Disable Night Mode in watchOS 10

In the dark, the ambient light sensor on Apple Watch Ultra now automatically activates Night Mode on the Modular Ultra or Wayfinder watch faces. You can turn it off by editing the watch face, and in the “Night Mode” slide (section on the iPhone companion app) turn it from Auto to Off.

Leo.1906, the setting for night mode is in the screen when you edit the watch face, as mentioned by ekassos. This is only for Apple Watch Ultra and faces that support it. If you don't see this option try recreating your watch face and make sure you've updated to the most current WatchOS.

You can disable it from watch app on your iphone by selecting the watch face you have in "My faces" to edit it, swipe down you will find "Night mode" probably on Auto, select off and it will disable it. You can do the same from your apple watch by long pressing the watch face, pressing edit, swipe right or left till you reach night mode, then select off to disable it.

I found it by going to my phone to the watch app and taking off focus from mirror my phone. Because it wasn’t mirroring my phone, which had night mode off. So turning it off in the Apple Watch App gets rid of that stupid thing. I wish I never download it just update it’s horrible.

I don’t like the items that they have when you swipe up. They have no use to me at all! Sorry for my rant on your question.

I’ve found a bit of a workaround:

First, turn off Night Mode on your preferred watch face (as I imagine you already have). Now, add another Wayfinder face, with Night Mode set to On, and move that face next to your preferred face in your list of faces. Then simply swipe to the ‘Night Mode On’ face when you need it.

I know, it would be much better if they figured out a way to bring back the original method, but in the meantime, this isn’t a bad solution.

Please, if everyone give Apple feedback here:

Feedback - Watch - Apple

…that’s our only chance to get them to revisit these recent knucklehead changes. Remember, don’t be rude, but be detailed in your feedback.

Thanks!

John

I liked the way night mode worked in OS 9.x I like having an option to handle it the way that I want it to behave, not some automatic nonsense. That seems to be either disabled or automated. OS 10 is a real step backwards.

This update is a significant downgrade in users being able to find or use common functions such as battery charge and turning off sleep mode if I wake up early. Found how to locate charge level on line but not how to turn off sleep mode. Guess they don’t want people to wake up early and use the watch

That’s right. Always on; always off (my new selection since the “Digital Crown” no longer turns night mode on as an “on demand” feature) or this awful new “auto” mode that flickers between red screen and wayfarer screen. Bad update; Bad! No update biscuit!!

Totally agree with the comments on lack of usability now Wayfarer has been turned to auto night mode or you literally have to go in and edit the face. Apple’s idea of low light and mine are not the same - the red only works if you’re properly in darkness and eyes adjusted - great for overnight but useless whilst awake. Incredibly annoying to take it off crown control.

Auto night mode is ANNOYING!!!!!!!!!

I have read that a coole if times but my Watch Face has no Option for Night Mode. I cant find any Night Mode Setting at all. I no face. What am i supposed to do?

JimC23, I agree this should be an option you can set, perhaps by the control center. I recommend filing a feedback at Feedback - Watch - Apple

So wait, if it's not set to Auto, there's no manual way to turn it on anymore? That would be insane. Somebody please tell me it's not true...

I agree with several other commenters that watchOS 10 seems to be a pretty amazing step backwards in a lot of ways. You gotta wonder who's paying attention at Apple anymore. Have they just gotten too big to have real dialog and debate between the developers and the UX/UI experts?

phooiseeh, the control center in now found by pressing the side button just under the Digital Crown. If you do not have the icon to find your phone, you can add it by scrolling to the bottom and tapping Edit.