- The second beta version of iOS 26.1 is now available
- It includes a redesigned alarm screen which requires a shift to deactivate alarms
- Other changes include personalized training and a rocking to automatically download safety improvements.
Mail an alarm is never fun, and with the iOS 26.1 update, it seems that Apple will reduce the chances that you make it.
The second beta version of iOS 26.1 is now available and MacRumors has discovered that, among other things, it changes the design of the alarm screen, so that instead of simply pressing a button to deactivate the alarm, you must drag your finger on the screen.
This is a change that should mean that you must be more awake to deactivate the alarm, and it also means that you will not accidentally turn it off if you just wanted to repeat it (the action for which was and remains a simple click).
This same sliding design to the stop is also used by timer in iOS 26.1 beta 2-it is probably less necessary there, but could always be useful and maintains the coherent interface.
Of course, since it is a beta version, it is possible that Apple changes things more – or returns to the current alarm screen – for the final version of iOS 26.1, but that seems to be an obvious improvement, we would therefore be surprised if it was not deployed.
New visual features and adjustments
And this is not the only change made by the latest beta version of iOS 26.1. Other updates include the possibility of creating personalized training in the Fitness application and a new switch on the Settings screen to download and automatically install safety improvements.
Most of the other changes are visual rather than functional. For example, the alignment of certain titles and images in the parameters application has been modified, the names of files being aligned on the left rather than at the center when you open them, and the wallpapers on the iOS 26 theme are displayed in the display section of the parameters application, rather than those of iOS 18.
It is therefore not the biggest update, but the alarm changes in particular could make a huge difference for certain users.
If you want to download the beta version of iOS 26.1, you must first register for beta versions on the Apple’s beta software page if it is not already done, then access Settings> General> Software update> Beta updates to download the latest beta version on your iPhone.
Of course, the usual warnings apply: beta software is unfinished and potentially unstable, so they are not suitable for everyone. In any case, we expect IOS 26.1 to leave the beta version in the coming weeks, so you should not have too much time to wait for a stable version.
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