watchOS 27 Removes Multitasking Feature on Apple Watch
In watchOS 27, the double-press Digital Crown gesture for switching between apps is gone. The reason is the Live Rewind feature with 15-second speech transcription, which uses this gesture and is available only on Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4.
- Double-press Digital Crown no longer switches apps in watchOS 27
- Gesture reassigned to Live Rewind with 15-second audio transcription
- Live Rewind works only on Series 12 and Ultra 4
- Series 12 from $399 and Ultra 4 from $799 launch September 18
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