App Switcher Returns in watchOS 27.2 Beta With New Launch Gesture

Apple has seemingly listened to idiosyncratic feedback and brought backmost the App Switcher surface successful the latest watchOS 27.2 beta, but accessing it is simply a small antithetic than before.


In watchOS 26 and earlier versions, a treble property of the Digital Crown would bring up the App Switcher, wherever you could easy power to the last-used app and presumption and unfastened different precocious utilized apps. You could besides swipe near connected a misbehaving app to unit adjacent it.

In watchOS 27, the Digital Crown double-press motion is present reserved for Apple's upcoming caller Live Rewind AI feature, truthful it nary longer brings up the App Switcher screen. There were concerns that this meant the App Switcher would beryllium gone for good, but Apple has reinstated it successful the 2nd watchOS 27.2 beta, released yesterday.

The motion for opening it has changed, though.

As shown successful the video below, you present entree the App Switcher by pressing and holding the bottommost of the surface portion you're successful an app.

Apple says Live Rewind, which which offers a transcript of what was said successful the past 15 seconds, volition beryllium disposable aboriginal this twelvemonth connected Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4.
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