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

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”

That was the best feature that swipe up. Why would they get rid of it? I cannot find those features now pressing the side button doesn’t do it

Same level of ‘frequently’ here! I’m so mad. The same thing happened to me. I just want it to go back.

That may be your opinion, and your welcome to it, but the entire point of this thread is that most people here also thought that the original swipe up feature was better.

I WANT MY SWIPE UP FUNCTION TO RETURN TO NORMAL

Thank you. That helps so much!

FREESWIPEUP wrote:

I WANT MY SWIPE UP FUNCTION TO RETURN TO NORMAL

NO, YOU CAN’T HAVE YOUR SWIPE UP FUNCTION BACK TO NORMAL. SO THERE

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.

Absolutely agree! I won't update anymore either. Its so annoying not to have the swipe function. Last update on the phone was awful too.

I don't know why Apple can't just update technology and LEAVE Formatting and Layout alone!!

Yes! I absolutely HATE this update! I do not want to press the side button and go into settings to put my phone on theater mode or check the battery. I HATE this. It was so perfect and easy before to silence my watch and to see the battery status. Now my watch runs down all the time because I’m not able to check it easily. This update really messed up my watch.

I hate it too! Don’t ‘fix’ what’s not broken Apple!! 🤦‍♀️ I don't need the ‘press the side button’ reply from Apple! I / We but need Apple to fix this annoying ‘upgrade’ and go back to the swipe up menu!

And, oh btw Apple, what is currently on the swipe up feature is totally and completely useless!

And since this so-called update, I am using much more battery per day. I have had to put it on the charger much earlier in the day most days. Their superficial changes are making me charge my iPhone SE v2 much earlier most days since this was downloaded. It appears to me that they wanted to juice up the graphics to look more current and more like a video game. I use the Activity app a lot and check it a lot. It may have looked more basic before the update but that's fine with me. I don't need flashy graphics just to check my progress.

They need to do a patch to correct some of the problems THEY have created and they need to do it now!