One of the things I find frustrating with watchOS 10 is that some features block the utility of other features. A lot of this could be alleviated with buttons being able to bypass Focus or Water Lock mode.
Here are some problems:
- When in sleep mode, I’d like to use the Action Button to turn on the Flashlight. To do this, you must push and hold the crown, wait until Sleep Focus is turned off, and then hit the Action Button.
- Likewise the Control Panel is inaccessible while in Sleep Focus without pushing the crown and waiting for the bypass of the focus.
- When doing a swim workout, if the Action Button is set to open Depth, it won’t work. The Action button should toggle to Depth, display reading and then when pushed again, go back to the Workout.
Apple should make changes to Focus such that each Focus provides options for different Action Button actions and allow the option of the Control Panel. I can understand some people liking the way it is in order to prevent them from using their watch when they’re asleep, but these options would still allow this.
It would allow us to easily have the Action Button programmed to do different things when we’re doing different things.
https://www.apple.com/feedback/watch/
Think this is a great idea!!
What have you programmed the action watch for at the moment? Both on the phone and watch?
Thanks.
On my watch, I switch between workout, flashlight, and depth. I don’t use it at all on my iPhone and find it annoying in the way it interferes with the volume buttons.