10 seconds is way too short for skiers. When you're on the slopes most people are wearing gloves that aren't touchscreen friendly and the watch is probably also sandwiched between a base layer and the outer ski jacket which makes vibrations hard to feel and notice. And when you finally notice, you need to come to a safe stop where you won't be a danger/obstacle to anybody coming down behind you, take off your glove so you can interact with the touchscreen, and finally cancel the call.
Somebody didn't think this one through and I think Apple needs to go back to the drawing board on this one.
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10 seconds is way too short for skiers. When you're on the slopes most people are wearing gloves that aren't touchscreen friendly and the watch is probably also sandwiched between a base layer and the outer ski jacket which makes vibrations hard to feel and notice. And when you finally notice, you need to come to a safe stop where you won't be a danger/obstacle to anybody coming down behind you, take off your glove so you can interact with the touchscreen, and finally cancel the call.
Somebody didn't think this one through and I think Apple needs to go back to the drawing board on this one.