iOS 17 Apple Watch lost Timer complication

The timer complication only brings up the timer. That's the way it has always worked. If what you're tapping on is bringing up the stopwatch, you've got the wrong complication. They do look very similar.

I'm using one of the new watch faces with the timer complication and it works just fine.

You can also start a time by saying, "Siri, set a timer for 22 minutes". I tend to use that far more often.

I may have found an easier way just said “Siri set a timer for 10 minutes”. She said you deleted the timer app and then an option popped up to download the timer so I clicked on that downloaded it and I’m good to go. Hope that works for someone.

What watch face are you using? It's still an option for me. Have you, by any chance, deleted the Clock app from your phone?

Thank You.

This worked for me after I did a force restart

the same thing happened to me, I did a full reset and set up as a new watch and the timer function returned.

I commented a little while ago. I tried the fixes suggested and they didn't work. However, after a scheduled update (can't remember which one) it started working as it used too. I have the complication set to middle of my screen. It shows a timer counting down there when I lift my wrist. When inactive, I only have to tap it there to see a list of recent timers or or pre-set timers (1,3,5mins etc) and tap one to start it off. All in all, nothing I did corrected the issue but an Apple update did. I almost always use Siri to start a timer though. I don't know if that changes the way it interacts.

Tried again and it worked thank you, important to note that you need to set it up as a new watch and not use the "restore from backup" option.

Thanks again!

I added the 30 sec timer to watch face. I see a plus sign. I can hit that and get access to my timers from before the update. I used timer all the time as well.

This is the exact issue I am having. Crashes every time.

Before the issue, I had the Timer Complication set to Middle. Whenever I asked Siri to start a timer, it would show the time counting down in the middle of the watch. No need to open the app. Now it just sits there showing 'Last Timer' when I ask for an active timer. If I tap it, it will still bring up the active timer full screen. It was really handy to just glance one handed at the watch to see time left. Now it takes both hands to see remaining time. Very frustrating.

So - Mine too was gone. Well, sort of....

I had the Timer Icon in the top right of my watch face, but the time remaining had disappeared.

As a long shot, I followed the steps above, just to reset the timer to appear, and now time time remaining is showing.

Give it a go...?

It was part of one of the apps. Now the only function of that app is the stop watch. Formerly, there were three functions. Now just one. I hope they will put that back. I used it all the time too.

When you add the timer complication or edit. It gives different preset times tif you keep scrolling down to the end you will see timer. Select that and it will start showing your count down or time left on the watch.

I have always looked for it on the watch since I got it. It is not there. It disappeared with the update to iOS 17. When I go to the timer on the watch, there used to be options. Now it's only a stop watch. What am I missing?