What will you use your action button for?

[rKunda]

Especially considering the ability to use shortcuts, the possibilities are large. What are you planning to use it for?

 

[G.McGilli]

I admit I don't really get what shortcut possibilities there are...

But Nothing available (right now) that interested me 🙁 Would love to hear about shortcut abilities for this

Native options for the Action button can start/launch:​

• Workout
• Stopwatch
• Waypoint
• Backtrack
• Dive
• Flashlight
• Shortcut (from Shortcuts app)
• None

 

[BaddAdvice]

I think I'll set mine for the flashlight.

 

[1rottenapple]

Launch McDonald’s app lol jk I had to say it since people make so many jokes about not working out and buying the ultra.

 

[Absrnd]

Definitely will try to order pizza with it 🙂

 

[The Game 161]

Seems rather useful to have for certain workouts. Do you plan on using it?

 

[Jackbequickly]

Work out for sure.

 

[perezr10]

Precision start

Also, I hope it’s usable with the stop watch app For starting/stopping. I used to get so frustrated with the watchOS 8 stopwatch if I didn’t tap the stop button exactly right, it would change the display mode instead. At least watchOS 9 stopped that quirk but I’d appreciate a physical button I could hit without even looking.

 

[1rottenapple]

Definitely will try to order pizza with it 🙂

Wonder if Siri Shortcuts will works with this. There’s shortcuts to order various foods haha

 

[Jkeith85]

Wonder if Siri Shortcuts will works with this. There’s shortcuts to order various foods haha

Apparently they do

 

[humerc]

I find it really bad that I cant start a app with it (would like to start my Gym-App). I’m hope they will add this in the near future…

 

[humerc]

Nevermind… found out how to do it… 😂

 

[firewire9000]

For the moment, a shorcut for the always on display. Sometimes I like to turn it off.

 

[roman59]

Nevermind… found out how to do it… 😂

Can you share the information please as I would like to use the button to start the Paddle Logger app 😉

 

[roman59]

Can you share the information please as I would like to use the button to start the Paddle Logger app 😉

Never mind just figured it out 🙂

 

[CharlesShaw]

Until I retrain my fingers not to squeeze opposing sides of the case when pressing the side button, it‘s set to flashlight.

 

[chanerz]

I wanted to launch Nike Run app but I guess not. I’ll just do waypoint so I won’t get lost when I park the car lol

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

I using for waypoint, mainly just to test how good it works. LOL.
I wish we had more options though.

 

[chanerz]

Exactly like launch 3rd party apps.

 

[Asiatic Black Hebrew]

Mine will be for ordering a pizza with a single press.

 

[Shadowbech]

Mine will be for pre-ordering the iphone 15 pro max when its released next year 😉

 

[Zubba]

Really wish they would allow you to set it as a quick timer. I'd like to set mine as a 30 second timer between sets for workouts.

 

[1rottenapple]

Apparently they do

Yah I just heard about that

 

[nippyjun]

Any other interesting use of shortcuts with the action button?

 

[Riaan01]

I would like to have it as a start/stopp for all activities. Or does it actually work like this and I do smthg wrong?