WatchOS 10 Side Button Functionality Poll

[rstark18]

In WatchOS 10 the function of the side button has changed from opening the Dock (OS 9 and earlier) to opening Control Center. Which is more useful to you for the side button?

 

[WozzaTT]

I don’t see what could be easier than swiping up to get to the Control Centre? Depends what that will now do I guess.

 

[rstark18]

I don’t see what could be easier than swiping up to get to the Control Centre? Depends what that will now do I guess.

Swiping up now opens widgets which can also be done with the digital crown.

 

[Puonti]

How is the Dock opened in watchOS 10?

 

[rstark18]

How is the Dock opened in watchOS 10?

There is no more Dock in WatchOS 10

 

[Puonti]

There is no more Dock in WatchOS 10

What happens if you double-press the Digital Crown?

 

[fran24]

What happens if you double-press the Digital Crown?

You just have recent apps, no more favorite apps 😒

 

[Puonti]

You just have recent apps, no more favorite apps 😒

Okay, that works for me then. Thanks!

 

[rstark18]

I’m wondering if a Shortcut could be made for the Action Button (AW Ultra) that would emulate the old Dock button.
I posted the question over at the /shortcuts subreddit. Hopefully someone that’s much better than me will give it a shot.

 

[Night Spring]

I never use the dock, and like swiping up for the control center. So if the swiping up for control center has to go away, I guess the next best option is to have the side button bring up control center. But my preference would be for things to stay the way they are. Unless the widgets are very useful. How are they? I haven't read the beta thread, so I don't know much about the widgets.

 

[jz0309]

Swiping up now opens widgets which can also be done with the digital crown.

I’ve gotten used to swiping so prefer it.
Seems like another change for the sake of change thing…
And I have absolutely no love for widgets…

 

[jz0309]

And if the dock is gone, then widgets should be where the dock used to be instead of changing everything…

 

[rstark18]

Maybe their idea is to replace docked apps with widgets. So far non of the apps I use have released a widget

 

[rstark18]

For those of you with an Ultra running 10 and miss the dock, A shortcut can fairly mimc the dock using the Action button. This is what I'll be doing. Before I was using the action button for the flashlight. Now the flashlight is docked with 4 other apps in the shortcut.

 

[Craiguyver]

Apple could just put in a simple switch in the Settings to let users choose what function that the side button performs.

Oh wait, this is Apple. Lol.