Cannot switch Apple Watch faces after 10.0.1 update

It honestly was no big deal to me either way. Push on the screen and then swipe between the faces, or just swipe between the faces. Real world problems, for sure!

Read the Best Reply at the top and you'll see Apple returned the ability to swipe through watch faces in WatchOS 10.2, months ago.

I'm experiencing the same thing. Although three are selected on iPhone Watch App, only one face loads onto the watch. I normally switch between a workout face and a simple analog face by swiping the watch face left or right. Apparently this feature has been disabled in WatchOS 10.

clews wrote:

Mine is an Apple Watch 6 and I have the same problem

Changing Apple Watch face

Change the watch face on your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Other watchOS 10 UI changes can be found here:

What’s new in Apple Watch and watchOS 10 - Apple Support

Did this and it worked for a day. Then stopped working. Now trying touch and hold the middle of the clock face until it switches to Edit mode, then it will swipe. This latest update is a pain.

Change faces and NOT EDIT faces.

If you updated to WatchOS 10.2, open settings app on your watch (not your iPhone) and look for Clock. Tap Clock and turn on swipe to switch watch faces.

Try checking your storage as it might be that you have run out of storage on your Apple Watch

Kodalika wrote:

I wish Apple would go back to a simple swipe to change watch face. I change the face multiple times a day and it’s a pain now.

send your feedback to Apple at

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

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

I have a similar issue with my Apple Watch Series 7 since upgrading to watchOS 10.0. Had contacted Apple Support who could not solve it either. However, on pairing the watch with a different iPhone connected to a different iCloud account solved the issue.

Prima facie, it appears to have something to do with my Apple Watch backups on iCloud but don’t know the root cause yet or the resolution. Deleting some old Apple Watch backups from iCloud had temporarily caused some of the new watch faces to reappear and since then it has been a game of hide and seek with watch faces for me.

My wife returned her new Apple Watch (which only works on WatchOS 10) after realizing that she couldn't swipe left / right. She and I are not updating to WatchOS 10 because of this specific reason.

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.

EveryUserNameIsTaken2 wrote:

Please bring back the old method of a simple swipe. I constantly switch watch faces based on activity and need. This new method is terrible.

watchOS 10.2 in a few weeks has a configuration option.

Upon speaking to Apple support, you should not have to “edit” your watch faces to see the different ones, you should still be able to scroll. Everyone please report to Apple that you’re having the same issue so they can fix the update glitch.

Lind-Z wrote:

This is NOT how you’re supposed to switch between faces. It is a glitch. Everyone needs to report so they fix it faster.

It was an intentional change on Apple's part. How you're "supposed to switch between faces" is however Apple decides. The fact that you don't like it doesn't make it a glitch. If enough people give feedback to Apple, they may change their minds and make another, intentional change.

Product Feedback - Apple