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watchOS 27 Finally Fixes Apple Watch's Free-Hand Problem

watchOS 27 adds a small gesture that makes Apple Watch feel more useful when your other hand is tied up.

Key takeaways

  • Apple’s most useful watchOS 27 change may be the smallest one: a single finger-and-thumb tap that turns Apple Watch into a more convincing one-handed device. The n...
  • The feature arrives in watchOS 27 as a new way to select a Smart Stack widget with one hand, according to 9to5Mac . That puts it beside Double Tap, introdu...
  • > “Tap your index finger and thumb together once to select a widget in the Smart Stack and quickly see what’s relevant to you — even if your other hand is occupied.”
  • That quote from Apple’s website is the key. This is not a broad “do anything” gesture, at least based on the source material. It is a specific control for a specific p...

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