Cannot switch Apple Watch faces after 10.0.1 update

faufcb wrote:

That's a thing? Never happened with me. But it's a pain now. They could make this an option, at least. Something else to send in the feedback

And the idea of changing a watch face multiple times a day never occurred to me before this change. It still strikes me as odd and something I would never do. It just goes to show that how I use a watch is not necessarily the same as how other people do. And vice versa.

Apple has access to tremendous amounts of user data so, I'm guessing they have some sense of how the majority of people use the phone.

You can let Apple know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

Have you read this link to learn how to add faces to your Apple Watch --> Change the watch face on your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Personally, I add faces more easily, from the Watch App on my iPhone and then selecting faces and the complications I want on those faces in the Face Gallery, then hit save when I've customized the face to my liking. Once saved, any and all faces you saved will be accessible directly on the watch.

Customize the watch face - Apple Support

Includes instructions to switch faces.

If you are unhappy with this change, send feedback to:

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

IdrisSeabright wrote:

Dah•veed wrote:

WatchOS 10.2 is out and the swipe to change the watch face is now an option to toggle on and off.

Oh, thank the stars!

Thanks to everyone who complained to Apple directly, it does work.

I'm sure a lot of people agree with you that it shouldn't have changed. But this is strictly a user to user only forum, and no one here had anything to do with the change. Apple heard from people and reversed course, which on occasion, they have been known to do.

Swallow39 wrote:

Me too!

Changing Apple Watch face

https://support.apple.com/guide/watch/customize-the-watch-face-apda6559ad78/watchos

Feel free to send feedback to Apple at

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

orville208 wrote:

Bring back old way to change watch face

I have no power to do that. Nor does anyone else reading this forum. You should tell Apple what you want to see:

Product Feedback - Apple

new way doesn’t work on a consistent basis

I haven't heard that from too many people. Press and hold until you feel the haptic feedback and the screen changes to the edit mode. You can then swipe to other faces.

NYPeach59 wrote:

I often wonder if this support site is just for those of us who are stuck or if Apple ever looks at the comments/issues. Contact them. I doubt they would go back to anything that was working just fine.

This is a user-to-user support forum. Apple's participation is largely limited to make sure people stick to the rules. Apple doesn't read here for feedback or suggestions. They do, however, provide a dedicated feedback portal:

Product Feedback - Apple

THAROOZ wrote:

please place a product feedback to have the swipe faces option back! Only if many customers would request maybe we could bring it back! Thanks

You can submit feedback here:

Product Feedback - Apple

I will not be doing that because I like the way it is now.

THAROOZ wrote:

How on earth can you like it more now?? Before you could easily swipe to change face. Without causing any issue. And now you have to press and hold instead. Btw press and hold to swipe was possible even before. But to disable swiping makes it harder to change faces.

There are users, that for whatever reason, find that the watch face keep’s accidentally changing when they do not want it to change.

Those people like that it is no longer a simple swipe to change faces.

These forums have seen some very heated posts about unintended watch face switching.

Now, in comparison, the current UI changes have generated a great deal more heated posts.

I encourage you to tell Apple your opinion at

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

THAROOZ wrote:

I see. But would it not make sense to bring back the easy switch faces by swiping as an optional feature which could be activated or deactivated? In this case they would serve both sides.. the light and the dark ;)

Tell Apple via

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

Arktex wrote:

I hate this update on pushing in the middle of the phone I like to go through for different reasons and just swipe …put it back please

Tell Apple via

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

jtreiber wrote:

Not a win/lose issue if we can get both. NEVER had a problem with accidental swiping. Silent no more.

By "Silent no more", I assume you have sent feedback to Apple via

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

krcloarc154 wrote:

This feels like the decision was made via some stubborn executive who didn’t like their face being switched via swipe. Literally everyone hates this update.

Literally, everyone does NOT hate this update. I like it. It resolves an annoying issue.

Please bring it back to swipe.

Tell Apple:

Product Feedback - Apple

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ngudaniel wrote:

I understand Apple is trying to address the accidental swipe problem, but many others actually see this easy swipe-left/right as a nice feature. At least give users the ability to choose either option, please.

Tell Apple:

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