I still haven’t found a practical use for it.

This morning, my watch alarm went off. Tried to double-tap to turn it off. Since my watch is still in Sleep Focus, the screen doesn’t turn on, so the double tap doesn’t register. I had to press the crown to turn the screen on, and then the double tap worked.

During a workout, a double-tap to pause would be nice. But no actions register during a workout.

It’s gimmicky.

  • karlchop@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    It’ll get better with updates. Dismissing notifications and turning timers off whilst I’m cooking is how I’ve used it.

  • techtom10@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Not sure why you would want a double-tap to pause a workout. The reality would be there would be so many accidental pauses your workout won’t be tracked properly.

    I use Quick Actions as I’m on Series 7 but for me the benefits have been: closing notifications, playing and pausing music, taking photos without needing to look down and press the button, stopping timers and snoozing alarms.

    • plaid-knight@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I used Quick Actions for a few weeks on my Series 7 and never accidentally paused a workout. But since it does work to pause a workout, it was really nice being able to do so when I had the feature enabled.

      What was far more likely to happen was I double-pinched in an attempt to pause, but nothing registered. This generally happened when I wasn’t standing up.

      • techtom10@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        I’ve never seen an option to pause the workout, only unpause. Are you sure you’ve paused the workout before?

  • deny_pentagram@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I mostly use it to skip songs and I love it. Just raise my wrist and double tap. Probably look a bit silly with long sleeves, but eh.

    • pdtecrj2@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      This is exactly what I planned to use it for primarily, and it’s SO inconsistent for me! When I’m driving, sometimes it works flawlessly, and then suddenly it won’t work no matter what I do. It’s gotten to the point where it’s just incredibly frustrating. What’s the secret to your success?!

  • Kranon7@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If they would allow me to silence my calls with double tap, it’d be an instant win for me. I don’t want to talk to most of my calls 😅

  • Ansonm64@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’ve got an awu2 and I haven’t used double tap yet… what’s it even supposed to do?