Q: Is there some way to keep the Timer "always on-top"?
When using the Timer I would like to keep the Timer from disappearing from the watch screen but I haven't figured out how to do that... if it's at all possible. After starting the Timer, it goes into the background within a few seconds and the Clock face reappears. To check time remaining on the Timer, one must click to the Home screen and reselect the Timer App... which, in a few seconds, again goes to the background and the Clock face reappears, so again one has to open the Timer App to see time remaining. If there is a way to keep the Timer "on-top" without having to repeatedly tap the screen during the Timer's run, I haven't discovered it. I would like to also add the Timer to my Glances list so I can flip-flop back to it as well. I can do it on my iPhone, of course, but the watch hasn't got that ability yet. Apple engineers could make it so with the timer and the stopwatch if they see the need. Are there others who would like that capability as well? I think so.
Apple Watch, iOS 9.2.1, Sport
Posted on Feb 1, 2016 1:38 PM
Hi
It is not presently possible to add Timer to Glances. However, your watch can be configured for more convenient use of the Timer app:
- Set your watch to return to the last used app upon raising your wrist:
- On your iPhone, in the Watch app, go to: My Watch > General > Wrist Detection - turn on.
- On your iPhone, in the Watch app, go to: My Watch > General > Wake Screen:
- Under the heading On Wrist Raise, enable Resume Last Activity.
After starting a timer by opening the Timer app, your watch will return to Timer (for as long as it remains the last used app) when you next raise your wrist.
- Add Timer to your watch face as a complication. When viewing the time on your watch:
- Press firmly on the display > swipe left / right to the watch face that you want to customise (don't swipe if you only want to customise the current watch face).
- Tap on the Customise button.
- Some watch faces offer more than one screen of customisation options > swipe left to the last screen to choose complications (where available).
- Tap on a complication to customise what is shown in that location.
- Turn the Digital Crown to scroll through the available complications for that location until you reach Timer.
- Press the Digital Crown and then tap on the watch face to return to it.
To start Timer directly from your watch face, tap on the complication. Once started, the remaining time will then be shown by the complication on your watch face until the timer ends, when the app will open for you to dismiss it.
Posted on Feb 4, 2016 3:46 PM