Control Center disappeared from Apple Watch SE after update.

Dcnash49 wrote:

With out control center how do I turn on water proof protection

You're not without the Control Center. You access it by tapping the side button, the flat oval button next to the Digital Crown. See any of the number of posts in this thread from BobHarris that include pictures.

Just worked this out on my watch…

single click the power button et voila!

Tap one time just brings up my apps..Oops I found it. 🤦‍♀️. The bar below the crown

Was trying to ping my phone and couldn’t find the control panel but I did figured it out switch the side button it should come up.I guess they changed it

That’s odd, usually when pressing the crown twice it will open up the app switch. Just click the longer button bellow briefly like a tap and it will pull up the control center. Make sure your watch is updated as well.

Rstekeur wrote:

I know it sounds like it but I assure you it is the small oval button below the crown. It started with the last update. The thing she misses the most is the find the phone on the control center

If the find the iPhone icon is not in the flat Oval side button display, then scroll down to the bottom of the list, and tap "Edit". She should be able to add the find iPhone back to the Control Center display.

Stillmeellen wrote:

On my moms SE it doesn’t have the other button only Digital Crown so I can’t do it like mine on ultra

All Apple Watches have this button (see picture)

Use Control Center on Apple Watch - Apple Support

Tellinge wrote:

I have sos turned off in my watch app and when I press said side button under the crown only sos comes up, no control center. It’s maddening

Don't press and hold. Just tap.

After competing the updates that came with the release of iPhone 15 (iOS17)for my phone and(watchOS10)for my watch I notice the same issue. The solution I found was double tapping the Digital Crown button on my Apple Watch and then it appeared.

What I have found is if you tap the button under the crown and then tap on the walkie talkie icon to activate it, you will then have a tiny icon appear on the top center of the Home Screen. Then you’ll just need to tap that tiny icon and your control center will pop up. Hope this helps

julieohio wrote:

Thanks for posting this. I kept getting the emergency screen ! I was about to give up 😡. Thank you !!!!

Getting the press and release timing just right can be an issue. You can make it more reliable by changing: Apple Watch -> Settings -> Accessibility -> Side Button Click Speed After changing this I never accidentally get the Emergency Services display. “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 press and release timing 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. And as I said, I do not accidentally get the wrong display. 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.

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Have you tried swiping up from the bottom of the screen?

Rstekeur wrote:

Mine won’t even com up pressing the side button, I can’t get it to show at all.

A momentary press and release of the Oval, flush to the surface, side button. Not the round rotating digital crown.

Kiaora12 wrote:

It is so very difficult to push the side button in if you just want to use one of the many useful icons. Can you get any back? I never use apps just the standard control centre one s. Water resist, ring my phone, sleep mode, silent mode etc v

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