watchOS 10: All NEW Features You Need to Know!

Apple today released watchOS 10, the newest version of the watchOS operating system designed to run on the Apple Watch. ‌watchOS 10‌ is compatible with the Apple Watch Series 4 and later.

‌watchOS 10‌ can be downloaded for free through the Apple Watch app on an iPhone running iOS 17 by opening it up and going to General - Software Update. To install the new software, the Apple Watch needs to have at least 50 percent battery and it needs to be placed on a charger.

With ‌watchOS 10‌, Apple overhauled the Apple Watch interface with a renewed focus on widgets. Turning the Digital Crown now brings up the widget Smart Stack, which displays the information that you need most, and it changes throughout the day. The Control Center is now activated with the side button rather than a swipe.

[Infinite_suite]

We don't have time to run thru them all... Brandon Butch would never!!! lol

[diptangshudutta]

The swipe up to access the control center is something that was used by me quite often, for some reason or the other, the widgets seem pretty useless to me as of now, also, we no longer have the option to swipe between different watch faces, something that just seems a little less cumbersome than press>hold>swipe>tap, im sure the new changes are welcome by a lot, but the widgets should've been a toggle so that the users could have chosen to have the side button bring up the widgets and the swipe up to have bring up the control panel and vice-versa.

[hextobyte]

Personally, I find the old grid layout to be way simpler to use than this one. I also miss the ability to change watch faces especially when no functionality replaced the gesture. Although, using the side button to open the quick actions menu is welcome.

[Spotto]

Anyone else so annoyed by now having to click the side button for control centre? I have no use for the Smart Stack of widgets, all the information I need is on my watch face.

[kristenm]

This was so unnecessary this update ! Thanks for the help !

[mikecspark]

Anyone know how to get the old control center back that lets you ping your phone

[kaandemirkiran]

Wait so the quick app switch feature is gone?

Double pressing the crown would switch between the two most recent apps which was a great feature

[mjklein]

what I don't like about watch OS 10 is the fact that every time I go to the app list, it starts at the top again, instead of remaining on the last app that I used.

[samsaltwell]

I'm really disappointed that you can no longer swipe left and right between watch faces (you have to press and hold, swipe, then press and hold again... very clunky). This should be an option in settings.

[andywright]

It may look good. Most of the features I used on the watch used to be swiping up for the control centre. Thanks for highlighting we now need to hit the button.

[kimwaters]

I love the Snoopy face, I keep looking to see what he's doing!

[yoly.pacheco]

Did you notice we are not able to open the Voice Memo app from the iwatch? it disappeared.

[elizabethgerring]

Thanks for showing me where to find my flashlight and ping button (used them everyday). Not a fan of the updates. Like everyone is saying, not being able to swipe through the clock face is a bummer.

[staffie]

You're a life saver, been so mad since the update thinking, they had removed the Dock... so glad you told me the new stupid way to access it.

[TheGforceuk]

You didn’t mention the worst aspect of watch os10 …. You can’t swipe between watch faces . Terrible decision

[ataner]

Friends, I see we have gone favorite apps or last opened on the right side button. Instead there is a control center. A bit of a shame, or is that still changeable ?Plus, I can't change the face of my watch by sliding

[quicktrips]

How can you switch watch faces easily? Can no longer swipe from face to face

[meredithberry]

So after learning all of the new places where apps etc are, I have a question that I can't find an answer for. When you swipe up and it takes you to All Apps, if you long press on an app, does it just delete it from the watch? I don't want so many of these apps to have to scroll through to find the one I need to use.

[KyleChurch]

watchOS10 does this cool thing where it reboots my watch anytime I try to edit the new widgets.

[raphael-bmw]

“Tons of new features but we don’t have time to cover them all” 😂 😂 😂

We know you can’t criticise or despise Apple updates 😂