I did not see it with WatchOS 9 or before, but since WatchOS10.2 which reintroduced the Swipe to change faces, the time always displays first as 10:09:31 before setting the correct time one second later. Why is it so ? Is it only me ? Is there a setting to change ? It is really inconvenient.
Apple Watch Series 5
Yes mine does this as well. It definitely didn’t use to happen before OS10. So the new toggle they have put in haven’t actually put the functionality back exactly the same as it was before. It is clearly much better now that you can actually swipe between the watch faces but the implementation seems rushed and very amateurish and annoying. The toggle needs to put it back properly to the way it was before OS10. Perhaps in the next update ?
Darkus_2020 wrote:
Whatever this problem is, I don't like it. I never noticed it before. I do swap my screens around, because I can. It's annoying that it has to switch time. They should change this. It serves no good to have it set to the wrong time first, despite all the symmetry of 1009.
You probably never noticed it before because it's a recent feature.
You can let Apple know what you'd like to see here:
It is quite literally the definition of a bug. I think you are not taking the time to understand the issue. Please read carefully for steps to repeat the bug
This is a bug - and it's been reported to apple developers and they just are not fixing it. Now it is only a small thing, but the major source of frustration is Apple removing features, reintroducing them (with bugs), not fixing them, and then people on this community seeming to be apologists for Apple, when this is quite clearly a major bug in the reintroduced feature!
alexrparr wrote:
To state otherwise can only be trolling or just not understanding. Very odd!
Having a different opinion than yours is trolling or stupidity? What a very odd and rude idea!
very annoying
Yes, that is very annoying ...
It seems so, that nearly nobody uses direct swiping of Watch faces...
If I would be a responsible programmer in the Apple team, the bug would be already fixed...
Never noticed this and don’t really care. It’s not a big thing to loose sleep over.
With the display off and raising my arm to see the time… I see the correct time. Same with always on.
One the other hand when switching from one watch face to another new watch face shows 10:09 for a split second. I decided to open the watch app on my iPhone. All of the watch faces there show 10:09. For all the watch faces you have loaded on your watch they would have to be running in the background to show the correct time when switching from one watch face to another. Which would kill the battery in no time.
Conclusion, I don’t think this is a bug.
Not on my Apple Watch Ultra 2, I raise my wrist, display comes on, shows the exact time instantly.
No matter which watch face I choose.
Which Apple Watch do you use?
muguy wrote:
Once you set the face, it shows the correct time. The 10:09, as indicated multiple times, is a placeholder. This is not a bug
This fight is over. The 10:09 people have the high ground.
yourewelcomee wrote:
Astonishing that this ever made it past QA. What happened to Apple?
You are assuming it is a bug, and not a feature.
10:09:30 is a magic number in the clock/watch business. On a watch face with hands, the face is evenly divided into 3rds between the hour, minute and second hand.
Every advertisement you see for a clock or watch will be showing the time a ls 10:09:30
They 10:09 comes from the default watch face in settings, when you set up a new watch face. So they are displaying the default and then updating it. They should be updating before they display it, like they used to. You’ll notice that the complications aren’t initially updated either.
alexrparr wrote:
If a bug is defined as an unintended problem in software - then that is what this is and that’s without question. Possibly you don’t quite understand the issue? Have you repeated it on your watch? If so, you would see it is most definitely a bug that has gone unfixed for a while now, despite many submissions to the link you posted.
Again, you are assuming that Apple thinks it is a bug, and Apple is in the driver’s seat.
You can escalate by getting a free Apple Developer’s account (https://developers.apple.com) and submit a bug report (there are paid accounts, but you do not need one to submit a bug report). This is actually closer to the developers than the feedback link.
Yes, it is likely a design choice not to update in the background to save on battery. But we must admit that the result is disturbing and not a friendly UI.
The choice of 10:30:31 is intentional (and in line with watch industry practices) but the result is very poor.
Unless we consider that it will show correct time twice a day: we just have to swipe at 10:30:31… It becomes a user issue… 😉
Anyway, let's all have a good day.
claudeFromToulouse wrote:
Yes, it is likely a design choice not to update in the background to save on battery. But we must admit that the result is disturbing and not a friendly UI.
No, "we" don't have to admit that. Again, the fact that some people dislike something to does not make it bad.
Whatever this problem is, I don't like it. I never noticed it before. I do swap my screens around, because I can. It's annoying that it has to switch time. They should change this. It serves no good to have it set to the wrong time first, despite all the symmetry of 1009.
Swiping Watch faces always display 10:09 before exact time
