Dubious leak claims Clock notifications getting a partial redesign
Dubious leak claims Clock notifications getting a partial redesign
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An alleged user interface leak claims that Apple is going to change the way alarms work on iPhone. An alleged user interface leak claims that Apple will change the appearance of alarm notifications on iPhone, but the authenticity of the claim is questionable at best.
On Tuesday, AppleInsider received imagery claiming to show an unannounced overhaul of iOS Clock notifications, implying a full app redesign is coming. Specifically, the images we received feature an entirely new interface for the Snooze feature already present on iPhone — something that pops up whenever users have active alarms.
Though the imagery contains a unique interpretation and a novel design for the alarm system on iOS, there are numerous questions about its authenticity, stemming from visual shortcomings, grammatical errors, and even inconsistencies with Apple's existing designs. Though the leak is most likely not real, it's important to understand exactly why we arrived at this rumor score.
The design itself is rather crude and simplistic, consisting of a white rectangle with rounded corners and Snooze and Stop buttons. The two buttons are located towards the very bottom of the window, meaning that their corners don't align with the corners of the main user interface element — an unlikely choice for Apple's design teams, who never cut corners.
Visual shortcomings aside, the user interface doesn't make a lot of sense when Apple's existing Clock application is taken into account. If the Snooze and Stop buttons were this close to each other, this would undoubtedly lead to many mistakes, causing users to inadvertently stop an alarm they meant to snooze.
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