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Finding iPhone with Apple Watch

When I swipe up on my Apple Watch in an attempt to find my phone, the normal options are not there. Now the display is a clock, day & date, and weather. I want my old options back, please help!!

Apple Watch Series 4

Posted on Oct 11, 2023 9:40 AM

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Posted on Jul 21, 2024 8:14 AM

What worked?? I still get the medical ID and SOS when I press the side button!

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Jul 21, 2024 9:44 AM in response to Gibbymom3

Gibbymom3 wrote:

What worked?? I still get the medical ID and SOS when I press the side button!

DO NOT hold the flat oval side button. Just a quick press and release.


Getting the press and release timing just right can be an issue. You can make it more reliable by changing:


Apple Watch -> Settings -> Accessibility -> Side Button Click Speed


After changing this I never accidentally get the Emergency Services display.


“Side Button Click Speed” can adjust the press and release timing, so you get the Control Center display every time. Adjusting The “Side Button Click Speed” is also useful for Apple Pay’s double press and release. There is “Default” (sub second press and release timing needed), “Slow” (up to a second between press and release), and “Slowest” (up to 2 seconds between press and release). I like the “Slow” setting. And as I said, I do not accidentally get the wrong display.


NOTE: Slow and Slowest settings do not mean you have to wait a full second or 2 seconds between press and release. It just means you do not need to be super fast.


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