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

Lourisima64 wrote:

There should be a dot on top of the screen tap on it. It will bring up the old swipe up screen with find my phone/silence ring/plane mode…..

That is incorrect. To access the Control Center, you press the side button, which is flat, oval and next to the Digital Crown.

Lourisima64 wrote:

There is a dot on top of the screen, tap on it (do not swipe) tap and the old swipe screen should show up.

Tapping on that dot will not bring up the Control Center or change the way the watch operates.

Kcee15 wrote:

The oval button on the side of the phone does not bring up locate my phone with the ping. That button is for emergency contacts.

Quick press and release is Control Center

Quick Double Press and Release is Apple Pay

Press and hold is Emergency services

If you are having difficulties with the press and release timing, you can adjust the following option:

Settings -> Accessibility -> Side Button Click Speed

Default, which is a fraction of a second

Slow, which is up to about a second

Slowest, which is up to about 2 seconds.

Play with the settings till you find one that works for you on all 3 functions.

I found a video that showed me . You press the control centre button on the bottom right hand side of your watch . This opens the control centre and all the options are there including to ping your iPhone.

Despite what you keep saying, tapping on that dot does NOT bring up the Control Center. The Control Center is accessed by tapping the side button, which is the flat, oval button next to the Digital Crown.

jdt589 wrote:

The dot isn't there on my watch face. My wife showed me different faces that have it but not my customized favorite. This is garbage and I want old iOS back

That information about the dot is completely wrong. You get to the Control Center by tapping on the side button, the flat, oval button next to the Digital Crown.

Do the developers actually test their updates?

how could you take away a simple but often utilised function like a ping for your own Apple phone?

terrible update!

solution… don’t lose my phone (yes) but quickly reverse the decision and make a new update. We all leave our phone in funny places.

find my devices is tedious, and I receive an email everytime I try locate my phone as though I’ve lost it and the ringtone is weak like that of the AirTag.

keep us updated Apple.

cheers!

my side button is now completely useless after the update and I am unable to access the control center, the workaround I found was to activate assistive touch and set the gesture double clench to open control center.

on your iPhone Watch>Accessibility>assistive touch (enable)> Gestures (pick a gesture)> control center

jdt589 wrote:

Yea exactly…rarely does that side button pull up menu to find my phone. Usually calls ems. The most useful feature has become unuseable

Change the option in

Settings -> Accessibility -> Side Button Click Speed

From Default, to Slow, or Slowest, and you will find that you can reliably get Control Center, or the Apple Pay double press and release action every time, and not accidentally bring up the Emergency services display.

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!

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?

Whoever gave the Apple Feedback on this post has not read the HUNDREDS of messages from those of us who HATE the update and want it changed back. This was a FIX by anymeans and has only frustrated those of us who were very happy with our watches with the settings we had. I too am VERY upset at the update and think Apple did a stupid move with this one.

I just learned if you press the lower button on the watch it brings up the what used to be the swipe up screen! NOT SURE WHY APPLE SUPPORT COULDN'T tell me that when chatting with them regarding the update!

YAY! It's STILL THERE!

I don’t like the new updates either, the swipe button to Find my iPhone was so useful. I was also hoping that the new health focus would give me more options to take control of my browsing, instead it’s just mindfulness apps. The biggest strain on my mental health is that I have to use a smart phone and watch to stay in touch but I can’t turn off horribly addictive time sinks !!

ashanig wrote:

I don’t like the new updates either, the swipe button to Find my iPhone was so useful.

The SIDE button to Find my iPhone is much more useful, because you can press it even when you are not displaying a watch face.