in the latest apple watch update how to you close out apps you have used?

My watch version is 10.4. (Latest).

When I double press the crown, the list of running apps appears for about one second and then it opens the app that is displayed.

Discovered a workaround!

Double press the crown and immediately rotate the crown. This prevents the current app from starting. You can then use the old process of pulling the app to the left and pressing X to close it

Must be a new “feature” of 10.4.

This is terrible update. Double tap on the crown and the apps appear and then disappear. Who thought this up? Apple fix this please. Awful!

I cant understand why Apple made this change... The way it was before worked well and there was nothing wrong with it. I literally have to do it two or three times in a row to "catch" the app and swipe left to close. It is so frustrating watching it come up and then reopen while I am trying to close it.

I seriously hope they will revert this in an update soon.

Double press the crown and swipe left as before with the red ‘X’

well 6 months later so how do you close apps now with this latest firmware? The double click the crown and swiping left no longer works.

Edit: nvm, it does seem to work the same, but you have to be real fast at it or the app goes full screen and then the swipe left does not work.

Yes I’m sure I’m using WatchOS 10. I just tried it again and it’s a quick press twice. If you go too slow it acts as one press showing the app grid or dock. Which I believe you did. You will need to practice a bit because it’s two quick presses.

Open apps on Apple Watch – Apple Support

Remove an app from the App Switcher

Double-click the Digital Crown, then turn (scroll) the Digital Crown to the app you want to remove. Swipe left on the app, then tap X.