I’ve been pretty neutral about the changes on watchOS 10. I understood that people don’t like changes -

but it’s been 2 months now and I still try to bring up the control center the old way, I still try to access my most recently used apps the old way and I’m still annoyed by having submenus everywhere where watchOS 9 was straightforward with everything. watchOS 10 is the most unintuitive Apple experience I ever had.

Old top menu bar, one line leaving space for the actual content

New top menu bar with huge buttons at the top, pushing down the actual content

Probably the worst part on my 40mm SE is that the colorful backgrounds made all app icons on watch faces smaller (there has recently been a post about this) and I keep missing icons when clicking them. I sometimes need to click an icon 4 times until it registers, along with the colorful backgrounds and unnecessarily huge flashy other buttons this feels like a $50 knockoff Watch to me now.

Also what did they think when changing the menu bar at the top? It used to be one small line (picture 1) but now on my 40mm Watch about 1 fourth of the screen is covered by each app’s title or clock (picture 2). I know what app I’m in, I don’t need half the screen (exaggerating yes) covered to be reminded of the app I’m using.

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watchOS 10 must’ve been designed by someone who doesn’t really use their Apple Watch much I assume. I’m not blaming them, everyone can make mistakes when the goal was progress but it’s not like a mistake has to be set in stone. Just roll it back or give us a choice between design and functionality - I personally prefer functionality, it’s not like watchOS 9 was so ugly that it needed a re-design to begin with.

  • BitingChaos@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I like watchOS 10. A lot.

    I’ve had an Apple Watch since Series 3 and watchOS 4, so I have quite a bit of experience with watchOS.

    I’m already use to clicking the side button to bring up Control Center instead of swiping up.

    I like how the view of the big Activity wheel snaps into place and stays when I click the crown to go back home (watchOS 9 and older always had it scroll up slightly off the screen, which always bothered me)

    I no longer accidentally switch faces without meaning it. The inside of my coat sleeve is somehow conductive enough that it would register as touches/swipes, so I’d have a different watch face every few minutes. With watchOS 10 it’s like they are “locked” in place now.

    I like how apps are in an organized, tall column that I can scroll through instead of a chaotic blob that required me to pan all over, trying to find things.

    I like how a quick scroll of the wheel gives me a glance at some apps like weather or activity without having to open them.

    Basically, I’m more than happy with watchOS 10, and I think it’s one of the best releases, ever.