Swipe L or R not working after watch OS upgrade

The ability to change watch faces by swiping L or R no longer works after the WatchOS upgrade. I’ve unpaired and re-paired and set up my watch as new and it still does not work. Please help.

Posted on Sep 23, 2023 11:43 AM

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Posted on Sep 23, 2023 12:28 PM

If you’re looking to switch between faces, it’s changed. It’s one extra action of long pressing the face first, then you can swipe.

Customize the watch face - Apple Support


if you’re looking for Control Center, you no longer swipe up - press the side button.


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Dec 8, 2023 02:19 PM in response to MartyW2

MartyW2 wrote:

The change is soo annoying. I cannot fit enough complications on 1 screen. I am frequently switching faces to get to a desired complication.
Suggestion, add a face with 6 or 8 complications.

Change the watch face on your Apple Watch - Apple Support


Now send that suggestion to Apple via

Feedback - Watch - Apple


The more users that send feedback, the more likely it will be seen by a decision maker.


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