Craig HockenberrySep 28, 2023

I have a huge amount of respect for the team working on watchOS and all the improvements we've seen in the latest release. It's probably my favorite Apple platform.

So when the watchOS app I use the most has design regressions, I have to say something. I hope the feedback is constructive and helps guide the product in a way that makes it more useful for folks like me.

Here are a couple thousand words about timers:

https://furbo.org/2023/09/28/the-timer-in-watchos-10/

/cc @lorihc @douglemoine @taylorcarrigan

The Timer in watchOS 10 • furbo.org

The new visual appearance and functionality of watchOS 10 is a welcome change. There was clearly a lot of design and engineering effort put into this new interface and the improvements are tangible for most apps. Unfortunately, the app that I use the most on the Apple Watch has lost much of its usability, both […]

Furbo.org by Craig Hockenberry
Show threadhmelmanSep 29, 2023

@chockenberry Agree completely but two notes:

1. I use Siri to set timers. It’s nice that’s it’s supposed to work more on decice and need the phone less, but I find it’s not as good at starting timers. 🤷‍♂️

2. I have a watch face that XLarge with the timer complication, which is great for reading it, but now I can’t easily swipe to that face which is really annoying.

Show threaddxzdb
@hmelman @chockenberry I’m going to miss that swipe too. I may have to stay on 9 for a while - will that work with iOS 17?
Oct 1, 2023 at 12:24pmIvory for iOS
Show threadhmelmanOct 1, 2023
@dxzdb Probably.