Apple Watch loses convenient fast app-switching gesture in watchOS 27

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Sep 4, 2026, 3:45 pm208 ptsTrending
In watchOS 26, the App Switcher is launched when Apple Watch users double-click the Digital Crown. Apple is seemingly dropping a long-standing Apple Watch shortcut in watchOS 27: double-clicking the Digital Crown no longer triggers the App Switcher allowing users to jump between and/or close recently used…

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