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I still don’t buy that it can’t work on older models. The sensors didn’t change, the chip barely changed and the accessibility feature proves that older watches can detect these gestures. Its such a petty move from Apple just because there’s no other selling points to the U2/S9
you can use it from accessibility, i have an watch 7 and it works, no need for upgrade lol.
I mean, it already semi exists in accessibility features… So yeah, this “full” feature could probably work, just a bit less accurate
Plus with accessibility and the older watchOS it was even more complex with more gestures and worked like a charm. 😂
it still works. I use the accessibility pinch gensture on my SE on WatchOS10 all the time. Not 100% accurate and sometimes take two tries, but I haven’t noticed any increased battery drain since I turned it on.
what is the setting called? i tried to find it for my watch SE but couldn’t figure it out
The S9 chip has a dedicated NPU that makes this algorithm possible and more importantly, efficient.
I’m using the first generation SE and even though it’s not an officially supported model, I feel like the 10.1 update actually improved the gesture recognition for the accessibility double tap. Not sure if anyone else has had a similar experience.
So tried the double tap with my wake up alarm this morning (to snooze it). I discovered double tap doesn’t work when the watch is in my ‘sleep’ focus mode (which I use every night obviously to turn off screen, silence notifications, etc.).
Really lame - is this an oversight?
I don’t think this has fixed the Weather complication battery bug. I put the complication back on and it went straight back to draining the battery. Took it off and it’s stabilised.
I don’t get this because I have a series 6. This update is nothing but bug fixes for me
Anyone know how to use double tap for Apple Pay? Pls teach me!
I’d tap that… twice. 😏
I got used to it, I tap my fingers even without wearing the watch 😅
First time using it just now at the gym. Pretty disappointed that with Fitness open tracking my lifts I can’t just double tap to pause/play music, have to swipe over to music THEN it works… no point in it at all if I can’t just play/pause at any time tbh.
I guess being able to answer calls will be nice tho.
That does suck. It should definitely just default to music controls when it’s playing, or at least have an option to do so.
Not going to lie though, I can get pretty picky with music so it’d probably still be somewhat useful if set to skip.
Do you know whether it can be configured to pause/resume workouts?
During a run, pressing the crown and side button together sometimes pauses the run… But when you’re trying to pause while running before stopping for a road, it usually exits the workout, which is just a delight when the screen won’t respond to sweaty hands and you’re trying track your stats 😑
I’ve been on the fence about getting an AWU2 for running (reduce GPS drift would be amazing) but don’t want top bite the bullet until I know it actually adds some value…
Just tried it, doesn’t do anything. They need to add a lot more functionality for the double tap feature.
Although I can easily pause workouts/hikes by just simply raising my watch, sliding to the left, and pressing pause. Idk what watch you’re using but the fitness app doesn’t need any touches with the crown or side button for me
Just simply raise to wake -> slide to the left -> pause
Doesn’t work with Walkie-Talkie😞 The only feature where I wanted it to work; turn it from a two hand to a one hand operation.
Nice, so cute. Now it’s time for double battery.
¿Where is my easy way to switch between faces? 😢
With just one touch, I mean.Long press then swipe. Still works for me.
updated and now my heart rate complication is just refusing to show up on any face lol
Actually curious what people think of it? I posted when I downloaded the beta about how poorly executed it was and I got downvoted to oblivion. Now that it’s out and people are using it, do you think it works well?
There’s certain aspects of it that drive me absolutely crazy. For example, if I want to pause my music, it works great. But once it’s paused for a few seconds, the music app disappears and there’s no way to resume. You can double tap to get to smart stacks, but unless it’s set to select which is pointless, it doesn’t play the music and you have to use your finger to play anyway. Phone calls work the same way where you can answer but it too resumes to the watch face and you can’t hang up the call.
And I do have my watch set to return to clock after 2 minutes but it still doesn’t do this for me. It’s really bizarre behavior. I personally feel the double tap should have an override to stay on that app if used to answer a call/ pause music
It’s a pain. I was tying to use it while walking this morning. I was listening to music on my ultra 2 and APP2. Not once did it skip, then I tried to switch to play/pause and nothing. Not sure if my sweatshirt was covering it, so I made sure to completely expose it and hold my arm up like dick Tracy and nothing. It worked when I was sitting down and trying to do it. The control center one feels pointless, which might be due to the fact I still don’t understand or use it out of habit.
I absolutely love it, like the Action button, it adds more functionality (or I guess, control more with less time).
I think people just need to manage their expectations. It’s meant to do simple things in the moment. Not give you full control of your watch
same experience for me too, i find it a gimmick and that’s it. The only scenario i would use this is to answer or close a call, but, as you said, after a while it returns to the watch face so you cannot close the call anymore. So yeah, useless feature for me and i disable it.
I’m intrigued more than convinced. For notifications I find it really useful, but on the Home Screen I find the preference towards Smart Stack rather than notification drawer a bit puzzling. I know they’re trying to push a new feature, but the notification drawer is way more useful for most people and I’d like to be able to open it and scroll through notifications via double tap.
I’m half Italian and, since this update came out, my watch has not only applied, but also gotten into Yale all on its own.
🤌🏼🤌🏼 I’ll double tap to that