Delete recents from Apple Watch timer?

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Delete recents from Apple Watch timer?

Hey Apple (If you're listening): Are you planning to give us a way to opt out of "recents" in the Apple Watch timer app? Or at least give us an option to list them under the presets instead of on top?

Posted on Dec 24, 2021 11:29 AM

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BobHarris

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Dec 24, 2021 5:44 PM in response to Vancouver22

You wanted to create a temp timer, Apple created a custom timer. What you want is not what Apple provided. So as you suggest, feedback is how to tell Apple.

What I create with "Hey Siri" is more along the line of what you want, a temporary timer that does not create an entry in the timer app.

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Vancouver22

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Dec 24, 2021 1:00 PM in response to PBambina

I can’t figure it out either. You can delete paused or custom timers.

Apple doesn’t read the forums. You can submit feedback: Feedback - Apple Watch - Apple

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BobHarris

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Dec 24, 2021 2:51 PM in response to PBambina

Only your fellow Apple Watch users are in this forum. As Vancouver22 says, you can send feedback to the link he/she provided.

Personally, I just say "Hey Siri, give me a 2 minutes 30 second timer" and I get a timer without a custom timer being created.

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PBambina Author

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Dec 30, 2021 1:33 PM in response to BobHarris

That's interesting. I wonder if you're using a diff. vsn than Vancouver22 and I have. Like her, my display saves 4, not 3 last items, and they're at the beginning of my display instead of at the end. In any event, I followed both your suggestions and submitted feedback to Apple. Thanks again.

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PBambina Author

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Dec 24, 2021 2:56 PM in response to BobHarris

Thanks Vancouver 22 and BobHarris for the tip about the forum. And thanks Bob for sharing your workaround. I spend my time around people who'd rather not hear me talking to Siri so I''ll submit feedback to Apple as you suggest.

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Vancouver22

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Dec 24, 2021 5:41 PM in response to PBambina

Thanks Bob but these aren’t custom timers , they’re temp timers you don’t ever need again. They get saved as “Recents”. They either shouldn’t get saved or have a way to get rid of the list. Swiping left does nothing.

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Answer 7

BobHarris

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Dec 30, 2021 12:54 PM in response to Vancouver22

Yes I have them after scrolling down to the end of the display. but I never actually look at that app, as I just ask Siri for all my timers. As far as I'm concerned it is just a historical log of the last 3 items.

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