I just updated my Apple Watch 10 to watchOS 10.0.1 The swiping motions on the watch now bring different 'option' panels. "Swipe-up" no longer shows the same functions (battery %, vibrate phone, theater mode, etc). Where can I learn how to control my watch with OS 10?
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You can open the Tips app (orange background light bulb) on your watch and it will guide you through this and other changes made to the operating system. The guides in that app cover the main things you'll likely be looking to do.
Don’t press the crown button. Press the side button below the crown. The on off button
There is a second button on your watch just below the wheel press once and bingo it’s all there
Apple switched it … to access that panel tap the side button (power) below the digital crown button.
The flat oval button under the crown works. A quick push and the options as before appear. Thank you for the info.
marguerite225 wrote:
Not only do you press that side bar/button to get the old swipe options, but if you hold it too long, you get emergency services, AND if you press it quickly twice you finally get your wallet. Don’t like these changes!
The flat oval side button has had 3 functions for years.
I have been using the double tap for Apple Pay for at least 5 years.
And long press to power cycle my Apple Watch every so often.
The single tap was favorites, but has just been repurposed to Control Center.
As Idris suggests, send Apple feedback, so your vote for change will be counted.
Just below Digital Crown is a long flat button. Press that and previous swipe up options are there. I liked the swipe up too.
makowalski wrote:
I finally got the side button to work to bring up the missing functions, but it is inconvenient since it also too easily triggers the SOS function.
Play with
Settings-> Accessibility-> Side Button Click Speed
That should make it easier to do
Adriantz wrote:
the user data of hundreds that shared the data, the other 80% did not share it and they got punished..they were using swipe up till now. It s just hyperbole, maybe an ingineer should let us chouse this option …I don t think is rocket sience 🚀… for me was fast and accessible. How were you checking your apple watch battery Idris ?
Idris does a quick press and release of the flat oval side button (see picture)
Use Control Center on Apple Watch - Apple Support
She DOES NOT hold the button, unless she want the Emergency services and power off display.
She may have adjusted this option, to get the press and release timing the way she prefers:
Settings -> Accessibility -> Side Button Clicks Speed
Some users find “Slow” or “Slowest” to be the best setting for them.
rebasthor wrote:
how do you retrain your brain when you have crippling arthritis? the side button is not easily pushed but the swipe up is effortless we all know how to access the information we are all asking to at least give us the option it maybe a minor change for some. but for others it’s a major change.
Apple Watch -> Settings -> Accessibility -> AssistiveTouch can be used to access things like:
o Control Center
o Apple Pay
o Emergency Services and the Power Off icon (labeled "Hold Side Button")
o and many other things...
Use AssistiveTouch on Apple Watch - Apple Support
AssistiveTouch is another way to get into Control Center without needing to use the flat oval side button.
And IdrisSeabright has given you some "Hey Siri" commands you can use.
mel8878 wrote:
I also came here to say I don’t like how the swipe up feature was changed!
And I post in this thread to say that I LOVE the change that Apple made in moving the Control Center to the oval button on the side of the phone. I no longer have to stop my workout and go back to the watch face to swipe up for the control center, then swipe down to close it, then find and re-open the Workout app. Instead I just press the button, select the control center feature I want, then press it again to go right back to the workout! And this works with ANY app I have on the Phone screen, be it Music, Camera remote, or any other app.
FREESWIPEUP wrote:
I WANT MY SWIPE UP FUNCTION TO RETURN TO NORMAL
That's not going to happen, so just stop shouting at us, your fellow users. You can access all the same features by tapping the side button, the flat oval button next to the digital crown.
I pressed the main button on the side and you will see the original swipe up function. Hope this helps 🙏🏻
As far as I am aware you now much press the “power”button which is just next to the Digital Crown
Hey!! Me too I was very disappointed too. Just press the Button below the crown! Hope it helps
That happened to me & I was so mad! I found out you have to push the silver oval button on the right side. Hope this helps.
Swipe-up no longer shows the same features/functions on Apple Watch after the update
