As someone who have tried to use this accessibility feature for a longtime. I can vouch that none of the people pretending this is not an innovation have a clue of what they are talking about. Currently the feature is very unreliable, often miss or triggers at random point. It makes a lot of sense that Apple to make more development to prop it up and makes it useful for the masses. Of course, time will time if it is really better but, come on, the amount of blind bashing on this is hilarious.
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watchOS 10.1 to Enable Apple Watch's New 'Double Tap' Gesture
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Well I’ve been trying it out for the last three days and it works. Granted, not something worth an upgrade from AWU.
No dude. I’ve been using Quick Actions for a long time and it certainly is not “very unreliable”. I find it very reliable if 1) the watch isn’t worn too loose and 2) the double pinch action is deliberate.
Did Apple improve it for the new watches? Sure. One would assume so. Did they have to limit it to the new watches when the current ones already recognize the action? That’s the big question.
The amount of blind agreement that this is a “new gesture” that absolutely will not work on previously models is what’s hilarious.
I turned on the Accessibility feature and it's working just fine for me on a Series 7. I followed these instructions: https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-watch/tips/how-to-get-double-tap-on-your-existing-apple-watch
I've been saying this for the last couple of release cycles now. It used to be that an announced feature might slip at the last minute due to unforeseen issues, but now the keynotes and announcements are just littered with tons of "cool things you'll get at some point down the road"
It's typical modern software development. Overpromise today. Ship hardware ASAP. Lay off QA testers and replace them with a public beta/"enthusiasts"/"insiders" program. Then deliver promised features down the road when the code is ready-ish.
It used to be that a version of code had to ship with features done and bugs fixed because there was no easy, inexpensive way to deliver constant updates. Major updates only arrived once every few years, and even bug fixes only came out once every few months. There's a reason NT4 had six service packs.
That traditional software development model forced quality to be a lot more important. It just keeps getting worse now that everything is internet-connected and can be updated down the road. Quality doesn't matter anymore, only shipping does.
Hoping we can un-normalize releasing new products with features that will be released… later. Honestly I’m sure it was said and posted and in the marketing materials, but I still thought I was getting this double-tap feature today. Okay so now wait another month+… they did not used to do that, showing off new functions and then saying “this fall” or “later this year”. Ugh how annoying. Just don’t show me the feature and release it the following year for people who buy the hardware on day 1. Okay stepping off soapbox
Lets agree to disagree, since we clearly have very different experience. I tried for two full weeks and it triggered at random moments during the day. It triggers when I want to around 90% of the time, but I also get plenty of haptic vibrations when due to false positives. That is just my experience, and I don't think I am "holding it wrong", your experience is certainly valid too.
About the blind agreement, not sure what you are referring to. There may be a few fanboys around but not the majority.
Odd. I have the same experience as Debauch; i.e., it works 100% of the time and never any "false positives". Have been using it for some time.