How do I revert/downgrade from watchOS 10 to watchOS 9?

Totally agree. We switched to Apple ten years ago. Now with the update to watchOS 10 it feels like the whole Apple walled garden approach is not the best nor most secure cost-benefit option. The five Apple Watch users in my family are preparing to get rid of their watches and are looking at alternatives such as Garmin, FitBit, Amazfit, and Samsung. I literally hate my Apple Watch with watchOS 10 that I will NOT buy another unless I can get watchOS 9.X organization, ease of use, and battery performance back. This watchOS 10 casts a dark shadow and the whole Apple infrastructure of products and services for my family.

ng1194 wrote:

I am with you on this. I hate the update and it did it without any notice on mine too. I mostly hate the removal of the face swiping feature. Like you, I used it constantly and having to hold down to swipe is super, super annoying. Apple should give the option to do it either way. But we all know Apple isn't about to do anything to let the user customize their device

Tell Apple:

Product Feedback - Apple

Has anyone had any luck? My watch now dies within 2 hours after every full charge. I have disconnected basically every app from it and tried to start fresh and that did not work - so assuming it’s a software issue that I now can’t undo?

justacustomer wrote:

I do see correlation between swiping on the various Apple platforms, as was explained earlier. You never saw a complaint about how easy it was to swipe between watch faces from many many other users because the simplicity and efficiency was appreciated and expected. It was something that made the watch an efficient delightful experience to organize and use. The current tap-hold-swipe-tap is not appreciated and it does not meet my expectations. Period.

That is not true. If you were following this forum for years, you would have seen some irate users complaining about the watch face unintentionally switching.

But the watchOS 10 change has resulted in far more complaints about all the UI changes, then the unintentional watch face switching.

Anyway, tell Apple via

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

The more people that send feedback, the more likely Apple will take notice.

dyannefromroyersford wrote:

Apple, I usually embrace change. But change for the sake of change is abhorrent to me. This update is awful.

Apple is not reading this forum.

Tell Apple directly via

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

The more users send feedback, the more likely it will reach a decision maker.

I am very disappointed in the last upgrade. As with others the previous ease of seeing the battery condition by simply swiping up has gone and is now a frustrating multi-step task.

In my experience the side button is very vulnerable and mine no longer functions. Despite that, in the previous OS I could not only easily access the battery charge level, but by swiping up also turn on the watch light which I frequently found very useful. I can no longer access this which is very annoying.

I see we cannot go back to a previous OS and there is a further revision waiting to be installed. I fear what further kiss of functionality this will bring about!

I respectfully ask that the ability to swipe up and see the simple functions be reinstated, please!

NomeskiG wrote:

I agree. In the history of my use with apple Mac, iPhones and my I watch, this is the WORST update ever. My battery life now doesn’t even get me through the day without going flat and I’m hardly using it! Text messages are so much more difficult to read. The control centre swipe up function being removed is a real pain. I don’t know what Apple was thinking. I just want my old watch back. I wouldn’t even buy one if it came with the setup it has now.

Tell Apple

Apple does not read this user-to-user technical support forum for feedback.

But you can send Apple feedback via:

Feedback - Watch - Apple

If enough users send feedback, it is more likely a decision maker will see it, and maybe take action.

If this isnt possible the watch is going on sale asap. What a cluster apple had made with this change.

Thank. That makes the decision easier. I absolutely hate using this watch since I updated it. #damnitapple

I am having serious doubts about my watch with this recent upgrade. What a disaster!!

jamwie wrote:

My watch is now sitting on my due to lack of functionality caused by this update. This is the worst snafu from Apple in my 15 year as a customer.

Tell Apple:

Product Feedback - Apple

You 100% can change watch faces. Simply hold for a second and swipe away.

and the “without warning” is 100% your fault. Who leaves on auto updates!!!

justacustomer wrote:

Totally agree. We switched to Apple ten years ago. Now with the update to watchOS 10 it feels like the whole Apple walled garden approach is not the best nor most secure cost-benefit option. The five Apple Watch users in my family are preparing to get rid of their watches and are looking at alternatives such as Garmin, FitBit, Amazfit, and Samsung. I literally hate my Apple Watch with watchOS 10 that I will NOT buy another unless I can get watchOS 9.X organization, ease of use, and battery performance back. This watchOS 10 casts a dark shadow and the whole Apple infrastructure of products and services for my family.

Tell Apple:

Product Feedback - Apple

I am with you on this. I hate the update and it did it without any notice on mine too. I mostly hate the removal of the face swiping feature. Like you, I used it constantly and having to hold down to swipe is super, super annoying. Apple should give the option to do it either way. But we all know Apple isn't about to do anything to let the user customize their device

Not being able to easily swipe between watch faces is a deal breaker for me. As others have said it makes the watch useless. I spent years building up my modular faces with the apps I need (mainly for my job) and now accessing them is a pain. If I'm going to have to go back to my phone for everything I might as well ditch this watch and just buy a digital one that doesn't need to be charged all the time.