In 2007, Apple launched the iPhone, a monumental device that became synonymous with the advancement of mobile technology. At the time, the iPhone included the 9-minute snooze, a dreadful and outdated ...

Millions of people wake up to their iPhone’s alarm every day, and have learned to live with the built-in 9-minute snooze duration. But in iOS 26, you’ll finally be able to choose exactly how long you ...

iOS 26 introduces a feature to let users set the snooze time themselves. Now you can set any duration from 1 to 15 minutes. The default setting remains the 9-minute snooze, but it's easy enough to ...

Traditionally, alarm clocks let you snooze for nine extra minutes — and there’s a surprisingly practical, historical reason for that. When GE-Telechron released the Snooz Alarm in 1956, the first ...