Problems with Apple Watch after updating to watchOS 10.0.1

clr1968 wrote:

Same

Same...response.

Use Control Center on Apple Watch explains "Control Center gives you an easy way to check your battery, silence your watch, choose a Focus, turn your Apple Watch into a flashlight, put your Apple Watch in Airplane Mode, turn on theater mode, and more."

Open or close Control Center

• Open Control Center: Press the side button once.
• Close Control Center: With Control Center open, turn your wrist away from you or press the side button again.

My Apple Watch series 4 has stopped working properly since I did the latest update 10, the battery runs out so quick that the watch dies. I cannot swipe up or down, it freezes and it doesn’t charge properly. What can I do?

Yeah, I can’t believe I updated it. I’m pretty livid right now. I got it on Wednesday four days ago. I just figured out how to use it basically like at a very basic level. Now I am ready to return it. What the f Apple what the f

I prefer the slide up method much better. It’s easier to access. I have large fingers and pressing the side button. Very inconvenient. No more updates please. I pay my bill. I would like to have what I want on my devices. Do not want Apple updates to decide for me.

To get to the Control Center where you can silence your phone, go to airplane mode, check your battery strength, etc … open your watch to its Home Screen then push the button on the right side of the watch face, below the crown.

isj1 wrote:

Its the same button as for an emergency 911. What brain thought of that?

One is a momentary press, and one is a long press.

Most likely based on a screen tap vs a tap & hold. Or putting your car high beams on vs flashing your high beams to signal an on coming driver there is something ahead of them they should be careful about.

Getting more functionality out of a limited number of input controls.

Angieguido wrote:

I am having the same problem!!!!!

Control Center has moved

https://support.apple.com/guide/watch/control-center-apd06bc15da1/watchos

The watchOS new features and changes are listed here

https://support.apple.com/guide/watch/whats-new-apdb93ea3872/watchos

Urchin23 wrote:

Updated my watch 2 days ago. And I WANT THE OLD watch face BACK. I’ve lost EASY access to silent mode/ battery life… and where is THEATRE MODE??!? Please give me old version back!

Momentarily press and release the flat Oval side button.

https://support.apple.com/guide/watch/control-center-apd06bc15da1/watchos

DO NOT push the round rotating Digital Crown.

DO NOT hold the flat Oval side button for an extended period of time.

DO NOT double-click the flat Oval side button.

AgentMarsh wrote:

Why?

Apart from having to press the button rather than swiping up.. I can’t swipe left or right for anything, when I used to be able to move between my clock faces..

I now have blocks in the resting mode rather than the date in the complications. My Paces are blocked out until I touch them in complications.

Please tell me what are the benefits from this “upgrade “????

The volunteers in this forum are just users like you.

We speculate the prior to watchOS 10, Apple support was getting lots of complaints from inexperienced users that accidentally swiped and got stuck with a watch face they did not want.

Again total speculation.

Tell Apple what you would like to see via

https://www.apple.com/feedback/watch

The more users send Apple their feedback, the more likely a decision maker will see your requests.

Mamagnks wrote:

don’t like the latest update. How do I go back to 9

You cannot downgrade.

But you can tell Apple via

https://www.apple.com/feedback/watch

If enough users provide feedback, then it will reach a decision maker, and future changes may be mote desirable

anotheruser99 wrote:

I suspect that it is planned obsolescence.

These are User Interface changes, that work the same across all the Apple Watches old or new that are capable of running watchOS 10.

Your idea of "planned obsolescence" would imply it is the customer's that Apple is Obsoleting, and just wants new customers, and none of the existing customers.

I think I would rather go with IdrisSeabright's "Alien Interference" and get my tinfoil hat out 🥳

My battery has started draining rapidly, my side button which I could access frequently used apps, like MY TIMER for baking, is no longer and option. What in the world!!! Can we roll this back or FIX IT, please.

I agree the update has made my life miserable by changing the way to ping your phone from the Apple Watch. Pressing the side button typically triggers to the emergency or turn off phone. Since I pay my bill, I would think that I could have my things set up the way I want them instead of updates deciding for me. I am very disgusted with Apple updates if possible, I will never update again.

AppleWatch70 wrote:

I agree the update has made my life miserable by changing the way to ping your phone from the Apple Watch. Pressing the side button typically triggers to the emergency or turn off phone. Since I pay my bill, I would think that I could have my things set up the way I want them instead of updates deciding for me. I am very disgusted with Apple updates if possible, I will never update again.

“Hey Siri, Find my iPhone” is even easier.

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.

I have an Apple Watch series 8, updated it last night while it was on the charger and woke up this morning with it at 35% and drained within an hour of having it on. Before the update that would have lasted at least until I got home. It got very hot also, I’m super upset about it and hopefully they fix it soon or I’ll send it back and replace it.