After WatchOS 10 update I cannot swipe between watch faces

IdrisSeabright wrote:

Are you saying you don't have those complications anymore? Or you don't have room for them? I have access to all of those complications.

I don't have room, in my new OS10 strategy.

I've prioritised complications (my favourite 8 on the Infograph face)

Accessing widgets (swipe up or the crown) is much easier than accessing other faces.

Siri is easier still. (I realise Siri is not for everyone).

It's hard to believe that Apple would make such a big mistake and not notice it during the beta phase.

Please bring this feature back... at least as an opt-in in settings.

Without this function, the Apple Watch is hardly usable for users who don't just wear it to show off.

The current gesture of changing watch faces is only likely to annoy people. Really extremely disappointing.

No insinuations please. This doesn't just affect me. With a simple setting to turn it on and off, Apple could satisfy everyone (including you and me). And as far as the content of my post is concerned: Keep it light and don't take it literally or personally. I didn't want to offend anyone here, but rather to express my displeasure with the update. Peace to everyone and a nice Sunday evening.

Unfortunately for me, withmy mobility issues the loss of the ability to swipe between faces makes the watch much less usable for me. I have requested to Apple on multiple occasions to please make it an option, otherwise I am going to have to start shopping for a watch that I can easily use. I personally never had a problem accidentally swiping to the wrong face.

Well said. It’s a change & not universally liked. I think they could have done more to flag up the change. So many folks thought there was a bug or their watch wasn’t working. Now it get to more well known maybe it will grow on those who don’t like it. Personally I’m finding it no problem.

Lalimc wrote:

... I have requested to Apple on multiple occasions to please make it an option, otherwise I am going to have to start shopping for a watch that I can easily use. ...

I have posted feedback about the inadequacies of Widgets and the Smart Stack, on the basis that I think I will have more luck trying to get Apple to improve WatchOS10 than go back to WatchOS9 features. Accessing Apps & Complications ought to be easier than it is right now

It is understandable to feel frustrated about the removal of the swipe feature to change watch faces in watchOS 10. Many users have expressed their disappointment in online forums and communities, stating that the swipe feature was a natural and intuitive gesture that made it easy to switch between watch faces. Some users have even suggested that the removal of this feature was a step in the wrong direction and that it should be brought back.While it is true that the long-press gesture introduced in watchOS 10 can be useful in preventing accidental changes to the watch face, it can also be inconvenient for users who are used to the swipe gesture. Additionally, the long-press gesture can be difficult for some users to perform, especially those with mobility or dexterity issues.It is important for technology companies like Apple to listen to their users and take their feedback into account when making changes to their products. While it may not be possible to bring back the swipe feature in watchOS 10, Apple could consider adding it back in future updates or providing users with the option to choose between the swipe and long-press gestures.Overall, it is understandable to feel frustrated about the removal of the swipe feature to change watch faces in watchOS 10. However, it is important to remember that technology is constantly evolving, and changes are often made to improve the user experience.

Fully agree.But why did they do away with swipe Left and Right on watch faces, when there is still a swipe down for recent messages/notofcations? And there are lots of swipes within Apps like Workouts.

I find it a problem to long tap (or whatever they call it) then swipe to find the smaller watch face it want, then to press the crown to bring it full size.

So much more complicated than a simple swipe.

is Apple planning something else for left/right swipes?

McCarthy Forester wrote:

Fully agree.But why did they do away with swipe Left and Right on watch faces, when there is still a swipe down for recent messages/notofcations?

Swipe for notifications doesn't leave the watch in a different state. If you do it accidentally, it goes back to your previous watch face. Swiping to change faces leaves the watch, potentially, looking quite different. This can be confusing to some and just plain annoying to others.

I hated it when my watch face got accidentally change. I had gone so far as to remove all but two faces in my Face gallery. Now I'm comfortable having several again. Yay, Apple!

Here’s a few of the shortcomings I’ve noted (and submitted feedback on) :

The Reminders widget doesn’t actually display reminders, tapping a list does nothing (bug?)

No “communication” widget for email, messages, phone

No 3rd party widgets

No “Health” widget for things like mindfulness, breathing, blood oxygen, (except for Heart Rate )

Very little evidence of ‘smartness’ in the Smart Stack

A complication widget with only 3 complications!

Only 7 widgets max.

Its hardly a replacement for 6 faces with 42 complications which is what I had in OS9.

The good point: quick and easy to access.

IdrisSeabright wrote:

LD150 wrote:

Widgets works as advertised for me. I preferred Dock but widgets is usable. Not very visible on 40mm screen but can be tapped to expand like dock did.

The are growing on me.

I think widgets and the Smart Stack is a good idea poorly implemented.

If it worked well then very few users would have any difficulty transitioning from a navigation scheme based on multiple faces with multiple complications .

Northern-Survivor wrote:

I think widgets and the Smart Stack is a good idea poorly implemented.

In your opinion. My only problem with them is there are not yet enough widgets.

If it worked well then very few users would have any difficulty transitioning from a navigation scheme based on multiple faces with multiple complications .

You appear to be assuming that all the people complaining about the change in switching watch faces would be happy with anything other than the return of how things were. Or, that the Smart Stack is intended to be a replacement for that use multiple watch faces. I don't think either of those assumptions are valid. And, I think you're projecting your (perfectly valid) feelings about the feature onto a larger group of watch users.

I think the number of people who use (or used to use) multiple watch faces a day is very small. And I think Apple probably didn't weight that usage pattern very highly when changing how things are navigated.

IdrisSeabright wrote:

Northern-Survivor wrote:

Its hardly a replacement for 6 faces with 42 complications which is what I had in OS9.

I don't think it was intended to be.

So what do you think is the intention of the New Design Language & Navigation?

It seems clear to me that it was intended to replace (not sit alongside) the old navigation.

Northern-Survivor wrote:

So what do you think is the intention of the New Design Language & Navigation?

Is " New Design Language & Navigation" some Apple policy or procedure? I'm assuming it's a specific thing because you put it in title case. I am not familiar with it.

It seems clear to me that it was intended to replace (not sit alongside) the old navigation.

I would use the word "supersede" rather than replace when it comes to Widgets. I don't believe there was any one-to-one replacement for anything. You can still change watch faces so there is no need to "replace" a functionality that has been altered but not removed.

Between them, the App Switcher and Smart Stack contain many, though not all, the functions of the Dock as well as some features very similar to Glances, the feature that the Dock replaced. There is no indication that either of these features was intended to "replace" watch faces and complications (neither of which have gone away).

Again, I don't think that people using 9 watch faces in a given day was something Apple took into much consideration when making the change. But, I can't know that for sure.

What I do know for sure is that nothing anyone says in this thread will effect any change. Keep telling Apple what you want to see.