Control center disappeared after updating my Apple Watch

ml96761 wrote:

shared the Apple feedback link in a Facebook group for a specific visual impairment - it’s an important topic for those of us with limited vision

I'm asking because I really want to know. How is using the bottom to bring up the Control Center more challenging to people with limited vision than swiping up? The information displayed is identical.

It isn’t ONLY a visual impairment issue. The watch has a COMMON problem with the power button NOT WORKING… mine does not and now…. I have NO ACCESS to the control center…. regardless of vision…. It is PLANNED obsolescence.

Mike335ggfghhjby wrote:

It isn’t ONLY a visual impairment issue. The watch has a COMMON problem with the power button NOT WORKING… mine does not and now…. I have NO ACCESS to the control center…. regardless of vision…. It is PLANNED obsolescence.

I'm not sure where you're getting this idea that it's some sort of common problem that the side button doesn't work. The fact that yours doesn't, while unfortunate, is not proof that it's rampant. Honda doesn't let me use the windshield wiper lever to turn on my headlights if the headlight lever breaks. If you have a hardware problem, get it fixed.

Are you able to anwer the question I asked? Or did you just want to yell at me (someone who can't do anything to change things)?

Lindaloulou1 wrote:

Tried to press Helpful but it was grayed out.

If the post has already been marked as "Best Answer" by the original poster, you can't mark it "Helpful". And, you can only mark two posts in a thread as "Helpful".

A real shame they changed the control from slide up to you having to press the side button! Thinking about switching to something else now. That was the best thing they had on there and I use it ALOTTT

I also use control center a lot and have spent so much time trying how to get it back. Apple should always let us know how things operate when they make changes like this. They always tell you how to use the new features but neglect to let you know the upgrade will eliminate the gestures you are familiar with. I am so happy to find the answer here, but I do agree it is now more cumbersome to open a feature that I often use.

eliezailah96 wrote:

unlike iPhones, Apple Watches cannot be downgraded and if the model u had supported the cursed WatchOS 10, no matter what you do, it will have to update to it

Downgrading isn't supported on iPhones, either.

You just have to lightly press the button on the side under the crown/dial….

I too spent ages unpairing & repairing my watch yesterday after the last update, because I heavily rely on the swipe up feature for quick controls…then came across a comment which said to lightly press the button under the crown and the control centre still comes up as normal…

How is that a helpful update? Used to be I could just swipe up--easy. Also easy to see if I accidentally put the watch on Silent Mode. Now I have to press the power button on the side which maybe doesn't seem like a big deal, but when you have arthritis in your fingers, you Don't want to press buttons. WHY do programmers think they have to change things just for the sake of changing? Update security. Leave the rest of my stuff alone. Or at least give me a choice--do I want certain parts of the updates or not. Can I remove updates I don't want. QUIT CONTROLING MY DEVICES!!!!!

cristinaalcaide wrote:

100% agreed! I’m ******!

Must be tough being an asterisk in a human world.

If asterisks have fingers, it's easy to access the Control Center by tapping the side button once. The side button is the flat, oval button next to the Digital Crown.

Sure, keep repeating “use the side button”

But it is easier and much more convenient to swipe up to access the control center (a frequently used feature) than to press the side button.

We swipe on our phones all the time.

That bottom “button” was removed and folks had to learn to “swipe” to access just about everything. We have been conditioned to rely on the “swipe” movement.

This access change to Control Center is a big deal and personally I disapprove.

I sent Apple my complaint.

ml96761 wrote:

Sure, keep repeating “use the side button”

People will keep repeating it until people stop asking where the Control Center is or freaking out because they think it has been removed.

But it is easier and much more convenient to swipe up to access the control center (a frequently used feature) than to press the side button.

In your opinion. Keep in mind that not everyone has the same needs or preferences that you do.

This access change to Control Center is a big deal and personally I disapprove.

Well, then, if you disapprove, obviously, Apple should change it. ;-)

The swipe up has been repurposed, and I very much like the change, as it gives me access to more functions from the screen. And I like the single press on the side button to open the control center also; it’s much easier than fumbling in the dark of a theater to swipe up to turn on DND.

Lawrence Finch wrote:

The swipe up has been repurposed, and I very much like the change, as it gives me access to more functions from the screen. And I like the single press on the side button to open the control center also; it’s much easier than fumbling in the dark of a theater to swipe up to turn on DND.

I am very much looking forward to seeing how the Smart Stack evolves.

100% agree. HATE the control centre on the side button. Most of the time the side button doesn't work, sticks. Impossible now to get to all the features of the Control Center. Beyond frustration. Control centre is virtually rendered useless !!!!