Control center apple watch

when I press the side button my most recent activity appears, not my control center. The control center is also not found on swiping up either

priscila1030 wrote:

when I press the side button my most recent activity appears, not my control center. The control center is also not found on swiping up either

Then you are NOT running watchOS 10.

You must be on watchOS 9 or lower, where you place your finger at the very bottom of the screen and swipe up to get to the Control Center.

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.

Press the side button

With watch OS 10 you now access the Control Center by pressing the side button:

Use the buttons and screen on your Apple Watch - Apple Support

You are welcome.

Correct, my series 3 watch is on iOS 8.81 with no updates available updates. Did Apple take away my command center?

No it is still accessed by swiping up the face because series 3 is stuck on OS 8