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Jun 11, 2015 10:13 PM in response to Mjcphdby Carolyn Samit,Hi,
It's working ok here so doubtful it's a design flaw.
Restart your Watch > Restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support
Then try the Stopwatch.
If that doesn't help, make sure the software is up to date > Update the software on your Apple Watch
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Jun 12, 2015 2:09 PM in response to Mjcphdby Meg St._Clair,Mjcphd wrote:
when using the stopwatch, the display turns off after about 20 seconds. Is there a setting that I am missing? If not, major flaw in software
Yes, the display turns off after 30 seconds. That is expected behavior. Tap the screen and it will light back up again.
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Jun 12, 2015 2:57 PM in response to Meg St._Clairby Mjcphd,I am well aware that touching the screen will turn display back on. I guess you have never used a stopwatch. A Stopwatch is meant to be used with one hand not two hands.
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Jun 12, 2015 3:08 PM in response to Mjcphdby Meg St._Clair,Mjcphd wrote:
I am well aware that touching the screen will turn display back on. I guess you have never used a stopwatch. A Stopwatch is meant to be used with one hand not two hands.
There's really no need to get snarky. Regardless of how you think a stopwatch is "meant" to work, that's not how it does work on the Apple Watch. You have to tap the button on the face of the watch to start it and stop it anyway. It's not as though you can start and stop it with the hand your wearing it on.
Submit your feedback to Apple requesting such a feature here:
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Jun 12, 2015 3:03 PM in response to Mjcphdby ChrisJ4203,According to the Apple Watch User Guide https://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1708/en_US/apple_watch_user_guide. pdf page 38, it appears it does not address the screen blanking, except the statement about adding the stopwatch to the watch face to keep an eye on timing.
The excerpt:
To keep an eye on a timing session while displaying your regular watch face, add a stopwatch to the face. Your current elapsed time will be visible on the face, and you can tap it to switch to the Stopwatch app and check your lap times.
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Jul 17, 2015 5:22 PM in response to Meg St._Clairby 617squadron,I, for one, support the snarkiness (is that a word?). If there's a reason for the behavior of the stopwatch, I don't understand it myself. Not only does the display go to sleep, but when I activate it by moving the watch, it goes back to my main screen rather than the app I was looking at last.
I can only imagine that Apple did this to ensure good battery performance. Not a good reason, though.
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Jul 17, 2015 5:27 PM in response to 617squadronby Meg St._Clair,617squadron wrote:
I, for one, support the snarkiness (is that a word?).
So it's okay to be rude to me because of the way Apple designed the stop watch function on the Apple Watch? If there's a good reason for that behavior, I don't understand it myself.
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Jul 18, 2015 5:04 AM in response to Meg St._Clairby Sclark49,It is not good enough to tap the screen and have it come back on. Our vet has stopped using her apple watch altogether and gone back to the Pebble because she cannot take a heart rate and have the watch go blank! Apple may have done it this way to save battery but it is not good enough. Let the wearer make the decision to use more battery by adjusting the setting to keep the stopwatch on.
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Jul 18, 2015 5:06 AM in response to Sclark49by Sclark49,BTW, she has gone back to the Pebble because text messages don't come in to the watch if is unlocked and on. I work on a farm and the whole point of the watch was NOT to have to take the phone out of my pocket when I'm working or feeding the horses. I want to be able to check my watch and have the text message there 100% of the time.
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Jul 18, 2015 3:23 PM in response to Sclark49by Meg St._Clair,Sclark49 wrote:
BTW, she has gone back to the Pebble because text messages don't come in to the watch if is unlocked and on. I work on a farm and the whole point of the watch was NOT to have to take the phone out of my pocket when I'm working or feeding the horses. I want to be able to check my watch and have the text message there 100% of the time.
As a farmer, you should have some concept about the right tool for the job. If the Apple Watch isn't the right tool for what you need, then, definitely, use the watch that is. I have a Pebble. It doesn't handle text notifications in a way that works for me. That doesn't mean it's a bad watch.
Submit your feedback to Apple here:
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Aug 16, 2015 4:13 PM in response to Mjcphdby iamerm,I know this isn't exactly the solution, but perhaps this will help a little?
There is a setting in the Apple Watch iPhone app. To enable it, go to General > Activate on wrist raise > Resume previous activity.
In theory, at least when you raise your wrist the stopwatch should come back up (as opposed to the watch face).
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Aug 16, 2015 7:30 PM in response to iamermby Sclark49,Thanks for that Tip. That does work and although the face will go blank after 20 seconds, when you raise your wrist, it will resume the stopwatch face and not go back to the watch face. It is still a flaw in how a stopwatch should be used but your tip certainly helps. Thanks.