Hi Keith, VoiceOVer works fine with the Siri face, reading the news, weather, etc. and responding when you turn the digital crown.
Best, Anna > On Sep 27, 2017, at 12:17 PM, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Very cool. Any one know how well VoiceOver works with this face? Keith > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > M. Taylor > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 11:04 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: watchOS 4: How to customize and use the new Siri face on Apple Watch > > 9to5Mac - Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 8:51 AM > watchOS 4: How to customize and use the new Siri face on Apple Watch > > watchOS 4 introduces a new Siri watch face on Apple Watch that intelligently > updates to show you relevant content throughout the day. The Siri watch face > pulls data from 14 different sources by default, but customizing these > sources can help remove information from the timeline that you don't need > and make the watch face more useful. > > The Siri watch face includes a digital clock with a flashing second > indicator (but no option for seconds), two customizable complications > including a new Siri complication, and two dynamic tiles of information. > These tiles will update depending on time of day, date, current events, > activity progress, and more. > Like other watch faces, swiping down from the top reveals Notification > Center and swiping up from the bottom opens Control Center. Spin the Digital > Crown on Siri face, however, and the timeline becomes a vertical carousel of > information. > Rotating the Digital Crown downward shows Recent and All-Day tiles like > temperature highs and lows and Now Playing cards. The tap minimizes to the > top right corner with a light background indicating that it's a button you > can tap to return to the main view. You can also click the Digital Crown to > leave the timeline and go back to the starting point. > Rotating the Digital Crown upward shows you tiles for Up Next and Tomorrow. > Siri face previews the first Up Next tiles by default, and scrolling here > reveals more. Rolling the Digital Crown lets you move around the timeline > too. > > While these tiles change dynamically, Siri face features two complications > that you set. My default, the new Siri complication is located in the top > left (this is the only face with this complication) and the date is located > above the digital clock. > Tapping the Siri complication invokes the voice assistant just like holding > the Digital Crown or saying 'Hey Siri' when the display is on. It's a > visually satisfying complication, but you may get more use out of Siri face > if you put something else here since you can invoke Siri with voice or a > click. > > Press the Siri face firmly, then select Customize to choose between > Activity, Alarm, Battery, Breathe, Calendar, Date, Find My Friends, Heart > Rate, Home, Mail, Maps, Messages, Moon Phase, Music, News, Phone, Reminders, > Remote, Siri, Stocks, Stopwatch, Sunrise/Sunset, Timer, Weather, Weather > Conditions, Workout, World Clock, and third-party complications. > The top right complication is a bit smaller and can be set to Alarm, > Battery, Calendar, Date, Heart Rate, News, Stocks, Stopwatch, > Sunrise/Sunset, Timer, Weather, World Clock, and third-party complications. > > After you personalize the two complications, consider customizing which data > sources Siri face uses. You can't do this from the Apple Watch, however, so > you'll need your iPhone. Open the Watch app on your iPhone, look for the > Siri face in the My Faces section (or add it from the Face Gallery tab at > the bottom), then tap the Siri face to reveal customization options. > From here you can set both complications just like on the Apple Watch, and a > Data Sources list lets you toggle apps that appear on Siri face on and off. > watchOS 4.0 includes 14 data sources: Alarms, Breathe, Calendar, Home, News, > Now Playing, Photos, Reminders, Stocks, Stopwatch, Timer, Wallet, Weather, > and Workout. > You can't use third-party apps as data sources (yet), but you can disable > data sources that aren't useful for you and declutter the Siri face > timeline. For example, I toggle off Photos, News, and Stocks to avoid seeing > poorly chosen snapshots, the latest Trump headline, and stock market changes > on my Siri face. > This cleans up the experience for me and only surfaces useful tiles like > HomeKit scene triggers, exercise recommendations, and upcoming Wallet > passes. > My 'Good morning' scene is displayed when I wake up, and the 'Good night' > scene is shown in the evening. Tapping these launches the Home app and shows > the specific scene in the list, then tapping the scene activates it (which > turns my lights off, locks the front door, etc.). > > Siri face is a great exercise coach, too, as it will recommend the exact > amount of walking you should do to complete your Move goal at the end of the > day. Siri face also shows the Now Playing card for music and podcasts played > on the iPhone (or music on the watch), upcoming alarms and reminders appear > in the timeline as well as calendar events, and Wallet passes are surfaced > to the top when needed just like the lock screen on the iPhone. > You'll also see currently active Timers appear dynamically, sunrise and > sunset times, and Breathe app reminders. > I wish there was a version with analog watch hands (and second hands on the > digital clock) and third-party apps as data sources would be appreciated. It > also feels unnecessary to open Notification Center to view a missed alert > when the Siri face timeline could optionally display alerts as well, but > perhaps future updates will bring these changes. > Siri face is a neat way to change how your Apple Watch works and how you > interact with apps without changing watchOS for everyone. I don't use it > 24/7, but I have kept it in my watch face lineup since I started testing it > with watchOS 4 beta earlier this year. > Siri face is available on all Apple Watches running watchOS 4 or later. > Subscribe to 9to5Mac on YouTube for more Apple news: > [embedded content] > > Original Article at: > https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/26/how-to-use-customize-siri-watch-face/ > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. 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