Apple brings back this original iPhone feature but with a twist

Apple’s next software update, iOS 26.1, is bringing back one of the iPhone’s most nostalgic elements, the iconic “slide to unlock” gesture, but in a refreshed form. The upcoming version introduces a “slide to stop” control for alarms, designed to prevent accidental taps when trying to silence the morning wake-up call. iOS 26.1 brings back the classic slide-to-unlock gesture as a slide-to-stop feature for alarms.(HT) In the new update, users will need to slide a...