User level: Level 1 (17 points)Change timer interface appearance
somebody at Apple thought they were really bright. They changed the way the timer works on the iPhone personally I think it’s terrible. I could revert back to the old timer and do it a minute. I don’t wanna slide things across the hickey at the time and I want to see the timer running on the screen when I have it running this is a terrible update. Anybody found any workaround for making it better?
Posted on Sep 15, 2026 10:29 AM
User level: Level 10 (201,695 points)Sep 15, 2026 10:35 AM in response to Budaman1010
It's not really clear what your issue is. What things do you have to slide? I have a phone with a dynamic island so what I see may well be quite different. When the timer goes off for me, I get a notification and I tap an "X" to turn it off.
No one here in this user-to-user forum would know why Apple made the decisions they made. And they don't read here for suggestions. You can let them know your thoughts here:
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Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256357428