Since the new IOS 17 and watch updates im no longer able to swipe up on my watch to turn off the ringer or ping my iPhone. What happened to this setting?
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Apple Watch Series 7, watchOS 10
Control Center was moved to the oval side button. Press and release.
https://support.apple.com/guide/watch/control-center-apd06bc15da1/watchos
Here are all the feature changes in watchOS 10
https://support.apple.com/guide/watch/whats-new-apdb93ea3872/watchos
If you have any feedback, you can sent that to Apple at:
https://www.apple.com/feedback/watch
Control Center was moved to the oval side button. Press and release.
https://support.apple.com/guide/watch/control-center-apd06bc15da1/watchos
Here are all the feature changes in watchOS 10
https://support.apple.com/guide/watch/whats-new-apdb93ea3872/watchos
If you have any feedback, you can sent that to Apple at:
https://www.apple.com/feedback/watch
Jhc-Toronto wrote:
What button do you push? I used that function all the time and can't find it
Push this button (see picture)
Use Control Center on Apple Watch - Apple Support
DO NOT hold the button, as that brings up the Emergency services display.
Just a quick press and release, and it will bring up the Control Center, with all that same services that you previously got with a swipe up.
If you are having timing issues with the speed of the press and release, then play with
Settings -> Accessibility -> Side Button Click Speed
Feel free to tell Apple the confusing they have caused by moving this UI to a different trigger.
The more users that send feedback, the more likely a decision maker will see it. After all the swipe left/right users got Apple to change back in watchOS 10.2. Maybe the swipe up users could provide enough feedback to get swipe up restored.
Hycam wrote:
So, who are the people that are making these arbitrary decisions without considering the user experience? Apple had a bunch of new stuff they wanted to make available on the watch, so they decided to put it on the swipe up command, because everyone already uses it. Ok, but where to put the control center that was on the swipe up - oh, I know, let's move it to the side button, 'cause no-one really uses that a lot right now. Ugh!
How about, let's keep the really important stuff (control center) exactly where it was, because everyone knows how to find it already. And let's put the new stuff on a button that people don't use much. They have no idea how to manage the customer experience.
Apple does not read this user-to-user technical support forum for feedback.
But you can send Apple feedback via:
You now press the button to open that menu.
That feature has been replaced with a push of the button - it brings up the same control center. Yeah, bummer, I know. :)
mattschmid wrote:
Terrible feature change. Swipe up is so easy. Pressing the button is terrible, especially with a screen protector!
If the flat oval side button is giving you difficulties, then look at
Use AssistiveTouch on Apple Watch - Apple Support
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...
justanotherconsum3r wrote:
Totally agree, It would be cool if each button could be personalized that way if some prefer pressing a button they could choose to do so, but for me swipe up was simple and easy 😢
Apple does not read this user-to-user technical support forum for feedback.
But you can send Apple feedback via:
If enough users send feedback, it is more likely a decision maker will see it, and maybe take action.
So, who are the people that are making these arbitrary decisions without considering the user experience? Apple had a bunch of new stuff they wanted to make available on the watch, so they decided to put it on the swipe up command, because everyone already uses it. Ok, but where to put the control center that was on the swipe up - oh, I know, let's move it to the side button, 'cause no-one really uses that a lot right now. Ugh!
How about, let's keep the really important stuff (control center) exactly where it was, because everyone knows how to find it already. And let's put the new stuff on a button that people don't use much. They have no idea how to manage the customer experience.
AllTheOtherNamesWereTaken wrote:
How nice of them to let us know and instead make me go looking for the answer. Kind of an important change, don't you think??
Tell Apple via
If enough users express the same opinion, then it is more likely it will reach a decision maker.
Mattodaiou wrote:
As the owner of this watch it should be up to me how I interact with it and not some blanket change foisted upon me. I hate when companies try to decide how best I should use their product.
Tell Apple via
PaulDallas80 wrote:
Absolutely agree. Apple thinks they always know what’s best for us.
Tell Apple via
After all the swipe left/right users got it back in watchOS 10.2 after sending in enough feedback. Maybe the swipe up users can do the same by sending in lots of feedback.
CarKash44 wrote:
I agree changing how to access the Apple Watch screen didn’t require a change. Why the developers decided to do this, and NOT communicate it, is super annoying!
Tell Apple
If enough user send similar feedback, then it will eventually reach a decision maker, and maybe in the future they will improve the UI change communications, and not just assume everyone reads a dozen Apple related blogs.
username123456 wrote:
I love with every update you know they were thinking: how can we make this product worse?!?!? Let’s remove the one function everyone uses! Yayyyyyyyyy
You are not addressing Apple. This is just your fellow users.
But you can send feedback and if enough other users also send feedback, it is more likely it will reach a decision maker.
minimelones wrote:
I was so confused and mad with the RANDOM changed they made! tbh i hate the change and most of the people do too! I guess apple dosent read these cuz why not do what the consumers want?
Apple does not read this user-to-user technical support forum for feedback.
But you can send Apple feedback via:
If enough users send feedback, it is more likely a decision maker will see it, and maybe take action.
NOTE: There are over 200 million Apple Watches out there. A very tiny fraction post in these forums. I do not think you can say most of the users hate the changes. I know some like them very much.
But your feelings are yours, and you should tell Apple. These forums were setup so that uses could help each other, not to provide feedback to Apple.
They should ask us first before screw things up…
CarKash44 wrote:
I agree changing how to access the Apple Watch screen didn’t require a change. Why the developers decided to do this, and NOT communicate it, is super annoying!
I'm no longer able to swipe up on my Apple Watch to turn off the ringer or ping my iPhone after update
