Apple's iOS 26.1 beta adds a new "Slide to Stop" alarm feature designed to prevent sleepy users from accidentally turning off their alarms.

The iOS 26.1 beta might not have a wealth of new features, but one new addition to the iPhone's alarms makes it much easier to either snooze or turn off your morning wake-up.

A new update brings back the slider functionality, like how you used to unlock an iPhone before 2016. Now it's used to dismiss ongoing alarms.

1. Tap your Phone app. 2. While in a phone call, swipe down from the top-right corner of your screen to access your Control Center. 3. Tap Phone Controls near the top of your screen. To disable Voice ...