The iPhone alarm time picker appears as a circular wheel but is actually implemented as a very long, finite vertical list. If a user scrolls far enough they reach the end of the list, which consistently stops at 04:39pm. Most scrolling wheels on the iPhone are finite rather than infinite loops, so repeated flicking through 24-hour cycles can exhaust available entries. Many users reacted with shock, describing the discovery as disturbing, betraying, or concerning and noting that the end could be reached within seconds of rapid scrolling. Reactions split between criticism calling the design sloppy and praise arguing that a finite list is an efficient, pragmatic solution. The behavior reflects a deliberate implementation choice balancing practical limits and user expectations.
iPhone users have been baffled to discover a secret design element that has been hidden in plain sight for years. In a viral post on X (formerly Twitter), one user has shared their strange discovery about the iPhone alarm. When you set an alarm on an iPhone, it looks as if you are spinning a wheel with the numbers one through 12 written around the circumference. However, users have now discovered that this isn't really the case.
Eventually, if you scroll for long enough, you will actually find the end of the alarm app's list of possible times. As confused iPhone users have discovered, this time is always 04:39pm. Rather than being infinite loops, most scrolling wheels on the iPhone are actually finite lists. This means that users can run out of room to scroll if they keep flicking through enough 24-cycles.
On social media, this revelation has left iPhone users reeling. One flabbergasted commenter wrote: 'I feel so betrayed.' Another added: 'Concerning. It isn't even that long! It only took like ten seconds of fast scrolling to hit the end.' While another chimed in: 'This is like flat earth for iPhones.' However, the feature also sparked a lively debate between those who saw it as sloppy coding and fans who praised it as a smart design choice.
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