My mornings have been a bit rough since upgrading to iOS 26. I often slept past my alarm, wondering why the “snooze” I usually rely on wasn’t going off on my iPhone. It seems I am not alone in my woes, and the new alarm design is the cause.
It was easy to accidentally press “stop alarm” instead of “snooze” with the two buttons now on top of each other. My nearsightedness doesn’t help the situation, because I can’t see the squat when I wake up without my glasses. But those teary-eyed issues are fixed with the iOS 26.1 update that requires you to swipe a finger to stop an alarm. (If you hate the cursor, you can change it again in accessibility settings.)
But there are more reasons not to repeat this iPhone update. In this week’s episode of One More Thing, embedded above, I review the biggest changes in iOS 26.1, including ways to reduce the opacity of Apple’s Liquid Glass menus if you prefer a “frosted” glass look.
And Apple’s design changes this week go beyond the iPhone. If you start Apple TV – maybe to catch the premiere of Pluribus — you will notice a new colorful Apple TV logo. And Apple stores would be a little refresh in their displays next week.
It’s no surprise that Apple is revamping its look with Apple’s 50th anniversary is fast approaching. Things are definitely going to get a little fancy over the next few months – and maybe the Apple TV logos are just the start.
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