2023-11-01 14:30:00
It was announced as one of the big new features, if not the major evolution of watchOS 10, the new version of the Apple Watch operating system. Although we had to wait a little before seeing it deployed, it is now done: the new Double Tap control gesture, or “Tap twice” in the language of Molière, arrived with the watchOS 10.1 update . Manual.
It’s not just the iPhone that recently received a new version of its operating system. Like every year, the Apple brand took advantage of the start of the school year to also update its famous connected watch, the Apple Watch. Called watchOS 10, this new version was deployed to the general public on September 18, once once more offering its share of new features.
While many fans rushed to download the new Snoopy dial, this major update notably allowed us to discover the NameDrop functionality, to quickly share your contact card via the Apple Watch, a new Smart Scroll too, which offers the most relevant widgets depending on the time of day, or even a new entry in the Mindfulness app, inviting you to record your daily emotions for better monitoring of mental well-being. And that was just the beginning. Announced as the biggest overhaul of watchOS since the launch of the toquant stamped with the bitten apple, this 10th version had not yet revealed what is certainly its biggest new feature: Double Tap, or “Touch twice” in French . SFR News tells you everything you need to know regarding this new control gesture, oh so practical.
How to enable the Double-tap gesture on Apple Watch?
We will have had to wait a little longer before the deployment of this function, which was nevertheless highlighted during Apple’s Keynote last September. The wait is now over: the Double Tap gesture is available with the watchOS 10.1 update, available since October 25 on all compatible Apple Watches (i.e. Apple Watch Series 4 and later models). Only problem, and not the least: this new function will not appear on all models, being only reserved for the most recent. Namely the Apple Watch Series 9 and the Apple Watch Ultra 2.
Only owners of one of Apple’s two exciting new products will be able to benefit from it. Are you one of the lucky ones affected? So we invite you to update your beautiful jewel now to watchOS 10.1. To do this, go to your iPhone (iPhone Xs or later model, running iOS 17): in l’application Watchselect your watch if necessary, go to General then in Software updateand click Download and install. As a reminder, in order to perform the update, your Apple Watch must be placed on its charger (the download will begin when it has at least 50% battery) and remain within range of your iPhone, which must be connected to a wifi network.
Once the watchOS 10.1 update has been completed, this new “Double-tap” control gesture will be activated by default on your Apple Watch Series 9 or Apple Watch Ultra 2. However, you can deactivate it, if you wish, always from the settings in the Watch app on your iPhone. This is especially where you will be able to personalize some actions… We will come back to this, but for most cases you will not need to configure anything: the Double Tap has been designed to quickly perform, the main action associated with an app.
What commands can be performed with the Double-tap gesture?
As you will have understood, the new Apple Watches therefore have a new way to interact with applications, in addition to the Digital Crown, the side button, or even the gestures enabled by the touch screen (Touch, Swipe , Cover). What sets this one apart, however, and this is its entire reason for being, is that it does not require any contact with the watch, other than obviously wearing it on the wrist. Like the “Raise to reactivate” gesture, which simply involves raising your wrist to see the screen light up, the Apple Watch uses its various sensors to recognize the “Double-tap” gesture. “, which consists of joining the thumb and index finger twice.
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The Double Tap was designed as a new simple and quick gesture, especially allowing you to control your Apple Watch in situations where your hands are full. Let’s say for example that you wear your toquante connected to your left wrist. You are coming home from shopping, walking the dog, preparing a good meal or simply drinking coffee… In short, your right hand is busy when you would like to stop an alarm, answer a call, or still pause the playback of a song or podcast. This new gesture comes into play: you will only have to join your thumb and index finger twice to perform these actions. Here are some examples of commands you can perform with the “Double-tap” gesture on Apple Watch:
Camera : take a photo remotely on iPhonePhone call : answer and hang upBoussole : switch to the new Altitude viewStopwatch: stop and restartExercise : start or stop an automatic callbackMessage : view from a notification, scroll through a longer notification with a second Double Tap, respond with dictation and send the messageTimer: pause, restart and stop
As mentioned above, there are two cases for which you can customize this new control gesture. These are audio playback and Smart Widget Scrolling. For the first, Double Tap allows you to start and pause music, a podcast or even an audiobook by default, but you can configure it so that it instead goes to the next track. For the second, “Double-tapping” will by default cycle through the widgets present in Smart Scroll, but you can also configure it to select the first available widget instead.
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Now that you know everything regarding Double Tap, you’re ready to use this new gesture on the Apple Watch Series 9 or Apple Watch Ultra 2! There is no doubt that you will adopt it very quickly…
Source : Apple
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