Nightstand mode on my apple watch switches display off

I dont think there is anyway to set it to always on. However, a slight tap on table or around the watch will turn it on. It is very sensitive to vibration around it.

George

I dont think there is anyway to set it to always on. However, a slight tap on table or around the watch will turn it on. It is very sensitive to vibration around it.

Yes, that is what the user guide is saying: https://help.apple.com/watch/#/apd3b4bbe73e

Check the time by your bedside. To see the time, tap the display or lightly nudge Apple Watch. Even nudging or tapping the table might work—try it.

Nightstand has been this way since inception and through out the entire beta cycle.

I came here wondering the exact same thing. It seems very useless to have a nightstand clock that you can't see without reaching over to touch it. I can't imagine that I wouldn't just end up knocking it over or pushing it off the table if I only used one hand, and I don't want to move over to the side of my bed and reach out with one or two hands in the middle of the night.

But it seems that's the way it's designed! It sadly won't replace my regular nightstand clock.

mebs wrote:

I came here wondering the exact same thing. It seems very useless to have a nightstand clock that you can't see without reaching over to touch it. I can't imagine that I wouldn't just end up knocking it over or pushing it off the table if I only used one hand, and I don't want to move over to the side of my bed and reach out with one or two hands in the middle of the night.

But it seems that's the way it's designed! It sadly won't replace my regular nightstand clock.

Submit feedback to Apple requesting that they make a change:

http://www.apple.com/feedback

I sure did!

mebs wrote:

I sure did!

Me, too!