User level: Level 1 (8 points)I received a warranty replacement refurbished phone & had to get iPhone 15 instead of iPhone 14. My Apple Watch now displays in my phone totally different. Is there any way to get the old look back?
Posted on Sep 18, 2026 11:06 AM
User level: Level 10 (201,695 points)Sep 18, 2026 12:35 PM in response to debroy50
debroy50 wrote:
On the iPhone 15, now I click the watch app, there’s a shorter list, I have to click apps, then I find Health & I get name bubbles across 2 rows to figure out what I want to choose. It takes an extra keystroke to get to health
Okay, you're talking about the Dynamic App Grid. You can't turn that off. All you need to do is turn the Digital Crown and it will take you to the regular grid.
it’s harder for me to find for example Sleep, so it takes me longer to get into what I want. I know I will eventually adjust, but wondered if there’s a way to get the previous look back. Thank you!
This sounds as if you want the list view rather than the grid view. Once you've gotten to the grid view (all of the icons), scroll all the way to the bottom and tap on "List View." Does that look like what you're used to?
The advantage of the grid view over the list view is that you can arrange things any way you want. The list view is alphabetical.
You can also chose comoplications for the face of your watch that, if you tap on them, will take you directly to the app. I put a link to how that works if you're feelig brave!
Add complications to the watch face on your Apple Watch - Apple Support (CA)
User level: Level 10 (201,695 points)Sep 18, 2026 1:06 PM in response to debroy50
You can't see any health information in the Watch app. It's really just settings for the watch. Do you mean the Health app? White icon with a small red heart? If so, you can pin whatever you want to the main page. Go to Browse at the bottom right, select, for example "Sleep". Tap on either "Today" or "Sleep Score." Swipe all the way to the bottom and select "Add to Pinned." Do that with your favorites. Then, when you open Health, you'll see the things that are important to you on the first screen.
Is that what you're looking for?
User level: Level 10 (201,695 points)Sep 18, 2026 11:11 AM in response to debroy50
Different in what way? What version of iOS did you have on your old phone? Which one do you have on the new one?
User level: Level 10 (201,695 points)Sep 21, 2026 9:04 AM in response to debroy50
debroy50 wrote:
Not what I’m looking to do, but thank you for all your replies!
Can you post an anonymized picture of what you're seeing?
User level: Level 1 (8 points)Sep 18, 2026 11:44 AM in response to IdrisSeabright
I have the latest in each, both updated yesterday. Sorry I’m 73 & tech challenged so I don’t know the #s but both updated to the same iOS.
When I click on the watch app, I used to get a list which included Health, which I clicked on, then I got a list of items to check like Activity, Heart, Sleep, all down a list. On the iPhone 15, now I click the watch app, there’s a shorter list, I have to click apps, then I find Health & I get name bubbles across 2 rows to figure out what I want to choose. It takes an extra keystroke to get to health & it’s harder for me to find for example Sleep, so it takes me longer to get into what I want. I know I will eventually adjust, but wondered if there’s a way to get the previous look back. Thank you!
User level: Level 1 (8 points)Sep 18, 2026 12:53 PM in response to IdrisSeabright
Sorry I wasn’t clear. I’m not talking about how it looks on my watch face. My watch is good, looks the same as always. It’s how my watch information shows up now in iPhone 15 after clicking on the watch app to see how I slept or activity or heart rate that’s different & takes longer for me to get to.
User level: Level 1 (8 points)Sep 18, 2026 6:41 PM in response to IdrisSeabright
Not what I’m looking to do, but thank you for all your replies!
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256359935