Learn how to remove the snooze option from the alarm on your iPhone or iPad so you’re not tempted to delay waking up in the morning by snoozing (i.e., pausing the alarm).
Snoozing delays the alarm by nine minutes, which has probably saved millions of people from showing up late to work by keeping them from falling back asleep.
But I find it annoying; when my alarm rings, I don’t wanna be tempted to snooze it only to be reminded nine minutes later that I really ought to get out of bed.
What I didn’t realize because I don’t use alarms on my iPhone very often is that you can actually disable the Snooze feature altogether, and here’s how it’s done.
Note that you can also change the default 9-minute snooze duration to anything between 1 and 15 minutes.
Swap the Snooze button for the Stop button
- Open the Clock app on your iPhone or iPad.
- Select the Alarms tab.
- Tap the + (plus) button to create a new alarm or edit an existing alarm by tapping it.
- Turn off the Snooze switch and tap the checkmark icon or Save.
The next time your alarm rings, you’ll see a big Stop button or slider in place of the Snooze button, as evidenced by the featured image at the top of this post.
I find this less annoying, but your mileage may vary.
If you’re the kind of person who takes forever to get out of bed in the morning, keep the snooze option. Unfortunately, there’s no global setting to apply the Stop button to all alarms; you’ll need to follow the steps above separately for each alarm you’ve created.
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