How do you access control center on Apple Watch running OS10?

I really hate this change. It was fast and easy to just swipe up.

I find pressing that side button to be cumbersome - and sometimes it takes several presses to get it to work. Very frustrating. Wish they'd change it back.

madisonNYC wrote:

I really hate this change. It was fast and easy to just swipe up.

I find pressing that side button to be cumbersome - and sometimes it takes several presses to get it to work. Very frustrating. Wish they'd change it back.

Getting the press and release timing just right can be an issue. You can make it more reliable by changing:

Apple Watch -> Settings -> Accessibility -> Side Button Click Speed

After changing this I never accidentally get the Emergency Services display.

“Side Button Click Speed” can adjust the press and release timing, so you get the Control Center display every time. Adjusting The “Side Button Click Speed” is also useful for Apple Pay’s double press and release. There is “Default” (sub second press and release timing needed), “Slow” (up to a second between press and release), and “Slowest” (up to 2 seconds between press and release). I like the “Slow” setting. And as I said, I do not accidentally get the wrong display.

NOTE: Slow and Slowest settings do not mean you have to wait a full second or 2 seconds between press and release. It just means you do not need to be super fast.

You are also want to change this setting as well

Closing open Apple Watch apps

Double-press on the Digital Crown -> Quickly scroll to the app you wish to close, and swipe left on the app, then tap the big Red X.

Being quick to scroll the apps and swipe left can be a pain, so disable the following:

Apple Watch -> Settings -> Accessibility -> Auto-Select Focused App -> Off

Press large side button.