The redesigned watchOS 10 makes it much easier to see what matters
REQUIRES watchOS 10
YOU WILL LEARN How to organize and customize Smart Stacks
IT WILL TAKE 10 minutes
THIS YEAR’S BIG Apple Watch upgrade wasn’t hardware; it was watchOS 10, which makes compatible Apple Watches feel like new. And one of our favorite new features in this latest upgrade is Smart Stacks. Like its iPhone equivalent, Smart Stacks enables you to stack multiple app widgets together for fast access to the information you need most.
As you’ll see from our screenshots, Smart Stacks look rather like the Siri watch face we’ve already seen in watchOS. But not only does it look better, it works better too. That’s because over time, Smart Stacks learns what your days are like — and once it’s gleaned that, it can then customize the Smart Stacks for different times of the day. So, first thing in the morning, it may prioritize the weather forecast and Music; later on it might bring your workout–related apps to the fore.
EASY TO CONTROL
To begin with, Smart Stacks only works with Apple’s own apps, such as Activity, Weather, Messages and so on. But third–party developers can add their own widgets.
To make room for Smart Stacks, certain elements have moved around a little in the Apple Watch interface; swiping up no longer reveals the Control Center’s various buttons, because that’s now where the Smart Stacks live. Now to bring up Control Center you simply press the side button; it works just like it did before and features the same controls for Focus modes, Airplane mode and so on.
HOW TO Sort your Smart Stacks
To display Smart Stacks, either swipe up from the bottom of your Apple Watch’s screen or rotate the Digital Crown upwards. You should now see a display like this, with the date and clock at the top and widgets below.
To move your Stacks, swipe your finger upwards or downwards, or turn the Digital Crown. The Stacks will move like a vertical carousel, displaying the selection of widgets such as your Calendar, the Weather app and so on.
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