“Set Watch Face” missing from Shortcuts app

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“Set Watch Face” missing from Shortcuts app

I am using an iPhone 15 Pro iOS version 18.0.1 my watch is on version 11.0.1 - in other words, I am up-to-date and not running any betas

I have some shortcuts that use a command called “set active watch face“ those shortcuts work well. However, when I have gone to set up some new shortcuts, I can no longer find that command in Shortcuts.

does anyone know if there is a substitution for that command? I can’t find one. Why would it be removed? I would love some guidance.

iPhone 15 Pro

Posted on Oct 25, 2024 8:28 PM

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Alancito

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Oct 26, 2024 2:42 AM in response to MoscBr

MoscBr ~ First, see if restarting brings that action back:

Turn iPhone on or off - Apple Support

I'm also on iOS 18.0.1 and that action is available:

Try copying that action from one of your existing shortcuts and pasting into your new shortcut. Tap the action's icon for the copy & paste options:

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josch80

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Dec 12, 2024 7:34 AM in response to MoscBr

I had the same issue. I contacted Apple Support and we tried various things (forced restart, unpair/re-pair) but nothing helped. I didn't want to uninstall the shortcuts app.

Then iOS 18.2 and WatchOS 11.2 came along yesterday and after the update everything works as intended again! :-)

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xbfc

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Nov 23, 2024 7:31 AM in response to MoscBr

This same scenario happened to me after upgrading to iOS 18.1. I’m on an iPhone 16 Pro Max and after updating, all the shortcut functions for the Watch app disappeared.

What seemed to resolve the issue was deleting the app, but you also must unpair your Apple Watch. A little bit of a pain, but after reinstalling and re-pairing, the functions restored.

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MoscBr Author

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Dec 12, 2024 11:53 AM in response to josch80

I got them back when I uninstalled and reinstalled the Shortcuts app – but I regret having done it because I lost a lot of shortcuts that I didn’t realize weren’t backed up in my iCloud.

I hope the fact that you have seen a resolution to the issue with 18.2 that we won’t see them disappear again. Thanks for your reply!

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xbfc

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Nov 23, 2024 9:57 AM in response to xbfc

Update: I also had to delete the Shortcuts app as well, so be sure to save any custom shortcuts before you do, otherwise… 🤦🏾‍♂️

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MoscBr Author

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Oct 26, 2024 11:36 AM in response to Alancito

Thank you, Alancito, for your response. I'm perplexed that the option shows on your phone and not on mine. I have restated my phone and it's still not there. Oddly, it does show up as a choice in building a shortcut on my iPad. I will look again after the release of 18.1 to see if it reappears on my iPhone.

I wonder if anyone else will comment here with a suggestion about what may be causing the discrepancy.

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josch80

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Dec 12, 2024 1:32 PM in response to MoscBr

Yeah, I refrained from deleting the ap as I have a lot of home automations... luckily the issue seems to be resolved now. :-)

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“Set Watch Face” missing from Shortcuts app

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