iOS 26.1 should make it harder to sleep through your alarms

• The second iOS 26.1 beta is out now
• It includes a redesigned alarm screen that requires a swipe to turn alarms off
• Other changes include custom workouts and a toggle to automatically download security improvements

Missing an alarm is never fun, and with the iOS 26.1 update, it looks like Apple is going to reduce the chances of you doing so.

The second iOS 26.1 beta is out now, and MacRumors has found that – among other things – it changes the design of the alarm screen, so that rather than just having to tap a button to turn the alarm off, you have to swipe across the screen.

It’s a change that should mean you have to be more awake to actually switch the alarm off, and it also means you won’t accidentally turn it off if you simply wanted to snooze it (the action for ...