Swipe-up no longer shows the same features/functions on Apple Watch after the update

bwhite62 wrote:

And I want swipe up back too but asking THIS group to bring it back is pointless. Go to the actual Apple watch feed back page and tell them.

I've given them my opinion.

I’ve given them my opinion, also, I’ve told them how I think the new method is much better, because I can go to the Control Center when there is an app on the screen (such as Workout) without having to exit the app and go back to a watch face screen, then relaunch Workout to continue.

I also came here to say I don’t like how the swipe up feature was changed! We should have the ability to change this feature. I hope Apple listens to this feedback and changes it back. Wish I had not done the update!

Iamreallyjustoverit wrote:

People are allowed to just vent about it. It’s really ok.

Really, no, that's not the purpose of this forum.

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Saltie Dawg wrote:

No one seems to be listening regarding Product Feedback.

Well, Apple listened to me, when I told them that this change was a huge improvement😏

And they also listened and responded when users complained about the change to swiping to switch watch faces. They changed that back only a few weeks later.

Believe it or not, your views aren’t necessarily the views of 2 billion other iPhone users.

Saltie Dawg wrote:

No one seems to be listening regarding Product Feedback.

Just because Apple hasn't made the change you want doesn't mean they aren't listening. It just means that they haven't done what you want. It often happens in life that we don't get what we ask for.

Lawrence Finch wrote:

When I was a little kid a grandparent told me that all prayers were answered, but frequently the answer was NO.

That is exactly what I had in mind. I originally had typed "Sometimes the answer is "no," but I was afraid it might be unclear.

Lawrence and Idris,

Sorry, let me clarify my response. I did not word it properly.

I meant the users on this site do not seem to be listening regarding sending product feedback directly to Apple. I agree with you and others suggesting users to send their feedback to Apple instead of hammering the point over and over on a user to user forum.

I do not have an issue with the change and I am assuming many others don't either.

Saltie Dawg wrote:

I meant the users on this site do not seem to be listening regarding sending product feedback directly to Apple. I agree with you and others suggesting users to send their feedback to Apple instead of hammering the point over and over on a user to user forum.

My apologies! Can you tell I get a bit frustrated? ;-)

I have an absolutely MIND-BLOWING suggestion...simply make the swipe up screen a customizable option. Give the user 1-3 options on what the "swipe up" gesture will show you. Some like to see battery life and other items that were found in the previous swipe up gesture. Some like how the swipe up functions today. Apple may choose to change it again and now this most recent group of users are also unhappy. So a simple answer (maybe not so simple to Apple's coders and development team)...give the Apple watch users more customization to the what the "swipe up" and "swipe down" gestures on a Apple Watch do.

NicksAppleThings wrote:

I have an absolutely MIND-BLOWING suggestion...simply make the swipe up screen a customizable option.

Tell Apple what you'd like to see:

Product Feedback - Apple

Note that Apple has a long and well known history of not offering lots of customization options.

Why would Apple do that, when pressing a button to see the Control Center is such a superior way of accessing it?

Probable irony: If the Control Center started out using a button, and Apple switched it to swipe up, lots of users would be very upset at the loss of functionality of the ability to open the control center when an app rather than a watch face was on the screen.

Apple would do that because they strive to have one of the most superior products in the market place. If Jobs stopped at just the first iPod...we wouldn't have the cool Apple things we have today. One could define a superior product as superior when it meets the needs and more importantly "the wants" of all of its user base. That has and always will be the goal of new development. To create a product that meets the needs and wants of all users. Simple as that.

NicksAppleThings wrote:

One could define a superior product as superior when it meets the needs and more importantly "the wants" of all of its user base.

One could, but it would be absurd to do so. It is simply an impossibility to please everyone all the time.

That has and always will be the goal of new development. To create a product that meets the needs and wants of all users. Simple as that.

That has never been Apple's goal. Apple's goal has been to create the best product according to Apple's idea of what that is. Apple has a long history of giving people what Apple thinks they should have, not what people say they want. Perhaps you're too young to remember the fuss when Apple did away with the SCSI port. Or the floppy drive. Or the optical drive. Or the headphone jack. Or any of the other myriad of features that they have removed or changed over the years.

BobHarris wrote:

Finally, tap the very top edge of the watch face, will also bring up Control Center.

I have not found this to be true on my watch unless I have a timer running. What am I doing wrong?

Thank you!!!!!