Cannot switch Apple Watch faces after 10.0.1 update

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.

If accidental watch face slide was a issue, why not just and a feature to turn off sliding for those people. This could have easily been done in the watch app. What you did was use a hammer to crack an egg open. Why change our experience. I bought this watch for this feature are you going to let me return my watch?

faufcb wrote:

Yeah. It's a drag to lose good functionalities, because most ppl are slow or can't use a device properly

Well, I like the fact that the watch no longer changes faces accidentally. And I am neither "slow" nor unable to use the device properly. Assuming that people who don't use the device exactly the you do are stupid is ..... stupid.

Jeffad555 wrote:

You are pretty entitled to make this about you.

Yes, just like you, I am entitled to have an opinion. Unlike the person to whom I was replying (who wasn't you), however, I don't say that people with a different opinion are slow or incompetent.

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.

I agree. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Apple should know that by now. They’ve added an extra unnecessary step to changing watch faces. Why?

We should all ask them that.

Maybe the next update they’ll switch it back to the way it was before.

No it was not intentional. I reported it to apple support and they stated that “editing” the watch faces is not supposed to be how you switch between them. You are supposed to be able to swipe as normal, that’s why it’s a glitch. Report it so they know it’s user-wide.

I understand that people kept accidentally changing their face. But Apple didn’t fix the problem. People will now just open what ever widget they have on there face. Why not just lock the screen and unlock with a push of the dial. This is complete bait and switch and can’t wait to join the class action.

I agree. It’s not a glitch or a bug. It probably has a purpose in the minds of the engineers. I agree, though, that expressing dislike of it may prompt them to switch it back. Can’t hurt. In the meantime, I’m glad we can at least switch them albeit taking one additional step.

You can say it's not a glitch, but I spent hours with Apple Support the other day, in addition to follow ups from them over the last 2 days and they're the ones that told me "Upon checking with the WatchOS ten you should not need to tap to see watch faces you would just need to swipe left or right to see the watch faces"

Which is true. Did they specifically state that you didn’t first have to press and hold on the current face?

In the phone app, the change exists, too. In the watch tab, there was never the statement, “Set as Current Watch Face.” You just added the faces in the order you wanted them. They are all still there. You can edit them. Rearrange them. But you can only set one as current.

The change is intentional. Maybe the agents you talked to were voicing their opinions ~ or they are not aware of the change.

Steal from people? Don't you think that's an over-the-top description for a minor change in swapping out a watch face? It's not as though you can't change the face anymore, that you're restricted to only one face per watch--like regular watches. It requires one extra step to switch it now.

Good lord, Jeff, don't let this ruin your life.

Apple, like all tech companies, modify their products. Some quite frequently. Have you read the LONG terms & agreements policy prior to (electronically) signing it? If not -- you should. You buy a watch or phone or other device --true-- and you own that, but you agree to their terms for using it. Read the policy.

I prefer the old way too, and I hope they'll change it back. But in the meantime, I know how to roll with the punches. Life throws a lot of punches far worse than this. Toughen up.

If you buy a new car and the manufacture decides to turn off your gps. Is that legal? Can a insurance company change my policy? What if Apple decides they want to turn the "always on feature" off next. Or maybe it would make Apple more money if they sold ads that pop up on our watches.

Those are false equivalencies, frankly. At least the GPS and insurance policies examples are.

As for the Always On feature--the earlier models didn't have that. So, yeah--it was a new feature that some people didn't like. Now I see in this latest update you CAN change that to 'off.' You have the choice.

Again, nothing has been "stolen" from you. You can still swap out faces. It just takes an additional tap or two. If this had been the method all along -- you'd think nothing of it.

If something as minor as this bothers you so much, I shudder to think how you react to major problems.

Honestly, all I can think of saying is -- get a life.

And no--I don't work for Apple, I never have. I'm a retired old lady who--like everyone else here, came on this forum to inquire about this 'change.' I worked in IT decades ago--before it was even known as "IT". I set up LAN and WAN systems for law firms using Unix. I'm sure you've never heard of that platform. Strictly text-based, very boring.

See ya!

No one is talking to you or about you Bob Harris. Sorry for any confusion.

TO: pcniles Apple gave the option to turn off Always On feature. This time they just changed everyone's private property without permission or ability to refuse. You are entitled to your own belief that this is ok. But for me, this is far from ok. And I am willing to bet you they change this back.