Some time has now passed and watchOS10 was from what I read here on reddit probably the most controversial Apple OS update for this year.

It brought many changes and removed and added features that required some getting used to.

So after all this time, how happy are you with it?

Do you regret updating? What do you really like and what do you (still) dislike?

  • Rumbling71BEnglish
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    1 year ago

    My Apple SE (96% battery health) was on WatchOS 9.6 and I was afraid of updating

    I switched from Iphone 12 to Iphone 15 Plus, unpair/pair the watch and I don’t know why I was forced to update to WatchOs 10.

    Then I decided to leave it on charger for 2-3 hours on charger then shut it off.

    I turn it on to try Watch OS 10 : good battery life, animations are smooth !

  • kandaqBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    10.2 will bring back swipe to change watch face for those who hate its absence.

  • spiders888BEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I still find it is slower to access the infomation I want most of the time, though the fix to the temp complication at least made me stop wanting to smash my watch every time I used it. Some examples:

    I prefered the scrolling interface to the screen by screen. I use the temperature complication rather than conditions for the Weather app. To then get to conditions, it is multiple taps rather than a quick swipe.

    Activity is a mixed bag–with swiping/scrolling I’d often overshoot what I was looking for, and need to go back. Now it’s multiple actions or getting used to using the digital crown, which I basically never did before.

    I understand why they made the changes they did, and for many use-cases it will likely be easier. But for some (e.g. Weather app), it’s more work. Hopefully continued refinements will help. I wish I had been able to wait to upgrade to 10 for another couple months, but upgraded my X to an 15 Pro so was pretty much forced to upgrade.

  • ImpressiveGoose4015BEnglish
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    1 year ago

    The widget screen NEEDS third party apps! It’s completely useless to me right now, if it had sports I’d love it. Aside from having to relearn how to bring up control center I’m largely happy with it.