User level: Level 1 (17 points)With the new 27.2 update the swipe down menu doesn't allow me to get to the alarm/timer menu as quickly. I have to go through a couple different screens to get to my timer setting screen. Why did they make it more difficult?
Posted on Oct 28, 2026 9:32 AM
User level: Level 1 (108 points)Oct 28, 2026 9:45 AM in response to Dudesmoke1982
The swiping down likely refers to the control centre accessed by swiping down from the top right. If you have the timer icon in your control centre, you can tap or hold it to bring up a slider which you can drag left to right and it is built in to the Dynamic Island on supported devices. If this does not appear, it’s probable that you have accidentally removed the icon from control centre. As the timer icon is in the default control centre, go to setting> control centre> reset control centre to default. This will arrange it back to how it is set up in default. If you are on the beta version, the often have bugs. So wait for the public release and update to that if you haven’t already (it is out now).
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User level: Level 10 (107,674 points)Oct 28, 2026 9:46 AM in response to Dudesmoke1982
Yes they changed the design.
Either open the Clock app,
or say Hey Siri open the clock,
Or say Hey Siri set a timer for ...minutes and...seconds.
User level: Level 10 (233,174 points)Oct 31, 2026 10:02 AM in response to bellinghamster2018
bellinghamster2018 wrote:
I want it to work the way it used to: when I swipe from top right and select the clock icon, I want the clock app (?) to pop up, not the timer. Why does Apple insist on fixing things that aren't broken.
This is a user to user only forum. No one here had anything to do with iOS or any of it's changes. Personally, I quite like what Apple did with this. I guess you can't do exactly what every single person wants. But since this is a user to user only forum, you can share your thoughts with Apple here --> Feedback - iPhone - Apple
User level: Level 1 (8 points)Oct 31, 2026 9:45 AM in response to Dudesmoke1982
I want it to work the way it used to: when I swipe from top right and select the clock icon, I want the clock app (?) to pop up, not the timer. Why does Apple insist on fixing things that aren't broken.
User level: Level 10 (107,674 points)Oct 28, 2026 9:48 AM in response to iOSRay_27
iOSRay_27 here is a tip if you want to stay on here. NEVER mention beta versions, discussion is verboten.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256384680