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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.
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.
Hey Apple, please give us back the iPhone ping from I watch!
KClady51 wrote:
Yes, that helps but since this is a commonly used feature, they shouldn't have made it a 2-step process! Please restore that functionality Apple!!
Apple doesn't read here in this user-to-user forum for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:
Anastiasa wrote:
How do I ping my iPhone to find my Apple Watch.
Read through this thread, and look at the half dozen posts under the name BobHarris (me). Or any of the other posts that answer this question with pictures and arrows, and what to do, as well as what not to do, and how to adjust the press and release timing.
Hi shrinivasan18,
If your side button is broken, you can use a gesture to open Control Center and ping your iPhone. Follow these steps:
open Watch app > Accessibility > scroll down and tap AssistiveTouch > enable AssistiveTouch > tap Hand Gestures > enable Hand Gestures
You can choose which gesture should open Control Center by tapping one of the four available gestures, then choosing "Control Center". If you want to ensure you don't enable other gestures by mistake, you can set the other gestures to "None".
Dulcieowl wrote:
Apple please bring back the swipe up. Pressing the side button is silly given the likelihood of emergency or wallet coming up. What was wrong with swiping up?
Most likely accidentally swipe that confused naive users.
Tell Apple via
https://www.apple.com/feedback/watch
Hi Timdifferent,
the side button on my watch is not working for a while now is there any other way to access the ping button other than the side button?
thanks in advance
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.
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.
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
shrinivasan18 wrote:
Hi Timdifferent,
the side button on my watch is not working for a while now is there any other way to access the ping button other than the side button?
thanks in advance
That is the new way to access the control center.
You could explore if a Siri a Shortcut will activate the control center.
Send your feedback to
https://www.apple.com/feedback/watch
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
Nowhere1 wrote:
After an hour of searching collectively, this is the first useful response I have seen. Thank you!!
Really? You mean you didn’t read the Best Reply that is at the top of every page in this 10 page thread, that you must have seen when you opened the thread.
How to ping iPhone from Apple Watch
