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User profile for user: Canadian Beaver
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My Apple watch 7 side button no longer shows my favourites app

I have an Apple watch 7 which after the last update to ISO 10.1.1 no longer shows my favourite apps when I press the side button. Instead it shows the stuff that used to be at the bottom of the watch if I swiped up.


Also on my iPhone 11 ISO 17.1.1 the watch app no longer had the Dock feature.


Plus how do you off load apps you don't want on the watch? I tried going to the app & tapping off "Show App on Apple Watch" but nothing happens.


Apple Watch Series 7, watchOS 10

Posted on Nov 27, 2023 9:03 AM

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User profile for user: Canadian Beaver
Canadian Beaver Author
User level: Level 1
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Nov 27, 2023 10:58 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

These are 3rd party apps like Rosette Stone, CATSA, Pictoword etc that I don't want on my watch. The watch app refuses to switch from on Green to off across from "Show App on Apple Watch". see 1st photo.


I turned off "Automatic App Install" under General in the watch app on my iPhone.


I know it takes a minutes or more to update the watch.

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User profile for user: IdrisSeabright
IdrisSeabright
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Nov 27, 2023 9:35 AM in response to Canadian Beaver

Canadian Beaver wrote:

I have an Apple watch 7 which after the last update to ISO 10.1.1 no longer shows my favourite apps when I press the side button. Instead it shows the stuff that used to be at the bottom of the watch if I swiped up.

Also on my iPhone 11 ISO 17.1.1 the watch app no longer had the Dock feature.

Yes, that is all correct.

Plus how do you off load apps you don't want on the watch? I tried going to the app & tapping off "Show App on Apple Watch" but nothing happens.

What apps are you trying to remove? Are these third-party apps? Are you saying that the Watch apps says the apps are no longer on the the watch but you still see them? Sometimes it takes a minute or two for the app to disappear from the watch.

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My Apple watch 7 side button no longer shows my favourites app

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