Managing glances

[blackbear219]

I'm having two issues that I can't settle on a comfortable solution on:

-Home screen app layout (that's a whole other story)
-Glances

I have about a dozen glances active right now. I feel like that is too many, but when I look through the ones I have active I can't really identify any that I'd want to get rid of either.

With that many, it can be a pain to scroll all the way to the one of the right when you're all the way over to the left. Anyone else in a similar conundrum?

 

[BillyTrimble]

I'm having two issues that I can't settle on a comfortable solution on:

-Home screen app layout (that's a whole other story)
-Glances

I have about a dozen glances active right now. I feel like that is too many, but when I look through the ones I have active I can't really identify any that I'd want to get rid of either.

With that many, it can be a pain to scroll all the way to the one of the right when you're all the way over to the left. Anyone else in a similar conundrum?

No. You decide what you want. More glances = more scrolling. Fewer glances = less scrolling. Be plentiful or be frugal. The choice is completely yours. Perhaps someday Apple will have a different way of dealing with glances. But for now, it is what it is. Live with it as best you can. Only you can prevent forest fires and only you can decides how to manage your glances.

 

[Ready2000]

I don't think there is a way to put your least used ones on the ends...(?)

 

[BeyondtheTech]

I've come to the conclusion that I just don't need that many Glances. If only the Glances were vertical and Apple allowed you to use the crown to scroll through them, then it would be a different story.

So, here's how I came to knock off the ones I don't need:

I use the Modular watchface, and with it, I've added all the necessary pieces of information I want to see when I lift my Watch:

• Calendar Summary
• Specific World Clock
• Temperature
• Battery
• Activity Summary

Now, because I can tap on each one of those to go to the app, the Glance for that app is no longer necessary.

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I don't think there is a way to put your least used ones on the ends...(?)

In the Apple Watch app, you can change the order of the Glances by dragging them around.

 

[jannette]

I don't think there is a way to put your least used ones on the ends...(?)

It is possible to put them in the order you would like - go to Glances on the Watch app on the iPhone and you can drag them up and down with the three line symbols on the right side of the screen!

 

[blackbear219]

I've come to the conclusion that I just don't need that many Glances. If only the Glances were vertical and Apple allowed you to use the crown to scroll through them, then it would be a different story.

So, here's how I came to knock off the ones I don't need:

I use the Modular watchface, and with it, I've added all the necessary pieces of information I want to see when I lift my Watch:

• Calendar Summary
• Specific World Clock
• Temperature
• Battery
• Activity Summary

Now, because I can tap on each one of those to go to the app, the Glance for that app is no longer necessary.

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In the Apple Watch app, you can change the order of the Glances by dragging them around.

I've looked at a similar strategy. However, for the battery I believe the only way to manually go into power reserve mode is with the glance, correct?

 

[BeyondtheTech]

I've looked at a similar strategy. However, for the battery I believe the only way to manually go into power reserve mode is with the glance, correct?

Hold down the Side button until you see the options for "Power Off," "Power Reserve," and "Lock Device."

 

[blackbear219]

Hold down the Side button until you see the options for "Power Off," "Power Reserve," and "Lock Device."

Duh. Cool, thanks!

I do like being able to click on the temp in my watch face and be taken to the Weather app. But I also prefer Weather Underground so I wish there was a way to change which app it took you in to.

Minor complaints though. Love this thing overall!

 

[BeyondtheTech]

Duh. Cool, thanks!

Whoops, shouldn't have left "Battery" in that list. Clicking on the battery value does not do anything, unlike the other ones that go into their appropriate apps.

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I do like being able to click on the temp in my watch face and be taken to the Weather app. But I also prefer Weather Underground so I wish there was a way to change which app it took you in to.

Minor complaints though. Love this thing overall!

We've been waiting for those kinds of customizations on iOS for years. Nope, still same default mail, web browser, messaging, camera, photo gallery app in all Apple's.

 

[Ready2000]

Thanks for the tip!

 

[sparkyms]

I've come to the conclusion that I just don't need that many Glances. If only the Glances were vertical and Apple allowed you to use the crown to scroll through them, then it would be a different story.

So, here's how I came to knock off the ones I don't need:

I use the Modular watchface, and with it, I've added all the necessary pieces of information I want to see when I lift my Watch:

• Calendar Summary
• Specific World Clock
• Temperature
• Battery
• Activity Summary

Now, because I can tap on each one of those to go to the app, the Glance for that app is no longer necessary.

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In the Apple Watch app, you can change the order of the Glances by dragging them around.

Good tip - just cut my glances down by half!

 

[BeyondtheTech]

Because "Date" and "Calendar" go to the same Calendar app on the Watch, I thought it was redundant to have both on the Modular screen. However, I'd still like to see the date and day of the week.

To that end, I sent a feedback to Apple at http://www.apple.com/feedback/watch.html to get them to remove the word "Calendar" and replace it with the short date "Friday, May 1." Since the second line implies the calendar event going on (if any), it makes the word "Calendar" completely unnecessary.