Apple’s new iOS 26.1 update makes you work harder to snooze your alarm: here’s how

After a slight delay, Apple finally rolled out its iOS 26.1 update to eligible iPhones on Tuesday. While a lot of features in the new update caught the limelight, including the ability to tone down Liquid Glass and expanded availability of Apple Intelligence features, there is a feature that has gone relatively under the spotlight.

​Apple has made a small but useful addition to the iOS Clock app that makes it harder for users to accidentally dismiss the alarm (instead of snoozing it) while half-asleep.

​Traditionally, the Clock app gave the option…