Overview
- A new Urgent toggle in Reminders asks for permission to schedule alarms and timers when you set a due time.
- When triggered, these alerts ring at the set time with Snooze or slide-to-stop controls and show a Lock Screen countdown.
- In Settings, you can swap Snooze for a Complete button, and Apple distinguishes Reminder alarms with a blue color.
- AlarmKit enables one-time or repeating alarms and timers with reliable scheduling that can break through Focus modes.
- The feature is live in iOS 26.2 developer beta 1, with optional Clock app alarm integration observed in testing and details subject to change.