iOS Today 823: It's About Time (Apps)

Discover how iOS and watchOS are quietly transforming the way you track, customize, and automate every second, from modular lock screens to Siri-powered alarms. Plus, hear why third-party apps are still running circles around Apple's timer tools.

Customizing lock screen time display and widgets on iOS

Apple's system clock app features: timers, alarms, world clock

Multiple timers and AlarmKit integration for developers

Timer controls, volume settings, and kitchen use tips

Handling time zones, world clock widgets, and third-party time apps

Apple Watch faces, complications, and ongoing third-party face debate

Accessibility tools: haptic feedback, chimes, and clock customization

Third-party timer apps: Just Timers, (Not Boring) Timer, Timer+, Overlap

Frustrations with time zone selection in clock apps

Time drift, manual clock changes, and device sync issues

iPhone Duo preorder details and Apple's "get ready" system