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Apple Watch is becoming a better single-handed device in watchOS 27 thanks to a convenient new tap gesture. Here\u2019s what it does.<\/p>\n
New tap gesture available in watchOS 27, joining Apple\u2019s double tap and wrist flick features<\/p>\n
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Starting with Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 in 2023, Apple made its wearable easier to use via gestures when your hands are occupied.<\/p>\n
Double tap was the first gesture. It lets you do things like toggle play\/pause for media, answer phone calls, navigate the Smart Stack, and more.<\/p>\n
Then last year, watchOS 26 added wrist flick as a gesture to dismiss anything on-screen and return to your watch face.<\/p>\n
Now in watchOS 27, a new tap gesture has arrived. Per Apple\u2019s website<\/a>:<\/p>\n Tap your index finger and thumb together once to select a widget in the Smart Stack and quickly see what\u2019s relevant to you \u2014 even if your other hand is occupied.<\/p>\n The tap gesture is as simple as it sounds. It\u2019s the same basic gesture as double tap, but one tap only\u2014and with a different purpose.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve been using the tap gesture in watchOS 27\u2019s beta<\/a>, and it\u2019s a great complement to Apple Watch\u2019s other gestures.<\/p>\n When double tap first arrived, I found it a bit gimmicky and unreliable. But over the years it\u2019s improved a lot. These days I use double tap all the time for navigating the Smart Stack when my other hand is tied up.<\/p>\n In watchOS 27, I can double tap to open the Smart Stack, and there\u2019s now a glow surrounding the active widget. That glow indicates I can tap once via the new gesture to select the widget, thus opening the app.<\/p>\n Every gesture works so well together. Double tap to navigate, tap to select, then return to the Smart Stack with wrist flick.<\/p>\n Any time my hands are tied up\u2014holding my kids, doing dishes, or any other reason\u2014watchOS 27\u2019s trio of gestures are going to prove very useful.<\/p>\n Do you think you\u2019ll use watchOS 27\u2019s tap gesture? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n Best Apple Watch accessories<\/p>\n \t\t FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tap-gesture-watchos-27-apple-watch.jpg\")
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