swipe-up to see Battery charge (widget)?

[splifingate]

My first AW was a 6, and I now have a 10.

When I first used my 6, I was able to swipe-up, and see my Battery (charge/power level).

Along the way, this ability was removed with an Update (when, I really don't remember).

Only when I attach the Watch to a charger can I see my Battery level.

Looking-through the settings, I cannot--for the life of me--find the ability to add anything (widget?) that will enable me to immediately see the battery charge 🤷‍♂️

When I swipe-up, I get the current date, time, and weather . . . I already know the time; I just want to see the remaining charge when I'm out-and-about.

Any hints?

 

[BigBlur]

The battery level shows in the Control Center. Just press the side button.

 

[splifingate]

The battery level shows in the Control Center. Just press the side button.

Ha! You are a genius! Thank you.

The side-button eventually failed on my 6, so I guess I stopped using it ;/

 

[weather34]

you can add battery to the smart stack for when you swipe up or scroll up
via crown..90% in photo. simply when in smart stack hold down and hit the plus sign to add a widget the battery widget is built in so no additional app required

 

[Night Spring]

You can also add battery level complication to some watch faces. Unfortunately, I can't find a list of which watch faces support the battery complication. The best I can find is this list, where you have to go through each face to see if "battery" is listed as an available complication.

Apple Watch faces and their features

Your Apple Watch comes with a variety of watch faces, most of which you can customize.

support.apple.com

 

[BigBlur]

Ha! You are a genius! Thank you.

The side-button eventually failed on my 6, so I guess I stopped using it ;/

Prior to watchOS 10, the swipe-up action showed the Control Center. WatchOS 10 changed the swipe-up action to show the new Smart Stack and widgets, so they moved the Control Center to the side button. I believe they showed a tutorial of the changes after the upgrade, but you probably never got to see it in action since your button was broken.

you can add battery to the smart stack for when you swipe up or scroll up
via crown..90% in photo. simply when in smart stack hold down and hit the plus sign to add a widget the battery widget is built in so no additional app required View attachment 2500146

This is actually the battery complication and not a widget. Just to clarify, the Smart Stack contains widgets and this one "triple complication widget" that allows you to add three complications to it. You need to tap the + icon on this particular widget to add the battery complication to it (you may need to remove a complication first). If you tap the other + icon to add a widget, you won't find a battery widget there since there isn't one.

 

[splifingate]

the battery complication and not a widget

No wonder I couldn't find it!

"complication", however true, may not be the best *er* marketing term....

 

[Night Spring]

No wonder I couldn't find it!

"complication", however true, may not be the best *er* marketing term....

It's a term from the mechanical watch world.

Complication (horology) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org