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Q: Apple watch cancel digital touch drawing

How do you cancel instead of sending a digital touch drawing on the watch? Sometimes drawings don't work out, and there must be a way to avoid sending them.

iPad, iOS 9.2.1

Posted on Sep 13, 2016 10:27 AM

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  • by Carolyn Samit,

    Carolyn Samit Carolyn Samit Sep 13, 2016 10:33 AM in response to sdeban
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    Sep 13, 2016 10:33 AM in response to sdeban

    Hi,

     

    Once it's sent, there's no way to cancel it.

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Sep 13, 2016 10:35 AM in response to sdeban
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    Sep 13, 2016 10:35 AM in response to sdeban

    In Watch OS 3 you should be seeing a "cancel" button side by side with the "send" button, once your sketch is finished.

    press "Cancel" to discard the digital touch drawing you are about to send.

    IMG_7675.jpg

  • by burntdumplings,

    burntdumplings burntdumplings Sep 16, 2016 8:14 AM in response to léonie
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    Sep 16, 2016 8:14 AM in response to léonie

    I have this problem too. It is not a problem when creating New messages. It is a problem when you have an existing thread. After you click "done" the drawing the drawing automatically sends. There is no send/cancel button afterwards. and there is no way to exit the drawing screen without hitting done.

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Sep 16, 2016 8:18 AM in response to burntdumplings
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    Sep 16, 2016 8:18 AM in response to burntdumplings

    burntdumplings wrote:

     

    I have this problem too. It is not a problem when creating New messages. It is a problem when you have an existing thread. After you click "done" the drawing the drawing automatically sends. There is no send/cancel button afterwards. and there is no way to exit the drawing screen without hitting done.

    Now I see. I never tried to cancel a drawing in a discussion.

    If the drawing is very embarrassing, you could restart the watch to get out of the Message.app.

  • by burntdumplings,

    burntdumplings burntdumplings Sep 16, 2016 8:29 AM in response to léonie
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    Sep 16, 2016 8:29 AM in response to léonie

    Thanks. Hopefully they add a cancel button in an update. Restarting the watch if I mess up a drawing is not ideal! Thankfully if you just accidentally click into digital touch and don't draw before clicking done, the app is smart enough to not send anything.

  • by Jonathan UK,

    Jonathan UK Jonathan UK Sep 16, 2016 8:37 AM in response to sdeban
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    Sep 16, 2016 8:37 AM in response to sdeban

    Hi

     

    If you would like Apple to consider adding a cancel option for all Digital Touch drawings, you can submit the form here, choosing "feature request" as the feedback type:

     

    https://www.apple.com/feedback/watch.html