Apple is adding a new Double Tap feature to the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2. But you can already use this gesture on older watches. Here's how!
Apple’s Wonderlust event gave us plenty of shiny new hardware, from the iPhone 15 lineup to the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2. Oh, and don’t forget the USB-C AirPods Pro 2!
What is Double Tap, and how does it work? Double Tap is a new systemwide gesture that allows you to control your Apple Watch just by tapping your index finger and thumb together twice. Double Tap acts as the primary button in the active app, letting users perform actions with just their watch hand. This is particularly useful when your other hand is busy, such as holding a drink or groceries, grabbing onto the side of a rock climbing wall or mountain, etc.
It’s all pretty ingenious, really, but this also makes owners of older Apple Watches feel a bit left out. But here’s the thing: Double Tap has actually been around since the Series 4 through a lesser-known accessibility feature called AssistiveTouch. There are several different actions that can be performed with AssistiveTouch. These include tapping the display, pressing and turning the Digital Crown, swiping between screens, holding the side button , showing apps, using Apple Pay, confirming double-clicks, activating Siri, running a Siri shortcut, and accessing the Notification Center, Control Center, and the Dock. There are even more things that it can assist with, so the ones mentioned are just a sample.
I’ve tried the AssistiveTouch feature on my first-generation Apple Watch Ultra. The Double Pinch gesture is pretty much the same as what Apple showed off for Double Tap, and the other gestures are nice additions. However, it also is a little confusing at first because you have to set an Activation Gesture to trigger AssistiveTouch before you can actually use it.
It’s not exactly Double Tap, but it works! While it would be nice to see Double Tap come to older Apple Watches, it probably isn’t going to happen. Apple claims that it’s due to the S9’s Neural Engine that Double Tap is possible, so with the S8 and older chips, it doesn’t have the power to process the sensor data with the new machine learning algorithm.
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