wheelie89

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watchOS 10: Is anyone else not getting used to the way it works AT ALL? in c/apple@hardware.watch
[–] wheelie89@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Interesting, I always found active autocorrect annoying on computers. I'm fine with how it is in Chrome, just marking potentially wrong words instead of turning each "fuck" into "duck"

watchOS 10: Is anyone else not getting used to the way it works AT ALL? in c/apple@hardware.watch
[–] wheelie89@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Yes that is what hit me first when I saw an app have the title centered at the top. This only really makes sense on a round watch because that's how some Android apps do it

watchOS 10: Is anyone else not getting used to the way it works AT ALL? in c/apple@hardware.watch
[–] wheelie89@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

It works the way it worked before

Oh so the Apple presentation of the new watchOS was just a fever dream everyone was having at the same time worldwide? What an idiotic statement sorry

watchOS 10: Is anyone else not getting used to the way it works AT ALL? in c/apple@hardware.watch
[–] wheelie89@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah when something worked for almost 10 years, and Apple changes it, it's definitely me who's suddenly at fault. Wow what a childish mindset that is.

watchOS 10: Is anyone else not getting used to the way it works AT ALL? in c/apple@hardware.watch
[–] wheelie89@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

It might seem like a small thing

Not at all. I was so disappointed at how badly most fitness apps integrate with music apps. And even the best integration wouldn't be able to replace opening the Spotify app to select another playlists etc. so the crown double click was appreciated

WAS

watchOS 10: Is anyone else not getting used to the way it works AT ALL? in c/apple@hardware.watch
[–] wheelie89@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What do you mean paying? Do you mean Touch ID? All MacBooks have Touch ID regardless of the Touch Bar, you don't need the Touch Bar for that

watchOS 10: Is anyone else not getting used to the way it works AT ALL? in c/apple@hardware.watch
[–] wheelie89@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Same on the iPhone. Force touch or 3D touch really was revolutionary so they killed it

watchOS 10: Is anyone else not getting used to the way it works AT ALL? in c/apple@hardware.watch
[–] wheelie89@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Because obviously the developers don't have influence over how the watchOS menu bar looks like. It's like saying "why do all developers put the clock at the top in each app"? Do you think all developers magically put the clock at the exact same spot by accident? Obviously not, it's made like that by Apple.

watchOS 10: Is anyone else not getting used to the way it works AT ALL? in c/apple@hardware.watch
[–] wheelie89@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For what are you using the stocks app tho? I'm into stocks and I always found the stocks experience to be worse than literally any third party stocks app. Can you have a watchlist with your purchase price yet? Or a widget on the iPhone that shows more than like 5 entries (because Apple prefers form over function which makes it an unreasonable choice for most investors?)

watchOS 10: Is anyone else not getting used to the way it works AT ALL? in c/apple@hardware.watch
[–] wheelie89@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Honestly that would be a valid point if they didn't sell small Watches anymore. Decommissioning the experience of a product you are still selling is a really bad move.

watchOS 10: Is anyone else not getting used to the way it works AT ALL? in c/apple@hardware.watch
[–] wheelie89@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

And with an upvote rate of 88% on my post the people who like it seem to be a silent minority

watchOS 10: Is anyone else not getting used to the way it works AT ALL? in c/apple@hardware.watch
[–] wheelie89@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

That's what I'm referring to with the top bar in my post, I really don't like it

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watchOS 10: Is anyone else not getting used to the way it works AT ALL? (alien.top)
 

I've been pretty neutral about the changes on watchOS 10. I understood that people don't like changes -

but it's been 2 months now and I still try to bring up the control center the old way, I still try to access my most recently used apps the old way and I'm still annoyed by having submenus everywhere where watchOS 9 was straightforward with everything. watchOS 10 is the most unintuitive Apple experience I ever had.

Old top menu bar, one line leaving space for the actual content

New top menu bar with huge buttons at the top, pushing down the actual content

Probably the worst part on my 40mm SE is that the colorful backgrounds made all app icons on watch faces smaller (there has recently been a post about this) and I keep missing icons when clicking them. I sometimes need to click an icon 4 times until it registers, along with the colorful backgrounds and unnecessarily huge flashy other buttons this feels like a $50 knockoff Watch to me now.

Also what did they think when changing the menu bar at the top? It used to be one small line (picture 1) but now on my 40mm Watch about 1 fourth of the screen is covered by each app's title or clock (picture 2). I know what app I'm in, I don't need half the screen (exaggerating yes) covered to be reminded of the app I'm using.

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watchOS 10 must've been designed by someone who doesn't really use their Apple Watch much I assume. I'm not blaming them, everyone can make mistakes when the goal was progress but it's not like a mistake has to be set in stone. Just roll it back or give us a choice between design and functionality - I personally prefer functionality, it's not like watchOS 9 was so ugly that it needed a re-design to begin with.

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