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

idsmakemecrazy wrote:

When i press this side button i get the emergency prompts.

That's because you're pressing, not tapping. Just one tap should bring it up.

OMG. I have been hating my Apple Watch recently because I missed that function so much.

I don’t know you.. but I love you! Thank you for making my day. 🌼

Some one should let people know that this is an option! Just saying

Bummer. Pretty major change for them to not let us simply switch back. I mountain bike with my watch and the old functionality was ideal.

I want to download to an older version of watch IOS because of this ****** move made by Apple. How can I downgrade the watch IOS ? Please help with suggestions. Happy new year !

Not having the swipe up feature work as it did before the update is so frustrating. It's now a useless gesture. Change it back please!

Sooo happy you posted this. I really hated not having these controls. Thank you!

I found that but no ping happens on my phone. How do I fix that. Thank you

This is THE WORST. 99% of the time my primary use of my watch is to find my phone - now that’s a side button feature that does NOT work. Horrible UX!! Give us our basic functionality back!!

Definitely not tailored to my needs and the hundreds of others who have posted ! It should be a choice and not forced on you . Also my battery lasts 30 percent less now .

Arcounselman wrote:

At least let me choose what I can do on swipe up.

Find my phone feature was my go to when I needed my misplaced phone.

now I have to push and tediously scroll. What is the point of repeating in the scroll up what I can already have on my watch face?

not an improvement but a BIG disappointment.

If you have to scroll, then you are pushing the wrong button

Or say “Hey Siri, find my iPhone”

because some require clarification. I do not want to use my “find my phone”. Half the time it doesn’t connect right. Secondly, I used to be able to swipe up, send 1 chime to my phone and rest assured it was close by.

i am forever misplacing my phone (most recently it fell between the seats of my car). I literally had a panic attack over this because find my phone said it was at home, when it was literally inside my car in a parking lot. it never made a sound. I found it later.

plus I really don’t want all the emails about misplacing my phone that follows when I lose it once a day.

just let me ping the phone from my watch easily and

let me get on with my day.

if I need to find another device I’ll gladly go through the steps.

Momsurroundedbyboys wrote:

Secondly, I used to be able to swipe up, send 1 chime to my phone and rest assured it was close by.

This function is still available as well. Instead of swiping up, briefly press the side button to invoke it.

PAJonesey wrote:

When I briefly press the side button, my apps pop up, not what I used to see in swipe up.

That’s what happens when pressing the Digital Crown. Use the Side Button, not the round one.

I agree that the swipe up was the easiest and most efficient way to get to the options before this latest upgrade. It’s so annoying when apple makes these ‘forced’ changes with no option to maintain the former layout. Does apple even seek customer feedback? There is really nothing that exceptional about this watch so constantly frustrating your customer base w unnecessary changes seems pointless. Let us have options for layouts we prefer. Thank you.