Where is the swipe up option to locate phone after watchOS 10.1.1 update?

Tremayne6969 wrote:

Short press and release of oval button under the crown button

You do realize this question has been answered over 100 times in this 11 page thread.

I cleared my notifications, then hit that side button and there they are! Do a quick press.

Frogs2525 wrote:

As watch 10.11 has taken off the 2 things for which I

bought my Apple by swiping Find my phone and wallet. Is it possible to go back to an earlier version and install that in order to get these 2 things

back

You cannot downgrade. And that is a loosing approach, as you will not get security updates, eventually you will update your iPhone iOS version and it will stop talking to the Apple Watch, or you will get a new iPhone that needs a newer watchOS version.

Quick press and release the flat oval side button (see picture)

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

This will give you the Control Center that swipe up used to give you, and all the same services.

DO NOT hold the button, as that will bring up the Emergency services display.

You can tell Apple what changes you would like to see in a future watchOS update via

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

If enough users send feedback, it is more likely a decision maker will see it.

123Testing wrote:

No. That does not give me the command center. It gives me all the apps, of which command center is not one.

Then you are pressing the round, rotating, sticking out from the case Digital Crown.

You press the flat, oval shaped side button next to the Digital Crown (see picture)

Use Control Center on Apple Watch - Apple Support

A quick press and release of the above pictured button, with the arrow pointing at it, will bring up the Control Center.

DO NOT hold the button, as that brings up the Emergency services display.

Settings -> Accessibility -> Side Button Click Speed

Allows you to adjust just how fast you need to press and release the flat oval side button. This is also helpful when activating Apple Pay via a double press and release. I like Slow, while my Wife likes Slowest.

jackdesmond wrote:

I HATE the update! I want to just swipe up to find my phone! Pressing the crown, finding the “find my devices” waiting for my watch to connect, then press make sound! 😫

BRING BACK SWIPE UP!

You do not press the Crown, you quick press and release the flat oval button next to the Crown (see picture)

Use Control Center on Apple Watch - Apple Support

DO NOT hold the button, as that brings up the Emergency services and power off icon.

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.

Or say “Hey Siri, ping my iPhone”

Apple is not here. This is a user-to-user technical support forum.

But you can send Apple feedback via:

Feedback - Watch - Apple

If enough users send feedback, it is more likely a decision maker will see it, and maybe take action.

Mkg045 wrote:

I am among the hundreds probably thousands of others who hate the latest Apple update.

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Please PUT THE SWIPE UP FEATURE BACK!

Apple sold about 200 million Apple Watches in the past 4 years (if you can trust numbers from the Internet). Assuming your thousands are 10,000, that is 0.005 percent of the Apple Watch base.

Also Lawrence Finch makes some very good arguments. I know when using an exercise app, I cannot swipe-up.

Regardless, Apple does not read this user-to-user technical support forum for feedback.

But you can send Apple feedback via:

Feedback - Watch - Apple

If enough users send feedback, it is more likely a decision maker will see it, and maybe take action.

Until Apple makes a change, quick press and release the flat oval side button to bring up the Control Center.

SeanHg wrote:

Hiding some of the most useful features is quite a choice. Do better.

You are not talking to Apple in these user-to-user technical support forums.

But you can send Apple feedback at

Feedback - Watch - Apple

The more users that send feedback, the more likely it will reach a decision maker.

xomommydonna wrote:

Thank you for somewhat of a fix, but we do want it back like it used to be where you just swiped to get the screen! Bring it back!!!

Apple is not here. This is a user-to-user technical support forum.

But you can send Apple feedback via:

Feedback - Watch - Apple

If enough users send feedback, it is more likely a decision maker will see it, and maybe take action.

Mkg045 wrote:

I am among the hundreds probably thousands of others who hate the latest Apple update.

APPLE YOU NEED TO PLEASE THE CUSTOMER NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND! Do an opinion poll before you make changes that you think are progress!! Please PUT THE SWIPE UP FEATURE BACK!

Apple does not read here in this user-to-user forum for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

Meanwhile, you can access the function by tapping on the side button. It's the flat, oval button next to the Digital Crown. Look at the post from BobHarris earlier on this page for more details.

Dsmith0987 wrote:

I am so upset since the new update. Please give us back what we all want which is the way it was before the last update. Why do you change things that work right but don’t fix things that don’t work well?

Apple does not respond here in this user-to-user technical support forum. Nor do they read here for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

I would note that not everyone wants things to go back to the way they were, so perhaps don't presume to speak for everyone. I, for one, like the fact that I can now access the Control Center from any screen, not just from the main watch face. I think that's an improvement. It saves time and steps.

BobHarris wrote:

But you can send Apple feedback via:

Feedback - Watch - Apple

If enough users send feedback, it is more likely a decision maker will see it, and maybe take action.

Yes! I sent feedback and said that I really like the improvement in the watch user interface; moving the Control Center to the Side button was brilliant! It means that I can open the Control Center from any app, not just a watch face. Especially useful when using the Workout app.

Short press and release of oval button under the crown button

gwesq wrote:

This link to report the problem does not have 10.2 available in the drop down menu!

Improvise. Choose the highest version available and just say this is about watchOS 10.2

Even better, send feedback, saying feedback needs to be updated to include watchOS 10.2 😁

I found the swipe for “ find my phone “- it’s the vertical button underneath the round one on the right side of the iwatch. Just done press it long. Just a short press or it goes to the turn off/ Emergency page.

Mkg045 wrote:

I am among the hundreds probably thousands of others who hate the latest Apple update.

APPLE YOU NEED TO PLEASE THE CUSTOMER NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND! Do an opinion poll before you make changes that you think are progress!! Please PUT THE SWIPE UP FEATURE BACK!

Have you considered the possibility that Apple IS pleasing the customer? Maybe the thousands of users who complained that swiping up to reach the Control Center was inconvenient and not user friendly? And it really is a bad way to reach the Control Center, because you can only use it when a watch face is displayed. If you have an app open you can’t swipe up. But you CAN press the side button to open the Control Center, even when you are using an app.

And also consider the possibility that your opinion is not the only one that matters, and perhaps many other people disagree with you.