Changing Clock face and screens on Apple Watch

By Adrian Wyka, 3 November, 2023

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watchOS and Apple Watch Apps

Hi,
I wrote such an email to Apple Accessibility.
Would you have anything to add?

"Hi,
Since the WatchOS 10 update, it has become very complicated to navigate this system.
As a VoiceOver user, I've had a quick two-finger rub gesture until now.
Thanks to it, I could move between clock face and screens in applications.
I don't understand why you decided to delete these gestures.

Now to change the clock face you need to:
1. Tap and hold on the clock face;
2. From the newly opened screen, move your finger left or right to the selected clock face;
3. Select activate from the action. Mostly this is the default action;
4. Double tap to activate;

To change the screen in the application:
1. scroll to the bottom of the screen;
2. This must be done by sliding through the elements, because scrolling with the crown does not work. Tapping the bottom edge of the screen also doesn't hit the slider;
3. Tap the screen change slider;
4. Flick your finger up or down;
5. Do this as many times as you want to change screens;

This is completely crazy.
You have replaced one gesture with an entire, long procedure.

Please consider bringing back two-finger gestures.

watchOS 10.1
"

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Comments

By Holger Fiallo on Thursday, November 23, 2023 - 15:48

I always use 1 finger to flick up to customize faces and flick right to select complications. This is in the watch. Did so from previous OS and now.