Cannot switch Apple Watch faces after 10.0.1 update

lobsterghost1 wrote:

The stove and microwave in our home are Wifi connected, so the time changes on them automatically as do our cars and our thermostat. It's makes changing the time easy. I don't have to do it :-)

I can start cooking in my oven from anyplace I have an internet connection. I love technology. Yes, I do!

Would you guys be willing to adopt me (and the cats)?

But back to the subject of swiping watch faces. I guess the clock app is an OK place to put the setting, because that's where Apple chose to put it. But honestly, there are other places it might have made more sense, like Display & Brightness or maybe even in the Face Gallery itself or a setting in General all by itself. But what do I know? And interestingly, you can't change the setting on your Apple Watch App on your iPhone. It can only be changed on the watch directly.

I have a sneaking suspicion that it was tucked away there because Apple really didn't want to add it back but they decided to appease a very vociferous minority. Your average user who doesn't care about the feature is not at all likely to enable it accidentally. But yes, it is a bit odd.

cassidy238 wrote:

I called when I first noticed I couldn’t do anything. With every update I’m just as disappointed. I cannot change the watch face period. Nothing loads from my phone to my watch, if I want a new face I have to make it on my watch and it isn’t a photo one (of course the face I want most) I’m highly annoyed with it.

Then, your problems are different than the subject of this thread.

You should start by unpairing and re-pairing your watch.

lobsterghost1 wrote:

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.

Fortunately, they left the option NOT to have it change so easily. Honestly, it's probably one of the features I like most about watchOS 10.

DreamWorld wrote:

Yes, this change in behavior was a major usability blunder on Apple's part. Why make this so much more difficult to use? It just makes zero sense.

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.

BobHarris wrote:

DreamWorld wrote:

Yes, this change in behavior was a major usability blunder on Apple's part. Why make this so much more difficult to use? It just makes zero sense.

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.

Bob, they did take action and the behavior people complained about in this thread has been taken care of. There's little reason to provide feedback for an issue resolved with the WatchOS 10.2 update.

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.

Pretty sure this is by design, but it’s pretty bad design.

Absolutely nothing is working to change the face. Received a replacement watch , needed to update and pair, can’t change the face on my watch. May have to go to the local Apple Store.

Wstarbuck wrote:

like no longer being able to swipe up to access the control center this should have been an option for those who want it.

Tell Apple:

Product Feedback - Apple

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

I just read that WatchOS 10.2 fixes this glitch. Hopefully it’s released soon!

Frankly, it’s not a huge deal. Probably the easiest way to change the face is via the phone app.

Keep things simple. Swiping faces is now an extra step

Tahoe775 wrote:

Unfortunately, the interest of those who mistake the x for the y axis while swiping won out over that of those who like to quickly move between watch faces.

It is more likely Apple decided that the users wishing to change watch faces are more motivated to learn how, then the users that did not want to change their watch face, but it happened by accident.