Google Clock just made it harder to sleep through your alarms

• Google Clock has been updated to version 8.5
• This includes a new option to dismiss alarms with a swipe rather than a tap
• You can still stick with the tap approach if you prefer

If you use Google Clock on your Android phone then you’ll likely either just have got or soon be getting an update that could help ensure you don’t sleep through your alarms.

Now, rather than being presented with large ‘Snooze’ and ‘Stop’ buttons when an alarm goes off, you can choose to instead have a slider, which will snooze the alarm if you slide it left, and stop it if you swipe right.

As having to swipe in a specific direction is a more involved gesture than simply tapping at the screen, you’re less likely to accidentally stop the alarm when you want to snooze it, or vice versa.