Overview

• Developer beta now lets users choose snooze intervals from one to fifteen minutes instead of the fixed nine-minute delay.
• Users can set snooze durations for individual alarms in the Clock app by tapping the Snooze Duration option when editing or creating an alarm.
• A new AlarmKit framework will allow third-party developers to integrate custom snooze settings into their apps.
• The default snooze time remains nine minutes, a legacy from mechanical alarm clocks, and studies warn that longer intervals may return the body to deep sleep.
• Apple plans to open a public beta next month before rolling out iOS 26 and its customizable snooze feature this fall.