Have you ever wondered why the “Remind Me Later” interval on iPhones is set to 9 minutes? CNMO brings you this interesting piece of trivia.
It is reported that Apple explained this in a video released in 2021. The feature originates from the earliest alarm clocks with the Snooze function. At that time, the newly added snooze function had to work with standardized mechanical gears. As a result, the snooze interval couldn’t be exactly 10 minutes, but rather 9 or 10 minutes. Ultimately, clockmakers chose 9 minutes, a tradition that has not always been maintained. We know that Apple, in its early product designs, tended to follow a realistic approach, so they continued this tradition. Additionally, a longer sleep duration makes it easier for people to enter deep sleep, so they chose 9 minutes. Some netizens joke, “Because I really don’t want to wake up.”
Another time-related trivia: the time displayed during Apple’s keynote presentations is always set to 9:41 because that was the time when Steve Jobs unveiled the first-generation iPhone. This has been continued ever since. As for the Apple Watch’s watch face design, the promotional interface always shows the time as 10:09. This is said to be inspired by Hamilton watches. The Hamilton watch company found that when the hands are set at 10:09, the logo is not obstructed. However, some also say that early watches were designed for “successful people,” and the 10:09 hand position forms a V shape, representing Victory, which is why watches often displayed this time.
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