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User profile for user: bentomkinson
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Ok, so you changed the button gesture to access the dock in WatchOS10, but why did you take away the option to choose between recents and favourites?? I used this all the time to quickly launch apps 🤷🏻♂️ can't understand how this makes any sense...
Please can you re-instate this option? I know you've added others (such as crown up), but this feature wasn't hurting anyone, it wasn't in the way, it wasn't interfering with any other function... 💔
Posted on Sep 27, 2023 12:18 AM
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User profile for user: ScottAndersonYoga
ScottAndersonYoga
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Posted on Nov 18, 2023 11:32 AM
On an average day, I probably accessed the dock 20+ times per day. Having my favorite apps at the touch of a button was a very helpful feature. What was the thinking in removing this feature?
To the UX personnel and developers; the open tasks dock is not a substitute or a lateral move. For my usage, this new OS makes my Apple watch significantly less usable/useful.
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User profile for user: ScottAndersonYoga
ScottAndersonYoga
User level: Level1 12 points
Nov 18, 2023 11:32 AM in response to bentomkinson
On an average day, I probably accessed the dock 20+ times per day. Having my favorite apps at the touch of a button was a very helpful feature. What was the thinking in removing this feature?
To the UX personnel and developers; the open tasks dock is not a substitute or a lateral move. For my usage, this new OS makes my Apple watch significantly less usable/useful.
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User profile for user: bentomkinson
bentomkinson Author
User level: Level1 19 points
Sep 27, 2023 5:59 AM in response to Branta_uk
Yes, double click of the crown takes you to the dock. What’s changed/missing is the ability to change what is shown in the dock. By default it is Recents, but in the watch app on iPhone there used to be a Dock menu that let you change it to Favourites, where you could choose which apps showed and in which order. That’s what I’m confused and sad about. I can’t understand why that’s been removed!?
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User profile for user: Dlira
Dec 5, 2023 8:30 AM in response to BobHarris
I have sent feedback to Apple via Feedback - Watch - Apple asking them to bring the Favourites back in the Dock, and hope that as many as possible of you do the same.
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anami823
User level: Level1 11 points
Nov 22, 2023 8:59 PM in response to LD150
Thank you LD50.
Two things about this new functionality.
thing 1 - It is a pain to do this on the watch. I used to be able to more easily set my favorite apps for the old dock on my phone.
thing 2 - I can't access all my apps here. Some of my apps are just not available on this stack of apps. Like my Nike running app which used to be at the top of my favorites on the old dock. This app is not available to be pinned here. I can only access it through the full list of apps and is a pain to find.
Major downgrade from Apple.
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User profile for user: anami823
anami823
User level: Level1 11 points
Nov 22, 2023 9:03 PM in response to Branta_uk
Apple made me sad with his new upgrade. Trying to find a way to revert.
Not at all what I need. I used to be able to access my favorite apps quickly and easily though the old dock. Having to scroll through the entire stack of apps is a huge time consuming pain. This really takes away functionality for me. The new Smart Stack and ability to pin apps only works with certain apps and unfortunately some of my favorite apps are not available to be pinned.
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User profile for user: LD150
LD150
User level: Level10 90,197 points
Oct 14, 2023 3:47 AM in response to zoso4
Wipe up the face or rotate the crown to bring up Widgets which replaced Dock
You can choose what apps to keep there and can pin them to the top.
A Dock in another name.
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User profile for user: Mountainview100
Mountainview100
User level: Level1 5 points
Jan 1, 2024 12:45 PM in response to bentomkinson
This recent Watch OS update is TERRIBLE. It is now much harder to access my dock apps. It was not hard to access control panel in prior Watch OS. I used the dock apps button many many times a day. Now I need to quickly double tap the Crown button which is much harder. What functionality is created with this update? . All my muscle memory is gone . I keep accessing the control panel unintentionally. Upsetting.
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User profile for user: TTT17
TTT17
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Dec 7, 2023 9:52 AM in response to bentomkinson
I agree with all that the Dock feature taken away is not a favorable decision. At the risk of me stating the obvious, the double click feature on the crown will take you to your most recent apps, so if you click on your fav apps or use it frequently, it/they will always be there when you double click the crown. Hope this helps
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User profile for user: Dlira
Dlira
User level: Level1 20 points
Dec 4, 2023 1:19 PM in response to ScottAndersonYoga
I have exactly the same opinion. Please let us select favourites!
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User profile for user: SNA101
SNA101
User level: Level1 5 points
Mar 3, 2024 4:27 AM in response to zoso4
But not all apps are available to be pinned. Anyway to select any app from All Apps?
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User profile for user: Swooper-33
Swooper-33
User level: Level1 16 points
Mar 10, 2024 10:50 AM in response to Mountainview100
I agree!! This is a horrible change and makes my watch far less usable. Running app and music right there with an easy swipe. Use it multiple times during run to check time/distance, change music. Plus I just wasted an hour trying to find where the dock went and how to bring it back. Double click watch dial is awkward as **** and the scrolling is touchy. Keep clicking on the wrong stuff. Bring back the dock PLEASE! Have rolled with all other updates but this is a no-go. :(
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User profile for user: buckeyeuserBK
buckeyeuserBK
User level: Level1 20 points
May 20, 2024 8:25 AM in response to bentomkinson
This new update is AWFUL. I was forced to update my AppleWatch after getting a new phone (one of the reasons I never upgrade phones is because everything changes and nothing works the same) Now my fear is realized, this update make my watch barely usable. I find myself not using the watch much anymore - everything is too hard to find and the scrolling is atrocious, gives you literally 1 second to select an app and then it goes away Favorites is gone... why?? Why remove functionality that works? Now to change a song during a workout I have to stop, find the right app, then go to it, then start again. Awful, wish I could go back
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User profile for user: BobHarris
BobHarris
User level: Level9 53,741 points
Mar 10, 2024 10:54 AM in response to Swooper-33
Swooper-33 wrote:
I agree!! This is a horrible change and makes my watch far less usable. Running app and music right there with an easy swipe. Use it multiple times during run to check time/distance, change music. Plus I just wasted an hour trying to find where the dock went and how to bring it back. Double click watch dial is awkward as **** and the scrolling is touchy. Keep clicking on the wrong stuff. Bring back the dock PLEASE! Have rolled with all other updates but this is a no-go. :(
Apple does not read this user-to-user technical support forum for feedback.
But you can send Apple feedback via:
Feedback - Watch - Apple
If enough users send feedback, it is more likely a decision maker will see it, and maybe take action.
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User profile for user: deenap4
deenap4
User level: Level1 12 points
Feb 19, 2024 10:54 AM in response to LD150
Not all of the apps have available widgets. The one at the top of my favorites list doesn’t (adding the widget was the first thing I tried) so this update is super annoying for me.
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User profile for user: IdrisSeabright
IdrisSeabright
User level: Level10 159,329 points
May 20, 2024 8:38 AM in response to Mands_nz
Mands_nz wrote:
It doesn’t work as well - you only get 4 faves instead of 10 and the whole swipe up thing is just difficult when you’re in a hurry to access your faves
They are not "faves". They are widgets. They offer different functions than Favorites.
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Why has Favourites/Dock been removed in WatchOS10??
