Since updating to iOS 17 I cannot ping my phone using my watch. I used to be able to swipe up or down (I cannot remember) on my watch and there was a phone icon I could use to ping. Now it’s gone. 😢 HELP!
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iPad, iPadOS 15
Hi AnanceRN,
It sounds like you're on watchOS 10, which has changed how Control Center is opened.
Press the side-button on your Apple Watch to open Control Center and ping your iPhone:
Hope this helps!
Hi AnanceRN,
It sounds like you're on watchOS 10, which has changed how Control Center is opened.
Press the side-button on your Apple Watch to open Control Center and ping your iPhone:
Hope this helps!
BEERDOG wrote:
Hey Apple, please give us back the iPhone ping from I watch!
They can't give you back something they didn't take away. You can still ping your phone from your watch. Tap the oval button next to the digital crown. It will bring up the control center. Tap on the button to ping your watch.
Central8 wrote:
I don’t know how to ping my phone that’s running on ISO 17.3 with my I watch
As has been explained repeatedly in this thread, you press the oval button next to the Digital Crown to bring up the Control Center. Then tap on the button to ping your phone.
IrnBruEileen wrote:
I have just spent over 30 minutes on the phone to Apple call centre and they have no idea about this! Thank you for your assistance. So I have pressed the side button, gone into the control centre but can't see how to ping the phone?
You tap the button that shows a phone with what looks like parentheses on either side. See here for a picture:
Use Control Center on Apple Watch - Apple Support
Bonesaustin wrote:
i can't find the ping option on my Apple Watch my phone after updating?
Quick press and release of this button (see picture)
Use Control Center on Apple Watch - Apple Support
DO NOT hold the button, as that will bring up Emergency services
If you cannot get the timing just right, you can play with the following setting:
Settings -> Accessibility -> Side Button Click Speed
I like "Slow". My Wife likes "Slowest". This is also helpful when trying to get Apple Pay to appear by doing a quick double press and release.
JanPuppyLover wrote:
Tap on which button? (after you tap the crown button)
Quick press and release of this button (see picture)
Use Control Center on Apple Watch - Apple Support
DO NOT hold the button, as that will bring up Emergency services
After you bring up Control Center, you can tap the iPhone ping icon. See the above link for the icon pictures so you know which one is the iPhone ping icon.
Settings -> Accessibility -> Side Button Click Speed
can be used to adjust the timing on how fast to press and release to get the correct display. This is very useful getting Apple Pay to reliably come up when you do the double press and release. I like the Slow setting, and my Wife likes the Slowest setting.
Latest watchOS version is 10.2, but this user interface has been available since watchOS 10.0 came out.
SwiftyFlyer wrote:
How can you ping from your Apple Watch to find the location of your iPhone using iOS 17?
The previous Control Center swipe-up has moved to a quick press and release of the flat oval side button
Use Control Center on Apple Watch - Apple Support
DO NOT hold the button, as that brings up Emergency services and the power off icon.
Control Center should then show you the iPhone ping icon (find my iPhone), Battery percentage, Flashlight, Water Lock, Airplane mode, Alarm silence, Theater mode, and all the other Control Center services.
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”
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.
Apple Watch -> Settings -> Accessibility -> AssistiveTouch can be used to access things like:
o Control Center
o Apple Pay
o Emergency Services and the Power Off icon (labeled “Hold Side Button”)
o and many other things...
Use AssistiveTouch on Apple Watch - Apple Support
Adamsfamily1 wrote:
How to have my iPhone 17pro option on my watch ping the location of my iPhone 17 pro
Your post is a bit unclear as there is no such thing as an iPhone 17 Pro. However, if all you're asking about is how to ping your phone from your watch, the explanation has been given several times in this thread: Tap the side button (flat oval button next to the digital crown) to bring up the Control Center. Tap the icon that shows a little phone.
scwhynot wrote:
I tried that and the only thing that came up was SOS, emergency call, medical ID and turn off phone button.
I pinged my iPhone many times a day and I also used the water drop. Where are these???
DO NOT hold the button.
The flat oval side button has 3 modes.
Bonesaustin wrote:
i can't find the ping option on my Apple Watch my phone after updating?
Why not? If it's because you no longer know how to access the Control Center, that's easy to remedy. Tap the side button, the flat, oval button next to the Digital Crown. It will bring up the same Control Center you're used to.
If there's some other reason you can't, please explain what it is.
MyKona1 wrote:
Thank you so much for helping me find the revised way to ping my iPhone from my Apple Watch! I never noticed the additional long button below the crown on the side of my watch. Push it & there that wonderful icon was that I had been missing so much♥️
Glad it helped! Yes, that button is quite stealthy.
jerryandjennifer wrote:
Mine just brings up the apps. I can not access control center. Not sure why they would change such a useful feather.😞
Then you are pressing the wrong button, or you are still on watchOS 9
The previous Control Center swipe-up has moved to a quick press and release of the flat oval side button
Use Control Center on Apple Watch - Apple Support
DO NOT hold the button, as that brings up Emergency services and the power off icon.
Control Center should then show you the iPhone ping icon (find my iPhone), Battery percentage, Flashlight, Water Lock, Airplane mode, Alarm silence, Theater mode, and all the other Control Center services.
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”
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.
Apple Watch -> Settings -> Accessibility -> AssistiveTouch can be used to access things like:
o Control Center
o Apple Pay
o Emergency Services and the Power Off icon (labeled “Hold Side Button”)
o and many other things...
Use AssistiveTouch on Apple Watch - Apple Support
WendiThomas wrote:
side button does not work
The previous Control Center swipe-up has moved to a quick press and release of the flat oval side button
Use Control Center on Apple Watch - Apple Support
DO NOT hold the button, as that brings up Emergency services and the power off icon.
Control Center should then show you the iPhone ping icon (find my iPhone), Battery percentage, Flashlight, Water Lock, Airplane mode, Alarm silence, Theater mode, and all the other Control Center services.
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"
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.
Apple Watch -> Settings -> Accessibility -> AssistiveTouch can be used to access things like:
o Control Center
o Apple Pay
o Emergency Services and the Power Off icon (labeled "Hold Side Button")
o and many other things...
Use AssistiveTouch on Apple Watch - Apple Support
cherise115 wrote:
Pushing the side button does not work only apps pop up I have to press and hold and ask Siri for the control center. This is absolutely ridiculous
This side button
https://support.apple.com/guide/watch/control-center-apd06bc15da1/watchos
DO NOT hold the button, as that brings up the Emergency calling display.
Just a quick tap.
Bluesparent wrote:
it used to show battery level and turn on and off notifications
where did it go
As has been explained repeatedly in this thread, you press the oval button next to the Digital Crown to bring up the Control Center. All those things are still there.
How to ping iPhone from Apple Watch
