Gordon lightfoot

Q: Set answer call button on Apple Watch to pick up call on iPhone, not the watch?

It's super easy to do with my pebble:

1.push answer call button on pebble

2. put iPhone to my ear and start talking

 

BOOM, done. i just bought an Apple Watch 1, which is not here yet. So far its looking like from what I've read to do the same thing is like this:

 

1. Turn crown to make answer on iPhone button available.

2. Push revealed button

3. Open my wallet phone case

4. Swipe from bottom left of screen to pick up call

5. Close phone case

6. Put phone to ear and start talking

 

Please tell me that the green call answer button can be set to answer the call on the phone, not my watch. Im not Micheal knight, I want to use my phone! It should be configurable to swap the green button to answer on the phone and the revealed button to answer on the watch.

Apple Watch, watchOS 3

Posted on Sep 13, 2016 9:23 PM

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Q: Set answer call button on Apple Watch to pick up call on iPhone, not the watch?

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  • by Jonathan UK,Solvedanswer

    Jonathan UK Jonathan UK Sep 14, 2016 4:56 AM in response to Gordon lightfoot
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    Sep 14, 2016 4:56 AM in response to Gordon lightfoot

    Hi

     

    No, it is not currently possible to answer calls in the way that you would prefer.

     

    The process that you have described (steps 1 - 6) accurately describes how to answer a call on your iPhone, via your watch. (If your iPhone is unlocked, having tapped on the Answer on iPhone button on your watch, you would instead just tap the green bar at the top of the screen on your iPhone).

     

    More information:

    https://help.apple.com/watch/#/apd32b6c5658

     

    If you would like to submit feedback or suggestions to Apple, you can do so here:

     

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

  • by Gordon lightfoot,

    Gordon lightfoot Gordon lightfoot Sep 14, 2016 5:06 AM in response to Jonathan UK
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    Sep 14, 2016 5:06 AM in response to Jonathan UK

    Thanks for the confirmation on this even though it was not what I wanted to hear. I will definitely submit feedback for this as well and hopefully apple will add this functionality soon. Sometimes I wish I worked on an ergonomics/workflow team at Apple and I could help catch simple things like this before products got shipped. This seems to happen to me more often than I like despite Apple products usually setting the bar high in this area. I guess I'm a stickler for small details. Thanks again!

  • by Jonathan UK,

    Jonathan UK Jonathan UK Sep 14, 2016 5:10 AM in response to Gordon lightfoot
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    Sep 14, 2016 5:10 AM in response to Gordon lightfoot

    You're welcome!