is an additional action that is not easy for everyone. If you don’t want this, you can reset the stop button instead of using the slide switch.
Stop the alarm by sliding
The design of the alarm clock in iOS 26 has changed: in the first version of iOS 26, the buttons for ‘Snooze’ and ‘Stop’ were the same size and on top of each other. Not everyone was satisfied with this and users overslept. In iOS 26.1, the stop button has been replaced with a sliding switch to prevent people from accidentally stopping the alarm instead of snoozing.
Restore stop button instead of slide switch
Would you rather stop the alarm clock using a button instead of a sliding switch? Then you can recently adjust this. Using the accessibility options, it is possible to specify your preference and ensure that sliding switches are replaced with buttons that you only have to touch once.
- Open Settings on your iPhone or iPad
- Navigate to ‘Accessibility‘
- Scroll down to the category ‘Physical and motor‘
- Enable the option ‘Prefer one touch‘ in
When you enable the option, you tell the software that you prefer user interface items that require one touch rather than a scrolling motion. This is, among other things, the case for the alarm clock function and taking telephone calls.