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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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Hi, I frequently and I mean frequently swiped up on my Apple Watch to see the battery percentage, to ping my phone, turn sounds on and off, etc. Now I have to change those settings by pressing the side button 😞 Is there anyway I can change back to a swipe up to see those settings? I have also turned my automatic updates off, so this will not happen again. I believe this happened when my Apple Watch updated to the new operating system.
How about learning to adapt to change instead of venting? It works better, feels better, last longer than being angry about something you have no control over.
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.
Adjust the
Settings-> Accessibility-> Side Button Click Speed
I like Slow. My Wire likes Slowest. These settings give you more grace with how fast you press and release.
They also make it easier to reliably do the double press and release that brings up Apple Pay.
Jbtulsarn wrote:
When I press the flat oval button I get the SOS options
DO NOT hold the button, as that brings up the Emergency Services display.
A quick press and release, will bring up the Control Center.
Settings -> Accessibility -> Side Button Click Speed
“Side Button Click Speed” can adjust the press and release timing, so you get the Control Center display every time. Adjusting The “Side Button Click Speed” is also useful for Apple Pay’s double press and release. There is “Default” (sub second timing of needed), “Slow” (up to a second between press and release), and “Slowest” (up to 2 seconds between press and release). I like the “Slow” setting.
NOTE: Slow and Slowest settings do not mean you have to wait a full second or 2 seconds between press and release. It just means you do not need to be super fast.
Adriantz wrote:
• ask technical team to make them switch the option back, or just give us a chance to choose the swipe up option on os 10. It was a useful feature in watch os 9.
Since the update I have called police 911 with the watch on my wrist making excercises.
Tnak you. Happy new year
PS Is not knowing how to use the function is the problem, is the software interface.
Getting the press and release timing just right can be an issue. You can make it more reliable by changing: Settings -> Accessibility -> Side Button Click Speed “Side Button Click Speed” can adjust the press and release timing, so you get the Control Center display every time. Adjusting The "Side Button Click Speed" is also useful for Apple Pay’s double press and release. There is “Default” (sub second timing of needed), “Slow” (up to a second between press and release), and “Slowest” (up to 2 seconds between press and release). I like the “Slow” setting. NOTE: Slow and Slowest settings do not mean you have to wait a full second or 2 seconds between press and release. It just means you do not need to be super fast.
Cindo65 wrote:
I found that but no ping happens on my phone. How do I fix that. Thank you
Use Control Center on Apple Watch
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Ping your iPhone (Apple Watch Series 8 and earlier)
Your Apple Watch can help you find your iPhone if it’s nearby.
Press the side button to open Control Center, then tap
Your iPhone plays a sound so you can track it down.
Tip: In the dark? Touch and hold and your iPhone flashes as well.
If your iPhone isn’t in range of your Apple Watch, try using Find My from iCloud.com.
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Ping and find your iPhone (Apple Watch Series 9 only)
On Apple Watch Series 9 you can use Precision Finding to ping your nearby iPhone 15 and get directions to it.
Tip: In the dark? Touch and hold and your iPhone flashes as well.
If your iPhone isn’t in range of your Apple Watch, try using Find My from iCloud.com.
Note: Precision Finding is not available in all regions.
This lose-lose change is both counterintuitive and counterproductive.
BEFORE:
Access control panel on iPhone = Swipe up ✅
Access control panel on Apple Watch = Swipe up ✅
View notifications on iPhone = Swipe down ✅
View notifications on Apple Watch = Swipe down ✅
View all Apple Watch apps = Crown button ✅
View all running/open apps on Apple Watch = Button below crown ✅
AFTER:
Access control panel on iPhone = Swipe up ✅
Access control panel on Apple Watch = Button below crown ⛔️/⁉️
View notifications on iPhone = Swipe down ✅
View notifications on Apple Watch = Swipe down ✅
View all Apple Watch apps = Crown button ✅
View all running/open apps on Apple Watch = Double press Crown button ⛔️/⁉️
Swipe up on Apple Watch = Date, Weather, Activity, + Music, Workout, Messages widgets + tap to all Apps ⛔️/⁉️
This is the conversation:
“What if instead of a swipe up on Apple Watch showing the same info as a swipe up on iPhone, the swipe up on Apple Watch shows you a slightly different version of the info you see when you swipe LEFT to RIGHT from home screen on iPhone?”
“Then where do we put the info you used to get from swiping up on Apple Watch?”
”Let’s move access to that to the button below the crown.”
”Then where do we put the info you used to get from the button below the crown?”
”Let’s move access to that to a double press on the crown.”
Ease of use failure.
iOS/watchOS continuity failure.
Logic failure.
karyn29 wrote:
Yes, I clearly stated “Watch-capable apps,” so your first point is moot,
As "moot" means "subject to debate," I think you're correct. We will just have to agree to disagree.
and in answer to your question, if the products are being made by the same brand and facilitating the interchangeable use of the same services, the answer is yes, logically, there should be continuity between the operation of the products.
And there is. It's just not absolute. There are and always will be differences.
Would you rather purchase an Apple Watch that requires you to search through the App Store’s Watch-capable apps, hunting and pecking for the apps you have on your iPhone, or purchase an Apple Watch, open the Watch app on your iPhone, and see a list of the apps you already use on you iPhone that have Watch-capability?
Would you rather have to individually set your iPhone, Watch, iPad, etc. to Do Not Disturb, or turn on Do Not Disturb on one device and have the rest follow suit? I know which I prefer.
You're making a very common assumption - that everyone thinks like you, wants the same things as you and does things the same way. Also flawed.
Your arguments against cross-device continuity have no legs to stand on.
As I didn't 'make any arguments against cross-device continuity, I have no idea what you're on about. Go read BobHarris's post.
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.
In that case, consider using Siri. Quoted from BobHarris's post above:
An alternate way to get some of the Control Center services is:
"Hey Siri, find my iPhone"
"Hey Siri, Flashlight"
"Hey Siri, Battery"
"Hey Siri, Airplane mode"
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.
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.
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.
mollyfromgold coast wrote:
My swipe up on my watch was so easy to see battery life and silent mode etc now it won’t work since I did the upgrade. How can I get it back.
Yes! Your “press the oval side button” is EVEN EASIER than swipe up! And it doesn’t require a watch face to be displayed, like swipe up required, so you can even use it with other apps like Workout or Music.
We need the swipe up to work like it did before the update!!!!! That was the most convenient function on the whole watch. The side button did not work for me. Do Any work arounds exist
Metalman540 wrote:
Battery function swipe not there anymore
Quick press and release of this button (see picture)
Use Control Center on Apple Watch - Apple Support
DO NOT hold the button, as that brings up the Emergency services display.
Swipe-up no longer shows the same features/functions on Apple Watch after the update
