How To change the snooze time on your iPhone

While Apple doesn't allow you to change the snooze time on the iPhone, there are two ways to bypass this and still change the iPhone's snooze time: with a clock app workaround that sets multiple alarms at your preferred intervals and with a third. Party Alarm App. We'll show you how to change the snooze time on the iPhone with both options.

To change the snooze time on your iPhone in the Watch app

How long is Snooze on iPhone?

iPhone alarms have a snooze time of 9 minutes, which can seem like an eternity if you have a heavy sleep, or short-lived if you need a little more time.

Why is Snooze 9 minutes?

The 9-minute iPhone slumber time has its origins in the physical limitations of mechanical alarm clocks. Setting a 10-minute snooze interval was physically impossible. Only they can answer why Apple decided to meet the 9-minute snooze interval if the iPhone has no such restrictions.

Because adjusting the nine-minute snooze time in the iPhone's alarm app isnot an option, you can bypass this by setting multiple alarms in your preferred snooze intervals. For example, instead of enabling the option to snooze the iPhone alarm, you can trigger multiple alarms for intervals of 2, 5, or 10 minutes. Below are the steps to quickly set multiple alarms as an alternative to changing iPhone snooze time.

Change the iPhone Snooze Time

You can adjust the iPhone snooze time in the watch app by setting multiple alarms at your preferred snooze intervals.

Open the Watch app.
Tap + in the upper right corner to create a new alarm.
Turn off Snooze by tapping Shift.
Set your wake-up time by sliding up and down the watch.
Click Save in the upper right corner.
Repeat steps 2 to 5 for as many alarms as you need in your preferred snooze intervals.