NEWS  Apple  November 16, 2023  Reading time: 2 Minute(s)

Max (RS editor)

Ah, brace yourselves, because Apple has just pulled off a groundbreaking move in the tech world: the return of the revolutionary feature – drumroll, please – the ability to change your Apple Watch face with a mere swipe! Yes, you heard it right, folks. Apple has generously graced us with this mind-blowing advancement in the third watchOS 10.2 beta.

Hold your excitement, though, as this feature wasn't just gifted to us out of the blue. No, no, it was snatched away in watchOS 10, only to be heroically reintroduced now. Users can now revel in the sheer delight of swiping left or right to switch their watch faces, a feature so groundbreaking it's almost as if we've traveled back to the golden days of watchOS 9.

Apple, being the benevolent tech overlord that it is, decided to address the heart-wrenching complaints about accidentally changing watch faces. The agony of unintentionally altering one's watch face was just too much to bear, apparently. So, they revamped the gesture, demanding a long press before allowing the audacious act of swiping to change the active watch face.

But wait, there's more! If you're feeling nostalgic for the good ol' days of watchOS 9 and miss the simplicity of switching faces without the drama of a long press, fear not. Apple has graciously bestowed upon you the power to revert to the ancient ways. Simply navigate to Settings > Clock in the third beta, and voila! You can relive the glory days of swiping through your watch faces like it's 2015.

Now, don't rush all at once to experience this cutting-edge technology. watchOS 10.2 is currently available to both developers and public beta testers, ensuring that the common folk can get a taste of the future before the official public launch in December. Buckle up, world, because changing your watch face has never been this exhilarating. 

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