Learn how to set a custom snooze duration for alarms on your Apple devices, other than the default 9-minute snooze that has been in place since the original iPhone.
How to set a custom snooze duration for alarms on iPhone
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Apple launches watchOS 11.4 with the sound option for alarms in Silent Mode
Today, Apple released the watchOS 11.4 update with a fix for Apple Watch alarms that can now finally play sound even in Silent Mode, like during sleep.
watchOS 11.4 release notes: Break Through Silent Mode alarm option, Apple Watch face switching fix and robovac support
Read the full watchOS 11.4 release notes from Apple to learn about the new features, fixes and other changes in this Apple Watch update.
watchOS 11.4 lets your Apple Watch play alarm sounds in Silent Mode
The watchOS 11.4 update enables your Apple Watch to play alarms with sound even when the Silent Mode has been turned on, like when you're asleep.
How to set alarms for specific future dates on your iPhone
Learn how to schedule alarms on your iPhone or iPad for future dates, including a few days or weeks from the current date.
PMConfirm makes the user confirm alarms set with PM instead of AM to prevent mishaps
It’s no secret that the iPhone’s native Clock app is very handy as an alarm platform. Whether you use it to wake up every morning, or you set alarms throughout the day to remind you to do what you need to do, ensuring that you set the alarm at the right moment will be critical to your timeliness.
SnoozeLabels puts the actual name of your alarms on snoozed alarms
Normally when you snooze an alarm on your iPhone, the snooze countdown timer users a general and non-descriptive title such as “Snoozing.” If you snooze more than one alarm, then discerning each one can get confusing very quickly.
NextAlarmSX allows you to see when your next alarm will fire and more, right from the Lock Screen or Clock app
iPhone jailbreakers who use their handset as their morning wake up alarm have long turned to iOS developer Joshua Seltzer’s SleeperX jailbreak tweak for enhanced alarm functionality. But if you were still itching for more, then we’ve got some good news for you today.
SleeperX updated to bring powerful alarm features to jailbroken iOS 16 devices
SleeperX, which is perhaps one of my favorite jailbreak tweaks ever released for alarms on the iPhone, was recently updated to version 2.0.0 with support for rootless jailbreaks on iOS & iPadOS 16 such as Dopamine v2 and palera1n.
Ringtones Customizer lets non-jailbreakers use the MacDirtyCow or kfd exploits to import and use custom ringtones & alarms
You can effortlessly change your iPhone’s ringtone from the Settings app, but unless you’ve downloaded a third-party ringtone from the iTunes Store or previously synced your own ringtones from your computer, you won’t find an easy way to import your own ringtone files on a non-jailbroken device.
SleeperX brings powerful alarm-enhancing features to jailbroken devices
If you frequently depend on iPhone alarms to get you up and out of bed every morning, and you have a rootless iOS 15 or 16 jailbreak at your disposal, then we can strongly recommend a jailbreak tweak called SleeperX by iOS developer joshuaseltzer.
NoisyFlake updates BetterAlarm to fully support iOS 15 & 16, including new Dopamine jailbreak
Excellent news for anyone who absolutely despises the native alarm interface on the iPhone — BetterAlarm, the popular jailbreak tweak by NoisyFlake, has just been updated to support iOS 15 & 16 on the latest Dopamine and palera1n jailbreaks.