Upgraded to ios 26.1 and instead of the "slide to stop" on alarms, I now get a small box with zzzz icon for snooze or an X to stop. Both just require a tap. Went to Settings>Accessibility>Touch and toggled on "Prefer Single Touch Actions", which made no change, then toggled it off again with the same behavior.
Any thoughts? Thank you.
iPhone 16e, 26
I found the answer. It seems the Alarm only gives the slide to stop when the phone is locked. In other modes, it is the small box shown in Chris J's screenshot. Seems a bit lame as In my opinion it should be consistent behavior. Anyway, thank you to those who replied.
I found the answer. It seems the Alarm only gives the slide to stop when the phone is locked. In other modes, it is the small box shown in Chris J's screenshot. Seems a bit lame as In my opinion it should be consistent behavior. Anyway, thank you to those who replied.
Can you share a screenshot of what you are seeing? Remember to cover any personal identifying information.
EDIT: I just checked alarms on my iPhone 17 Pro Max on iOS 26.1. With the phone locked, the entire screen appears and the Slide to Stop appears. I tested a second time and this time the iPhone was "awake" as I looked at a different screen. That time I only got the banner at the top of the screen, and it would appear that may be what you are referring to. The first image here is the locked screen, the second is the banner.
Is this what you are referring to?
Or are you talking about Sleep Schedule Alarms? They have not changed to slider.
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1Phone 16e "slide to stop" alarm not working on ios 26.1
